The former Tottenham and Portsmouth manager was rumoured to have been the lined up by Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Sport to replace Gernot Rohr as the Super Eagles coach.
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It has been three years since the former Tottenham boss was last in the dugout after leaving Birmingham in 2017.
Blues chiefs are said to be on the lookout for a fifth manager in 16 months after growing restless with the club’s form under Cotterill.
The 70-year-old took over at St Andrew’s towards the end of last season with the Blues deep in relegation trouble but managed to keep them up on a dramatic final day
Onazi is still keen on joining the Blues and told Turkish sports newspaper Fanatik that he is in talks with Harry Redknapp.
The news comes during the same week as reports suggested that the Blues had lodged a £7.2 million bid to land fellow midfielder Afriyie Acquah from Torino
Reports claimed Albion are the latest Premier League club to show an interest in the 20-year-old, who is certain to leave current club KAS Eupen this summer.
But the Nigerian forward insists he is prepared to snub football’s leading lights if they can’t guarantee him what he craves.
Birmingham City are one of a number of teams to have shown an interest in the 20-year-old forward, who has made no secret of his desire to leave Belgian side KAS Eupen this summer
The ex-West Ham, Tottenham and QPR boss succeeds Gianfranco Zola, who resigned on Monday after a 2-0 defeat by fellow Championship strugglers Burton Albion
France international Pogba swapped Juventus for Old Trafford in August for a fee of around £89 million, surpassing the previous world-record transfer that saw Gareth Bale depart Spurs in 2013
The Super Eagles appointed Salisu Yusuf as interim manager last week to take charge of two upcoming friendlies against Mali in Paris on May 27 and Luxembourg on June 1
The men from Loftus Road have not tasted victory over United in any competition since a 4-1 triumph at Old Trafford on New Year’s Day 1992, in the final season before the Premier League’s inception