Gift Orban hopeful of big summer move after botched Premier League switch

Nigeria invite Gift Orban has restated his desire to leave Belgian Jupiler League club Gent for one of Europe’s top five leagues in the coming transfer window.

The Nigerian striker is currently one of the most sought-after hottest talismens in European football, with several top teams, including Barcelona, Manchester United and most recently, Tottenham, showing serious interests in snapping up the young goal poacher.

Orban has raised his profile from a relatively unknown £3.3m bargain Gent signed from Norwegian club Stabeak in January after an impressive 20 goals from 22 games in his first six months at the Belgian club.

His goal scoring form earned him maiden Super Eagles call-up for the 2023 AFCON qualifying fixture against Sao Tome and Principe on the 10th of September and the young sensation is upbeat about a big move in the summer.

“I’m very happy to be here to give everything for my country. It’s very important for me,” Orban told Brila FM.

“I’m a striker, and my job is to score. In every game, I need to score. I’m in Belgium, but I need to play in a big league.”