How Bright Osayi-Samuel’s Father Frustrated Move To Beşiktaş

Super Eagles of Nigeria defender, Bright Osayi-Samuel, said he wasn’t aware of the last-minute demand his father made that led to the collapse of his move to Turkish giants Beşiktaş.

Bright Osayi-Samuel was very close to completing the said three-year move, which would have earned him at least €1.9 million per season and a €1 million signing-on bonus. However, negotiations collapsed when his father, Nelson Osayi, who also serves as his agent, reportedly demanded an extra €300,000 per season bonus from the club.

A report by Turkish outlet Haberler.com revealed that Osayi-Samuel attempted to reopen the deal after Beşiktaş announced their disinterest.

“My dad called without telling me and cancelled the transfer; I have no knowledge of what happened. Let’s talk again”, Osayi-Samuel reportedly told Beşiktaş’s president, Serdal Adalı, according to the Turkish publication.

Unfortunately for the 27-year-old Nigerian defender, Adalı told him that the club has moved on from the deal, leaving him with no choice but to consider his return to England, where he is most likely to join an EFL Championship club, Birmingham City.

“We decided to halt the transfer due to the unreasonable last-minute requests from Osayi Samuel’s father,” Adalı said, as cited by Haberler.com.

Note that Bright Osayi-Samuel played for English Championship side Queens Park Rangers before his sojourn in Turkey, where he played for Fenerbahçe.

The Nigerian international is currently enjoying his break from football in Nigeria and was recently spotted in Benin City, the South-South area of the country.