Besiktas agree N2.2 billion deal to sign Chidozie Awaziem

[iworo]

Besiktas agree N2.2 billion deal to sign Super Eagles star



The Turkish giants lifted the Super League on goal difference on the last day of the season and are already looking to bolster their defensive options ahead of the next campaign

Besiktas have agreed to sign Nigerian defender Chidozie Awaziem on a temporary deal with an option to secure his services permanently at the end of the campaign, according to Ortacizgi.

As per the report, the Turkish champions will pay Boavista €600,000 upfront for the loan deal before parting with €4.4 million to keep the Super Eagles defender for another four years.

Incidentally, Boavista only took up a similar deal to acquire Awaziem from Porto, where he had been since moving to Portugal as a teenager.

Awaziem, on loan from Porto, featured in 27 league games and even captained Boavista on occasions to help the struggling Portuguese club avoid relegation from the Primeira Liga.

It would, however, not be the first time Awaziem plays in Turkey, having previously starred for Caykur Rizespor during a loan spell in the first half of 2019.

A 20-cap Nigerian international, the 24-year-old has also spent time on loan in the French elite division with Nantes and the Spanish topflight with Leganes.

A versatile defender, Awaziem is capable of playing as a centre-back and fullback.

https://soccernet.ng/2021/06/besiktas-a ... -star.html

[Sir V]

2.2 million?

[Bigpokey24]

another loan deal... SE defenders and nomadic moves

[chief nfachairman]

Atleast, he gets to play in the champions League. I expected a bigger club though.

[1naija]

I know players have to do what they have to do to feed their families. But please let's stop posting transfer to Turkey news on this forum. I consider that league the 3SC of Europe!

[Bigpokey24]

I know players have to do what they have to do to feed their family. But please let's stop posting transfer to Turkey news on this forum. I consider that league the 3SC of Europe!

the league get e be sef

[EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA]

Good move for the boy. He'll play CL and possibly Europa league games with Besitkas. He and Sanusi will be the only SE defenders playing CL ball. Sometimes when opportunity doesn't come you have to take a leap of faith. Real M, Barca and Bayern are not interested but maybe he can show his stuff in the CL like Sanusi did . Good luck to the boy.

[bret- hart]

Awaziem needs to fire his agent. Dude can do way better than BeSH!Tktas. Rubbish defender John Stones plays for Man City FFS while my boy is bouncing from one farmers league to another.

[1naija]

Good move for the boy. He'll play CL and possibly Europa league games with Besitkas. He and Sanusi will be the only SE defenders playing CL ball. Sometimes when opportunity doesn't come you have to take a leap of faith. Real M, Barca and Bayern are not interested but maybe he can show his stuff in the CL like Sanusi did . Good luck to the boy.

We must stop this habit on encouraging our players to go to bottom feeder clubs just so they get to show face in champions league by virtue of the geographical location of their club. I remember when we used to encourage our players to go to clubs in Israel for exact same reason.

[highbury]

Crappy league. The recent performance of the Turkish team at the Euros can attest to that.

[Dammy]

It's not a done deal. Boavista still have the first option.

[Undertaker]

Awaziem needs to fire his agent. Dude can do way better than BeSH!Tktas. Rubbish defender John Stones plays for Man City FFS while my boy is bouncing from one farmers league to another.

Bret, John Stone is English and "White" your boy is Nigerian and "Black" Just saying...........

[deanotito]

A segment of the CE population considers Awaziem a very good defender. I am not one of them, and though I often decry people who take the entirety of their football views from what European clubs are doing, I have always said that on average, it is a good barometer of a player’s worth.

And what is this barometer of a deal telling us about Awaziem?

Omo, we need defensive overhaulin

[Bigpokey24]

A segment of the CE population considers Awaziem a very good defender. I am not one of them, and though I often decry people who take the entirety of their football views from what European clubs are doing, I have always said that on average, it is a good barometer of a player’s worth.

And what is this barometer of a deal telling us about Awaziem?

Omo, we need defensive overhaulin

I actually don't rate him either. Since the home loss to SA.

[Dammy]

A segment of the CE population considers Awaziem a very good defender. I am not one of them, and though I often decry people who take the entirety of their football views from what European clubs are doing, I have always said that on average, it is a good barometer of a player’s worth.

And what is this barometer of a deal telling us about Awaziem?

Omo, we need defensive overhaulin

I actually don't rate him either. Since the home loss to SA.

Come on, that was his debut! Besiktas are Turkish champions and would be playing in the UCL.

[Enugu II]

A segment of the CE population considers Awaziem a very good defender. I am not one of them, and though I often decry people who take the entirety of their football views from what European clubs are doing, I have always said that on average, it is a good barometer of a player’s worth.

And what is this barometer of a deal telling us about Awaziem?

Omo, we need defensive overhaulin

I actually don't rate him either. Since the home loss to SA.

Come on, that was his debut! Besiktas are Turkish champions and would be playing in the UCL.

As I have stated severally, it is a misreading to think that a Nigerian player shposition a decision like a fan would. For a player, it is not just about the name of the club or league but about what he gets paid. Awaziem signing for Besiktas is about the compensation on the table for him and who cares whether that offer is from an English club or not? He, in my view, is Nigeria's best skilled central defender at the moment although that is not stating much considering the paucity of talent at that position.

[Bigpokey24]

A segment of the CE population considers Awaziem a very good defender. I am not one of them, and though I often decry people who take the entirety of their football views from what European clubs are doing, I have always said that on average, it is a good barometer of a player’s worth.

And what is this barometer of a deal telling us about Awaziem?

Omo, we need defensive overhaulin

I actually don't rate him either. Since the home loss to SA.

Come on, that was his debut! Besiktas are Turkish champions and would be playing in the UCL.

As I have stated severally, it is a misreading to think that a Nigerian player shposition a decision like a fan would. For a player, it is not just about the name of the club or league but about what he gets paid. Awaziem signing for Besiktas is about the compensation on the table for him and who cares whether that offer is from an English club or not? He, in my view, is Nigeria's best skilled central defender at the moment although that is not stating much considering the paucity of talent at that position.

His first duty is to defend, no doubt he is a ball playing CB, however as far as defending, he isn't the top . That is why Balogun and Ekong are always picked ahead of him

[Ayo Akinfe]

I di not know about you guys but I will pick Awaziem ahead of:

Balogun
Ekong
Ajayi
Omeruo

I do agree with the sentiment that he should be doing better than Besiktas at this stage in his career. A club like Lille, Monaco, Leipzig, Dortmund, Sevilla, etc is where he should be playing these days.

[Celebrity]

I di not know about you guys but I will pick Awaziem ahead of:

Balogun
Ekong
Ajayi
Omeruo

I do agree with the sentiment that he should be doing better than Besiktas at this stage in his career. A club like Lille, Monaco, Leipzig, Dortmund, Sevilla, etc is where he should be playing these days.

What if these clubs you mentioned are/were interested but the pay/package wasn’t as good as what Beskistas brought to the table? You guys have forgotten this is how these players earn a living, a career that spans 10-15 years at most! They have a family to feed! How many of you work in Fortune 500 companies?

[mcal]

Awaziem needs to fire his agent. Dude can do way better than BeSH!Tktas. Rubbish defender John Stones plays for Man City FFS while my boy is bouncing from one farmers league to another.

...and you think his agent did not consult with him before the deal was made? Or he/they just called him and say, "sign here or else...".
Some on these players playing time and opportunity go by fast just like a woman whose biological time clock runs when she is waiting for the right man to show.

[Coach]

A club like *blindly inserts A list European side having forgotten the quality held within their arsenal. Convenient amnesia*. Besiktas are a huge club in Turkey, often challenging for honours, participating in European competition, with a considerable fan base. One had assumed the “better than John Terry” syndrome that afflicted many during the Kenneth Omeruo years would’ve faded to obsolescence by now. Brethren, the divine right of Nigerian footballers to earn their keep at Europe’s elite on the back of comparative mediocrity, has long since absconded. Gone are the days, in truth, did they ever exist beyond the walls of Cyberia?

If Nigeria improves as a footballing nation, not merely in its produce on the field, but in its infrastructure and organisation, the interest will be heightened exponentially. England have won diddlysquat for decades, however gargantuan investment at grassroots level has seen the movement of Bellinghams, Sanchos, Musialas and more recently, Omar Richards. The tap keeps running. Rewind a decade or so, the only Brits abroad were sun-scorched Chaz and Daves baking on the Costa Del Sol.

Simply put it’s Supermalt for Mummy wa and Chauvignon blanc for Madam. If Nigeria doesn’t get with the times, then ooooooiiiiin!!!!!

[mcal]

I di not know about you guys but I will pick Awaziem ahead of:

Balogun
Ekong
Ajayi
Omeruo

I do agree with the sentiment that he should be doing better than Besiktas at this stage in his career. A club like Lille, Monaco, Leipzig, Dortmund, Sevilla, etc is where he should be playing these days.

What if these clubs you mentioned are/were interested but the pay/package wasn’t as good as what Beskistas brought to the table? You guys have forgotten this is how these players earn a living, a career that spans 10-15 years at most! They have a family to feed! How many of you work in Fortune 500 companies?

...thank you there. Some Nigerians have university degrees but still do menial jobs, in Europe and America, so as to feed their family.

[mcal]

A club like *blindly inserts A list European side having forgotten the Cali relationship held within their arsenal. Convenient amnesia*. Besiktas are a huge club in Turkey, often challenging for honours, participating in European competition, with a considerable fan base. One had assumed the “better than John Terry” syndrome that afflicted many during the Kenneth Omeruo years would’ve faded to obsolescence by now. Brethren, the divine right of Nigerian footballers to earn their keep at Europe’s elite on the back of comparative mediocrity, has long since absconded. Gone are the days, in truth, did they ever exist beyond the walls of Cyberia?

If Nigeria improves as a footballing nation, not merely in its produce on the field, but in its infrastructure and organisation, the interest will be heightened exponentially. England have won diddlysquat for decades, however gargantuan investment at grassroots level has seen the movement of Bellinghams, Sanchos, Musialas and more recently, Omar Richards. The tap keeps running. Rewind a decade or so, the only Brits abroad were sun-scorched Chaz and Daves baking on the Costa Del Sol.

Simply put it’s Supermalt for Mummy wa and Chauvignon blanc for Madam. If Nigeria doesn’t get with the times, then ooooooiiiiin!!!!!

...Nigerians like short cut, instant gratification to wealth.