Vincent Enyeama
Lille goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama has revealed that he snubbed Portugal's FC Porto and Spain's Getafe to play in the French league.
The Nigerian born shot stopper, who has been very impressive in the Ligue 1 outfit, told L’Equipe: “I had several offers from Porto and several Spanish clubs like Getafe, but I finally chose Lille because by then, they were doing well on the league table and my brother, Aniekan, was also playing in France.”
Enyeama also spoke about his trials at English side Bolton Wanderers - a club he was very close to signing for.
“I was close to signing for Bolton, but I don’t know why I didn’t because I did well at the trials. Could it have been a problem between my agent and the club? I cannot tell but I moved on,” he said in an extensive special feature on him by the top French sports magazine.
The former Enyimba captain's contract at Lille will end in June 2018.