Kalu's Transfer To Bordeaux On The Brink Of Collapse, NFF Contacted To Falsify Documents

Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Samuel Kalu's transfer to Bordeaux is on the brink of collapse and the fault lies with the French Ligue 1 club for failing to conduct due diligence before signing the winger.

The rule in France is that a player must have representative caps for one of the national teams before he is qualified to play in the Ligue 1 or the transfer won't be sanctioned by the Ligue de Football Professionnel.

Look no further than the case involving Porto defender Chidozie Awaziem, who was hurriedly handed an undeserved competitive debut by Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa shortly before his transfer to Nantes last summer, but that story is for another day.

Samuel Kalu's camp is doing everything possible to stop Bordeaux pulling out of the deal and it is one hundred percent confirmed that they have contacted the Nigeria Football Federation to falsify documents showing the winger earlier played for one of the national teams.

The former Gent starlet has been omitted for Bordeaux trip to Odessa, where they face Marioupol in the third qualifying round of the Europa League on Thursday, despite being fit.

Bordeaux press chief Aurelie Carrey was contacted for the club's official version but she did not answer several calls placed to her phone.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel