The Nigerian and Tottenham Hotspur have a somewhat bizarre history.
Just when Tottenham Hotspur fans thought they had heard the last of Musa Yahaya, another story springs up, and this one is perhaps the most telling of all.
According to a report from All Nigeria Soccer, Spurs did not sell the Nigerian teenager to Portimonense as previously reported.
Instead they asked for a refund from his youth side Mutunchi Academy after initially agreeing a pre-contract agreement to sign the player on his 18th birthday.
The report from All Nigeria Soccer cites a source from the Nigeria Football Federation, who claims Tottenham did not agree a deal to sign the player, only that they had first refusal once they were able to bring him to England.
He did train with the side, but it is reported that things did not go well in that regard.
“He suffered frequent injuries, more or less he failed the trials,” the source is quoted as saying. (There is) no way Spurs sold him to Portimonense.
“They asked for their refund from Mutunchi Academy and his agent Babawo Mohammed.”
It is another bizarre twist in an increasingly strange story.
After all, Yahaya’s agent told Noticias Ao Minuto last year that Tottenham had received £650,000 for the player’s transfer from Portimonense to FC Porto, where he currently plays.
Whatever the truth, Tottenham fans will never get the chance to see Yahaya in action for them, and if the reports of his failed trial are to be believed, maybe that is for the best.
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