Ahmed Musa Wants English Premier League Return Not Championship
Former Leicester City and CSKA Moscow Moscow player Ahmed Musa of Nigeria has come out to downplay reports linking him with a possible move to English Championship club Sheffield Wednesday. The Super Eagles Captain is insisting he wants a return to top-flight football instead.
The 28-year-old, who spent two seasons at English Premier League side Leicester City, is currently without a club after playing in the Saudi League where he played for Al Nassr, he left the club by mutual agreement with the club last month. According to Ahmed Musa, he said: “I don’t know where the story [potential move to Sheffield] is coming from because I don’t pay attention to rumours and gossip.”
He also said: “With due respect to the club, I left Saudi Arabia to continue my career at the top level in Europe and that’s the ambition.” Ahmed Musa scored 11 goals and provided 14 assists in 57 matches, helping Al Nassr, where he just left. He left Leicester City in summer of 2018, to the Saudi Pro League and Super Cup titles.
He achieved success in Russia with CSKA Moscow where he won three league titles and added three domestic cup titles, before switching to Leicester City for a club-record fee in July 2016. He also said: “For some reasons, things didn’t actually work out there [at Leicester], but you can’t focus too much on the past.” “I’d rather try to write a better story if another opportunity to play in the Premier League presents itself.”
“It’s true that there are genuine interest from different clubs, but my agent Tony [Harris] is the one handling that.” “He knows what I want and I also know I want to play at the highest level at this stage of my professional career.” “I said when I left Saudi Arabia that my utmost desire is to challenge myself competitively at the top level both at club and national team level.”
“I’ve continued to keep myself fit for the next challenge and that is the only mindset I need right now” “But, like every player representing the country, I want to play at the highest level.”Musa has now been strongly linked with a return to the English Premier League and Russian giants CSKA Moscow, where he is highly revered for scoring 61 times and creating 33 assists in 184 games across two seasons.
Also Turkish giants clubs Galatasaray and Fenerbahce are interested in signing the Super Eagle. Ahmed Musa refused to confirm or deny media reports in England, Russia and Turkey linking him with different top tier clubs.
