Owen Otasowie story na one wey dey touch heart for football world. Dis New York-born midfielder wey play for Wolves before, don disappear from pitch completely. At 25 years, im last professional match na for Club Brugge reserve team two years ago. Na real gbege wey make person wonder wetin happen to dis talent.
Otasowie journey start for America before im move go London to stay with family. Na there im begin play football for im early teens, and Wolves academy pick am. Im climb quick-quick, make senior debut against Besiktas for Europa League. Premier League debut follow for Chelsea match wey im come from bench assist Daniel Podence. First start come for Burnley match December 2020.
For Wolves, dem dey rate am well-well. Dem even offer am new contract, and big clubs like Arsenal, Liverpool, PSG and Juventus dey link with im name. But im shock everybody when im reject Wolves offer and join Club Brugge for £3.5m. Na there trouble start.
For Club Brugge, im only play two matches for first team, one for league. Im feature four times for Club NXT, dem reserve team. Belgian media talk say im dey absent without leave, and club stop to pay im salary. Dem even link am with loan moves to Barnsley and Sheffield Wednesday, but nothing come out.
Now, im don switch to fashion full time. Wolves fans dey share TikTok clips for X wey show am for fashion videos. Reports say im don start im own clothing label, and im don model for Burberry. Scott Sellars, im former academy boss for Wolves, once call am “interesting character.” But as e be now, e look like im no go return to football soon.
Meanwhile, Club Brugge dey face other matters. Dem just play 3-3 draw with Atletico Madrid for Champions League play-off. Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman score for Atletico, while our own Raphael Onyedika shine for Brugge with one goal. Christos Tzolis score late equalizer make match end 3-3.
For other news, French club Marseille just hire Stéphane Richard as new president. Dis one come after turbulent season wey include 5-0 loss to PSG and 3-0 Champions League defeat to Club Brugge. Roberto De Zerbi don leave as coach go Tottenham, while former Marseille defender Habib Beye take over.
Celtic dey cry say dem need to fix scouting and recruitment. Dem talk say clubs like Club Brugge and Ajax get up to 50 scouts, while Celtic own numbers dey low. Dem blame poor homegrown player production and bad senior signings on incompetent leadership and poor scouting.
As for Owen Otasowie, im story remain one wey dey make person think. From Wolves prospect to Club Brugge struggles, now to fashion world. Football don lose one talent, but maybe fashion gain one star. Time go tell.
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