It is believed that Leicester launched a £15 million bid for the 23-year-old earlier this week, but were informed that it would cost closer to £19 million to open discussions
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The Foxes were apparently ready to improve on their initial £10 million offer for the 29-year-old, but Inter Milan have now entered the race and could be willing to offer Andrea Ranocchia on loan as part of the deal, convincing Ranieri to look elsewhere
Leicester are expected to return with an improved bid for the player before the transfer window closes on February 1.
Musa’s other attempts at hitting the back of the net were thwarted by the Germans as the first half ended barren.
In the second half, Russian side goalkeeper, Igor Akinfeev fumbled a low range shot into his net to put Wolfsburg ahead in the 67th minute
The home side saw off Djibouti 8-1 in the previous round and once more impressed against Nigeria as they came close to a surprise win
Musa had before the game boasted that he was going to wreck Man United and use the game to relaunch his scoring career
“The most important thing is the three points. It’s football – sometimes you score, sometimes you don’t,” Musa said.
“I’m sure I’ll score again soon. I hope it’ll be in the Manchester United game
The winger is desperate to end a three-game goal drought
Musa put the Russian outfit ahead after seven minutes of the tie
Super Eagles winger, Ahmed Musa, grabbed a goal as his CSKA Moscow clinched a fifth win in five matches with…
Nigerian winger, Ahmed Musa, on Wednesday shot his CSKA Moscow side into the playoff round of the Champions League qualifying…
Nigerian international, Ahmed Musa, made the scorers chart in CSKA Moscow 4-1 win over Khimki in a club friendly on…
“During the talks we were concentrating on technical details, as Musa’s intention to continue performing in Red-Blues shirt was obvious from the first day. We are delighted that Ahmed prolonged his contract with the club.”
Goalkeeper Enyeama was beaten to the prestigious CAF African Player of the Year by Cote d’Ivoire skipper, Yaya Toure, while Ahmed Musa was on the five-man shortlist for the award
The Moscow outfit player, who flew to Germany along with his teammates, is expected to transform the fortune of the Russian side against all odds
His words: “We know what is at stake and I want to assure Nigerians that we are going there for an outright victory against Congo and come back to wrap up the qualifiers with another victory against South Africa
CAF on Thursday listed 25 players, including Ivorian Yaya Toure – who has won the award in the past three years – in the initial pool for the Player of the Year, ahead of a shortlist of five that will be released early December
Assistant Coach, Dan ‘the Bull’ Amokachi, declared after lunch on Thursday that watching Musa show class in the Champions League encounter against English side, Manchester City, on Wednesday night, whom they defeated 2-1 away from home, gives him confidence that the Super Eagles will scale the hurdle for Morocco 2015
However City inexplicably fell off the pace in the second half and came away with only a point after Doumbia dragged CSKA back in to the game and then Bebras Natcho converted a late penalty
The players took the petit winger, who returned to training on Tuesday morning after resting for a day following a knock he received in the first leg game in Sudan, by surprise. Those who could not grab water cans, poured balls on him before training started under the early morning breeze of Abuja