Omeruo Hints Of Preference To Void La Liga As Leganes Struggle To Beat Relegation

Leganes are currently occupying the 19th position in the La Liga table with 23 points in 27 matches and Omeruo who has played in 19 league matches for his side thus far this season with a goal to boot spoke to Smooth FM Lagos on his team's likelihood to escape relegation when football is concluded.

"I signed a five years contract and this is the first of that five years contract. There's still a lot of hope for us to escape relegation despite losing two of our strikers (Martin Braithwaite to Barcelona and Youssef En-Nesyri to Sevilla).

"That's why it hurts that this lockdown happened when we were on a resurgence because we won one and drew the other matches before football was put on a halt.

"There's talk of stopping the season without playing the rest of the (eleven) matches this season. Well, if that will mean no relegation for any team then I will happy," Omeruo enthused.

Speaking further on effects of the suspension of football, Omeruo said the presence of his immediate family has helped him to cope with it albeit is worried about his parents living in Nigeria.

" It's not been easy especially in the past one week. I used to wake up between 8 and 9am, straight to the showers and then off to the training but nobody can go out now unless to go to the supermarkets to buy essential needs.

 "I'm just lucky to have my family with me otherwise it would have been crazy. I'm not scared here although the death tolls are high. I'm more worried about Nigeria and that's where my parents are now," the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations winner stressed.

The league in Spain has been suspended until further notice but Europe's football governing body, UEFA, wants all European leagues to conclude their seasons in August with matches expected to be played behind closed doors.