According to information gathered by <b>allnigeriasoccer.com</b>, Nigeria Professional Football League vice-champion Rivers United have opened contract talks with Eseosa Igbinoba, who represented Nasarawa United last season.<br /><br />The free-kick expert wants to represent the club in the CAF Champions League before he makes the next leap in his career, which is to travel abroad to sign for a European club.<br /><br />Representatives of Igbinoba have asked Rivers United to pay N3 million for the attacking midfielder to join the club on loan for the entire season, but the Port Harcourt-based side are struggling to meet that demand, having offered only N1 million. <br /><br />Negotiations are on track as the parties seek an agreement, and the player had to travel to Port Harcourt on Monday in his bid to close the deal. <br /><br />Eseosa Igbinoba is also attracting transfer interest from Swedish Allsvenskan side Kalmar and clubs based in Morocco and Turkey. <br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /><span class="body1"></span>