Orban has struggled to make an impact at Lyon since his €14 million transfer from Belgian club Gent in January. The Nigerian striker was initially brought in to help the club survive relegation last season, but he hardly got game time to prove his quality.

This season, under the tutelage of Pierre Sage, Orban has had a topsy-turvy start. He started the season badly, as he did not play in Lyon’s first two games. However, he got his first minutes in their third game of the campaign and scored for Les Gones. He scored a brace to help them to a dramatic 4-3 win over Strasbourg.

Orban got a starting shirt in the next two games, but he failed to score, and he was relegated to the bench again. Since the end of September, the 22-year-old striker has only gotten 73 minutes of action, as he has only featured twice in 13 of Lyon’s last 13 games.

Due to his lack of game time, it appears that the former Gent man has become surplus to requirements at Lyon. Moreover, the club is looking to sell some players within the next two transfer windows due to their financial struggles.

In a new development, per BVB WLD, Borussia and Leipzig are interested in Orban. Both clubs admire the Nigerian striker and appear willing to acquire his services.

Lyon have set a €25 million price tag for Orban, and that is a decent for the two Bundesliga clubs. However, it is unknown whether they will push for the deal in January or next summer.

However, the signing of the Nigerian international may depend on RB Leipzig’s willingness to negotiate for Kolo Muani, according to reports circulating in Turkish media outlets.

The French forward, who completed a high-profile €95 million move from Eintracht Frankfurt to PSG last summer, has now reportedly emerged as a key target for Leipzig. If the Bundesliga side secures Kolo Muani, PSG is expected to intensify their efforts to bring Osimhen to Paris.

Earlier, PSG was among the top European clubs keen on securing the services of the Nigerian attacker during the 2024 summer transfer window.

However, a transfer tussle involving Napoli’s management, Osimhen’s representatives, and suitors over his release clause and salary demands derailed the deal, resulting in the striker joining Galatasaray on a season-long loan.

With January approaching, talks between PSG and Napoli are expected to gain momentum, especially if Leipzig finalises a deal for Kolo Muani. If negotiations stall between PSG and Leipzig, discussions about Muani could carry over into the summer transfer window.

PSG is anticipated to table a serious offer for Osimhen, who has been in exceptional form. Meanwhile, Galatasaray, linked to Osimhen on a potential permanent deal, remains determined to retain their star player despite increasing interest from Europe’s elite clubs.

Bayer Leverkusen returned to action with a game against Leipzig at Bay Arena on Saturday. Die Werkself already started the season on a good note, coming from behind to defeat Bayer Monchengladbach last week.

However, Leipzig were going to be a far more difficult opposition at Bay Arena. Xabi Alonso gave Nigerian striker Boniface a place in the starting XI, while Nathan Tella started from the bench.

Bayer Leverkusen dominated the first half and were ultimately the better side. However, they had to wait until the 39th minute before they got the opener courtesy of Jeremie Frimpong.

Boniface was close to doubling the lead in the 43rd minute as he attempted an acrobatic kick inside the box, but it was not on target.

However, just two minutes later, Alejandro Grimaldo scored the second goal for Bayer Leverkusen to give them a comfortable lead. But RB Leipzig’s Kevin Kampl scored in stoppage time of the first half to keep his side in the game.

Unfortunately for Bayer Leverkusen, it all fell apart for them in the second half. Lois Openda scored in the 57th minute to make it 2-2.

Tella was introduced into the game to help stem the tide, but it did not work out for Bayer Leverkusen, as Leipzig added one more, courtesy of Openda in the 80th minute.

It ended 3-2 for Leipzig, and that effectively ended Bayer Leverkusen’s 35-game unbeaten run.

Ahead of next season, the Blues have already signed Tosin Adarabioyo on a free transfer from Fulham, whilst agreeing deals with Aston Villa’s Omari Kellyman, Barcelona’s Marc Guiu and Palmerias’ Estêvão Willian as they look to usher in a fresh era under Enzo Maresca.

However, the two-time UEFA Europa League champions are still in the transfer market for attackers and have been linked with Jhon Duran, Crysencio Summerville, Sam Omodioron, and Michael Olise, but the Crystal Palace winger has already agreed terms with Bayern Munich.

According to Italian outlet, Calciomercato, Chelsea are interested in the services of Ademola Lookman and are willing to pay up to to €60m for the Nigerian. However, they face stiff competition from Liverpool, Manchester United and Bayern Munich for the services of the 26-year-old.

Soccernet.ng previously reported that Lookman is keen to return to the English Premier League after spending the last two seasons with Atalanta, although, his preferred destination is unknown at the moment.

The former RB Leipzig man had a brilliant season for Gian Piero Gasperini’s team, scoring 17 goals and providing 10 assists as he heralded the Italians to their first-ever European silverware in Dublin, scoring a hat-trick against Xabi Alonso’s Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the UEFA Europa League final.

Lookman impressed with the Super Eagles of Nigeria at the AFCON 2023 tournament, scoring three goals and helping the team to the final of the competition where they lost to Ivory Coast.

Born in Berlin on the 7th of May, 2005, Onuaho has Nigerian roots and started his football career with Reinickendorfer Füchse Youth in 2018 before joining Hertha Berlin a year later.

Primarily an attacking midfielder, Onuoha has also played as a striker and out wide. He has featured for the Germany U-19 team, scoring five goals and providing three assists in 19 games for Die Nationalmannschaft.

He also scored five goals and three assists in 15 games for the Leipzig youth team, despite missing the first three months of the season, recovering from a syndesmotic ligament tear.

Although atypical, the 19-year-old after his contract with Leipzig expired decided to join newly relegated side, F.C. Köln, and will immediately join third-tier German side, Sports Club Viel on loan for the next season.

Der FC hat ein weiteres Offensivtalent verpflichtet. Chilohem Onuoha wechselt aus dem Nachwuchs von RB Leipzig nach Köln und wird für die anstehende Saison 2024/25 an den Drittligisten @SCVerl verliehen.

Schön, dass du da bist, Chilohem
___#effzeh pic.twitter.com/s67o3gqZqF

— 1. FC Köln (@fckoeln) June 18, 2024

“I chose FC because I felt a lot of trust in the discussions. I also have the opportunity to develop myself here. I have friends in Cologne who have been following FC for a long time and who have told me a lot about the club. I really want to be able to play in the RheinEnergieSTADION one day and will work hard to achieve this goal. To achieve this, it is a good step to play for SC Verl in the 3rd division in my first year of senior football,” the midfielder said in quotes revealed by the club’s official website.

Cologne have also signed 19-year-old Togolese striker, Mansour Ouro-Tagba from TSV 1860 München on a long-term contract.

Both sides met in the semi-final of the AFCON 2023 tournament in Ivory Coast, with the Super Eagles emerging victorious after 120 minutes of intense football. Stanley Nwabali was the hero, denying Bafana Bafana twice from twelve yards.

Lookman is a leading candidate for the CAF Player of the Year Award, after a stellar season with Atalanta, getting to the Copa Italia final, and scoring a hat-trick against Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the UEFA Europa League final.

Broos, speaking in his presser ahead of their game against Nigeria, highlighted the Atalanta man as the threat for his side but admitted their focus as a team won’t be on the former Leicester City forward.

“Obviously, the (Nigeria) danger man is Ademola Lookman, but we are not focusing on that. We are focusing on our game, we have the ability and we have proven that at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Côte d’Ivoire,” the Belgian said in quotes revealed by Score Nigeria.

Lookman was the star of the show at the Aviva Arena in Dublin as he scored a hat-trick against Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen, ending their 51-game unbeaten streak and lifting the Europa League for Gian Piero-Gasperini’s Atalanta.

After the game, the Nigerian was praised for his performance on the big stage by many and is a leading contender for the CAF Player of the Year award.

Former Liverpool striker, Crouch, also praised the former Leicester City winger, commending his hard work and dedication to the team.

“This is why you play football. Lookman, who’s been a footballing nomad, has finally found a home and scored a hat-trick in a European Cup final. It’s an amazing story, and those fans will never forget the name Ademola Lookman,” Crouch told  TNT Sport.

Several media outlets also reported that Crouch mentioned Lookman could have played for the Three Lions of England if he’d been patient. Lookman was born in England, although his parents are from Nigeria. He represented England at youth level, before opting to play for the Super Eagles in 2022.

Crouch, on his X account, debunked the widespread statement, claiming he made no such claims.

“This is mad I didn’t say this Why would I I said he’s been around various clubs worked hard and now he’s performing for Atalanta Didn’t mention Nigeria once,” the former England striker said.

This is mad
I didn’t say this
Why would I

I said he’s been around various clubs worked hard and now he’s performing for Atalanta

Didn’t mention Nigeria once

— Peter Crouch (@petercrouch) May 27, 2024

Lookman will be leading the line for the Super Eagles of Nigeria in their upcoming World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Benin Republic.

Lookman joined the Foxes at the start of the 2021/2022 season, having a hand in thirteen goals from 42 games for Brendan Rodgers Leicester City.

In a conversation with TalkSPORT, Rodgers, who recently won a domestic double with Celtic in Scotland, revealed he was keen on keeping Lookman at the King Power Stadium, but for the club’s financial situation at the time.

“The only sad part for us [at Leicester] was that, at the end of that season, we could have bought him for £14million but you think back to that summer, we couldn’t sign any players. One of the guys who I worked closely with at Celtic and Leicester is a guy called Lee Congerton and by then Lee was the general manager of Atalanta. When he knew that we weren’t able to take him, he took him then to Atalanta and he has done brilliantly there so I am so happy,” the former Leicester Manager said in an interview with TalkSPORT.

Echoing Stuart Gray’s and Felix Emanus’ thoughts, Brendan Rodgers commended the insane work rate of the former Fulham man, praising his affinity and ability to perform on the big stage.

“He scored some massive goals for me at Leicester, he scored the winning goal in a game against Liverpool at home, it was a brilliant individual goal. I am so pleased for him because he has travelled the world to be the best player that he can be and I am so happy he has flourished his talents on such a big occasion. What a professional he is, the way he looks after himself, the extra work he does in training. Those goals that he scored, he practised after training, and he would always do extra training. His professionalism is unbelievable,” the 2021 FA Cup winner added.

Lookman’s hat-trick in the UEFA Europa League final won Atalanta’s first trophy in Europe, giving Gian Piero Gasperini his first major trophy as a manager.

The 27-year-old versatile forward lit up the AFCON 2023 with scintillating performances before defying the odds by ending Bayer 04 Leverkusen’s unbeaten run at the Aviva Stadium in Ireland.

Alonso decided to bench the Nigerian duo of Victor Boniface and Nathan Tella while opting for the attacking trio of Amine Adli, Jeremie Frimpong and Florian Wirtz, but they couldn’t match the physicality of the Atalanta defence.

Lookman opened the scoring twelve minutes into the game, benefitting from a Davide Zappacosta cut-back, before tapping home with his left foot.

The former Leipzig man swept past Granit Xhaka before putting the ball into Matej Kovar’s bottom corner to double the lead for Gian Piero Gasperini’s men.

He completed the hat trick in style, blazing past Edmond Tapsoba before putting his left boot through the ball, sending it into the top corner.

MOTM #UELfinal pic.twitter.com/vQiIrj3his

— Soar Super Eagles (@SSE_NGA) May 22, 2024

Following the hat-trick, Ademola became the first-ever player to score three goals in a UEFA Europa League one-legged final. He’s also the first-ever Nigerian to win the man of the match award in the final of the Europa League.

THE FIRST-EVER PLAYER TO SCORE A HAT-TRICK IN A EUROPA LEAGUE FINAL!

Ademola Lookman makes history pic.twitter.com/49FdWOr1tD

— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) May 22, 2024

Lookman, alongside Gian Piero Gasperini, helped Atalanta to win their first-ever trophy in Europe. While the Nigeria International might be looking to exit Bergamo, his performance in Dublin would be the perfect way to bow out on a high.