Sky Bet Championship side Millwall don stop Femi Azeez from featuring for Super Eagles for di friendly matches against Poland and Portugal, according to DAILY POST reports.
Azeez wey bin dey drafted in as replacement for Samuel Chukwueze after im impress for di Unity Cup invitational tournament, score two goals for im debut against Zimbabwe Warriors.
But Millwall take di decision because of major transfer wey dey involve di former Watford star. Di Lions recently bin turn down €20 million transfer request from Premier League new boys Ipswich Town for Azeez.
Bournemouth and Brighton & Hove Albion also dey link with di 24-year-old winger.
Meanwhile, Transfermarkt just update market values for 663 players for Championship for May, and di English second flight be di sixth most valuable league for world football, behind only Europe top five leagues.
Di Championship be one of di most entertaining divisions for world football, and dis season no disappoint. Coventry City and Ipswich Town promote automatically, while Hull City win di play-offs after Southampton dem expel for spy-gate incident.
Among di biggest winners for May market value update na Millwall winger Femi Azeez, Coventry goalkeeper Carl Rushworth, and Swansea City striker Žan Vipotnik. Oda players like Middlesbrough Hayden Hackney and Coventry Milan van Ewijk also get increase.
Champions Coventry rise most for squad value, follow by Millwall wey dem knock out for play-off semi-finals by Hull City.
Last month, Middlesbrough midfielder Hackney win di official Championship Player of di Season award. Middlesbrough do well to hold am last summer as im bin close to big money move to Ipswich, wit Premier League clubs interested. But im stay and be revelation dis season. No surprise say Middlesbrough form drop when im get injury.
“He is a midfielder wey offer everything: im be fantastic passer of di ball, can glide past players, and be goal threat too,” explain Transfermarkt Championship market value coordinator Ben Littlemore.
Dis May, Hackney receive anoda +€4 million market value increase to take im value to €32 million, making am worth €10 million more dan any oda player for di division, and di Championship all-time MVP. Im also dey consistently selected for England youth ranks.
“Now say Middlesbrough no go up, I no see anyway wey dem fit hold am any longer. Brighton, Everton, Manchester United, Tottenham and Ipswich all show interest, and I expect am to move for €32 million or north of dat,” add Littlemore.
For oda Championship MVPs, dere be two players worth €22 million: Swansea striker Vipotnik (+€7 million) and Coventry van Ewijk (+€4 million). Leicester winger Abdul Fatawu get -€4 million downgrade to €20 million.
Di biggest winner for di whole Championship update na Millwall winger Azeez, wey shine for di Lions dis season. “We probably bin too cautious wit Azeez and get am too low before,” admit Littlemore. “But di form wey im end di season wit confirm im quality and wit plenty interest expected dis summer, even from Premier League teams, im need big upgrade.”
Azeez value rise from €5 million to €15 million dis May. Odas wit +€7 million increase na Swansea striker Vipotnik (new value €22 million), wey be di Championship top scorer wit 23 goals, and Millwall defender Tristan Krama (€10 million).
Di next biggest winner na Coventry goalkeeper Rushworth, wey increase by +€6 million to new value €18 million. Also get +€6 million increase for Southampton midfielder Caspar Jander (€18 million) and Coventry winger Ephron Mason-Clark (€16 million). Leicester 16-year-old talent Jeremy Monga (€15 million) rise by +€5 million, despite di Foxes relegation. Swansea full-back Josh Tymon (€10 million) also rise.
For squad increases, title winners Coventry lead di way wit +€33 million increase to new figure €226 million, making dem di most valuable squad for di league for di first time, after dem begin season for eighth place just after last summer transfer window close.
Di second biggest increase come to Millwall, wey get +€23 million increase to €105 million, now be di seventh most valuable club for Championship.
“Frank Lampard don do fantastic job to develop di squad and secure promotion,” say Littlemore. “I still tink dem go need to spend some money and bring in more quality to survive for Premier League next season, but di club achievements dis term be testament to Lampard and di players.”
