{"id":821036,"date":"2025-01-19T08:12:15","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T14:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/19\/serie-a-giants-juventus-join-race-for-super-eagles-star-with-two-goals-for-nigeria\/"},"modified":"2025-01-19T08:12:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T14:12:15","slug":"serie-a-giants-juventus-join-race-for-super-eagles-star-with-two-goals-for-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/19\/serie-a-giants-juventus-join-race-for-super-eagles-star-with-two-goals-for-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Serie A giants Juventus join race for Super Eagles star with two goals for Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, the Super Eagles midfielder dazzling in Serie A with Lazio, has become a hot commodity, attracting interest from several Italian heavyweights including Juventus, <a href=\"https:\/\/Soccernet.ng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soccernet.ng<\/a> reports<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>Juventus, in particular, have reportedly conducted preliminary inquiries about the 23-year-old, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goal.com\/it\/liste\/nuno-tavares-e-dele-bashiru-nel-mirino-di-juventus-inter-e-milan-sondaggi-delle-big-di-serie-a-e-la-posizione-della-lazio\/blt79c0c3af48d83be4#cs13cf28d7269d606a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La Repubblica via Goal.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dele-Bashiru\u2019s impact since joining Lazio in the summer has been profound. His dynamic performances, highlighted by two goals and two assists in four Europa League matches, have firmly established him as one of the club\u2019s standout players.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_147590\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-147590\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/imago1057531756-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Super Eagles and Lazio star Fisayo Dele-Bashiru \" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-147590\">Super Eagles star Fisayo Dele-Bashiru during the Serie A match between SS Lazio and Como Calcio at Stadio Olimpico Rome Italy on 10 January 2025. Photo by IMAGO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In Serie A, the former Manchester City academy player has contributed two vital goals, including one in a crucial 1-1 draw against Atalanta.<\/p>\n<h4>Get Our Sports News First \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VagMHLcA89MZvw0Btc21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Join Our WhatsApp Channel Now!<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Lazio\u2019s sporting director, Angelo Fabiani, has made it clear the club is not eager to part with their talented midfielder.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on recent transfer speculation, Fabiani said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe were asked for Rovella, Dele-Bashiru, Nuno Tavares, Castellanos. Many are attractive on the market. We don\u2019t have to dismantle the team, but complete it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_147589\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-147589\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/imago1057456148.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Super Eagles and Lazio star Fisayo Dele-Bashiru\" width=\"2300\" height=\"1533\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-147589\">CALCIO \u2013 Serie A \u2013 SS Lazio vs Como 1907 Super Eagles star Fisayo Dele-Bashiru during 20th day of the Serie A Italian Championship between S.S. Lazio VS Como. Photo by IMAGO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite Lazio\u2019s firm stance, Juventus remain undeterred, <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/01\/premier-league-lazio-nigeria-dele-bashiru.html\">with unnamed Premier League clubs<\/a> also monitoring Dele-Bashiru\u2019s progress. <\/p>\n<p>A return to England would represent a homecoming for the Hamburg-born midfielder, who spent over a decade at Manchester City\u2019s academy before launching his professional career at Sheffield Wednesday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145681\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145681\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/imago1052224313-1.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Super Eagles and Lazio star Fisayo Dele-Bashiru vs Libya\" width=\"1449\" height=\"966\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145681\">UYO, NIGERIA \u2013 OCTOBER 11: William Ekong and Fisayo Dele Bashiru of Nigeria of Nigeria during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations AFCON qualifier match between Nigeria and Libya at Godwill Akpabio Stadium on October 11, 2024 in Uyo, Nigeria. Photo by IMAGO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dele-Bashiru\u2019s meteoric rise has been nothing short of remarkable.<\/p>\n<p>Following a standout season in Turkey with Hatayspor, where his eight goals helped the club avoid relegation, the midfielder moved to Lazio on a \u20ac2 million loan deal with an obligation to buy.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>His seamless adaptation to Italian football has only heightened his appeal, with interest from across Europe now intensifying.<\/p>\n<p>The Super Eagles star has also shone on the international stage, netting twice in five appearances for Nigeria, including a vital goal in a World Cup qualifier against South Africa.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Soccer Imhonlamhen Eronmhonsele\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DSC_0327-copy-150x150.jpg\"  height=\"80\" width=\"80\">\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/author\/imhonlamhen-eronmhonsele\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImhonlamhen Eronmhonsele\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tImhonlamhen Eronmhonsele turns into a ball of passion when writing about Nigerian football and its talents, whether rising stars or established legends, locally and abroad.<\/p>\n<p>From the deepest corners of the Middle East, to the green fields of the Americas, to the celebrated grounds in Europe, and the rich soils of Africa, Imhons is more than glad, usually with a glass of a tasty drink nearby, to capture the essence of the game, by connecting the dots between culture, identity, and football.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/01\/juventus-super-eagles-nigeria.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Imhonlamhen Eronmhonsele<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, the Super Eagles midfielder dazzling in Serie A with Lazio, has become a hot commodity, attracting interest from several Italian heavyweights including Juventus, Soccernet.ng reports. Juventus, in particular, have reportedly conducted preliminary inquiries about the 23-year-old, according to La Repubblica via Goal. Dele-Bashiru\u2019s impact since joining Lazio in the summer has been [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":821037,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40013,22153,2005],"tags":[7858,45641],"class_list":{"0":"post-821036","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-serie","8":"category-giants","9":"category-soccer","10":"tag-giants","11":"tag-serie"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/821036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=821036"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/821036\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/821037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=821036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=821036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=821036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}