French football expert admits ‘interesting’ Super Eagles star was not expected to return to the top level

The one-cap Nigeria worldwide striker has shut down a lot of his critics following a superb first half of the season

French soccer analyst Jonathan d’Agostino has revealed his shock on the unbelievable return to goalscoring kind for Nigerian and Girondins Bordeaux ahead Josh Maja.

Beforehand a lot maligned in France, Maja has seen a turnaround in fortunes at Bordeaux.

The previous Sunderland ace has gone from being a daily benchwarmer to being the number-one goalscorer on the membership.

Maja has been main Bordeaux’s cost in direction of an on the spot return to Ligue 1, following their relegation final time.

Except for his latest aim in a pleasant win over Brentford, the Tremendous Eagles striker has contributed ten objectives (7 objectives, 3 assists) to Bordeaux’s trigger.

That glorious output has pressured even his harshest critics to sing his praises.

A type of is Ligue 1 skilled Jonathan d’Agostino who confessed to WebGirondins that he by no means anticipated Maja to return good for Bordeaux after his mediocre first few years in France.

“We see that the extra it goes, the extra the assault is much less and fewer efficient,” Jonathan d’Agostino stated.

“Nevertheless, we (Bordeaux) have strengths, particularly with Bakwa who manages to make a distinction in 1v1s. Josh Maja who scored 7 objectives and delivered 3 assists in 15 video games, it’s nonetheless a ratio that may be very attention-grabbing for a participant we thought we might by no means see once more at an excellent degree.”

Maja joined Bordeaux from Sunderland in January 2019, scoring 9 league objectives in his first three years on the membership earlier than the beginning of this season.