“Go and conquer” – Former Super Eagles coach sends well wishes to Nigeria’s most expensive defender

The Nigerian worldwide swapped Glasgow for Amsterdam on Wednesday in a deal that has brought on a number of report books to be rewritten

Former Tremendous Eagles head coach Augustine Eguavoen has congratulated Calvin Bassey on the teen’s celebrated swap from Glasgow Rangers to Ajax Amsterdam on Thursday.

Whereas saying the deal, Ajax confirmed paying Rangers €23 million for Bassey’s signature, with the switch charge more likely to rise to €26.5 million.

That deal makes Calvin Bassey the most costly Nigerian defender in historical past, breaking the 25-year report set by Taribo West when shifting from Auxerre to Inter Milan in 1997 for £10.2 million.

Bassey’s switch additionally tops the checklist for Rangers’ report gross sales, overtaking Nathan Patterson’s €14 million transfer to Everton final yr.

The deal may even go down because the second highest charge ever paid by Ajax for a signing, coming a way wanting Steven Bergwijn’s €31.25m transfer from Tottenham Hotspur earlier this month.

Bassey’s transfer from Glasgow to Amsterdam represents the second largest ever switch charge paid out for a Scottish Premiership participant.

Eguavoen, Nigeria Soccer Federation Technical Director, is happy to see Bassey develop from a comparatively unknown to one of the vital celebrated in Europe.

The 56-year-old tactician gave Bassey his Tremendous Eagles debut earlier this yr, and he has expressed his pleasure in enjoying a component within the 22-year-old’s growth.

Eguavoen wrote on Twitter: “Welcome to @AFCAjax, Calvin. Very pleased with your development & honored you joined the lengthy checklist of Nigerian gamers that debuted for the Nationwide Workforce underneath me. You confirmed the world what you’re made from in Glasgow. Proceed doing the identical in Amsterdam. Go and Conquer, @CalvinBassey.”

Welcome to @AFCAjax, Calvin. Very pleased with your development & honored you joined the lengthy checklist of Nigerian gamers that debuted for the Nationwide Workforce underneath me. You confirmed the world what you’re made from in Glasgow. Proceed doing the identical in Amsterdam.

Go and Conquer, @CalvinBassey ? https://t.co/7YMjAeZe48

— Austin Eguavoen (@coacheguavoen) July 20, 2022

Appreciative Bassey

In the meantime, Bassey has despatched an emotional ‘thanks’ message to Rangers and the membership followers after ending his two-year spell on the membership on Wednesday.

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— Calvin Bassey (@CalvinBassey) July 20, 2022

In an announcement posted on Twitter, the Tremendous Eagles defender wrote: “The place do I begin?

“Firstly, I simply need to thank God for giving me this chance to play for a membership that’s as historic and superb as Rangers.
“I need to thank the supervisor and the teaching employees.

“For the belief, they put in me and for serving to me to develop each as an individual and a participant.

“I need to thank my teammates for all their assist. I got here right here to play soccer, however I’m leaving with brothers for all times.
“I need to thank all of the followers. You had been really unbelievable. I’ve by no means skilled something like Ibrox.

“You’ll at all times have a spot in my coronary heart – as soon as a Ger, at all times a Ger.

“Lastly, I want the group all one of the best and loads of success for the longer term.”

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Calvin has joined his new teammates on the Ajax coaching camp in Austria.