Omeruo, 20, has made 11 championship starts since joining Boro on loan in January
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Though ‘Boro lost the tie by a lone goal but the teenage central defender was the cynosure of all eyes as he returned to top flight football in the English championship, with Middlesborough
The 20-year-old star was thrown into the heat of Championship battle for the first time in Saturday’s 0-0 draw at the Keepmoat Stadium, having watched patiently from the stands since his arrival on loan from Chelsea on January 7
It is understood that Chelsea were willing to allow the talented young defender to join Karanka’s improving outfit on the understanding that he would be a first team regular
The 20-year-old defender, who trained with the first team squad at Rockliffe Park on Tuesday, has yet to play a senior game of football this season
He was signed from Belgian club, Standard Liege, in January 2012 and immediately went on loan to Dutch top-flight side, ADO Den Haag
Boro boss, Aitor Karanka, who confirmed the loan signing of Omeruo, has been looking to add to his squad since arriving at the Riverside in November and the former ADO Den Haag of Holland defensive stalwart was one of the players linked with Boro in the summer, but previous boss, Tony Mowbray, decided he wanted someone with more consistency
“I get a lot of messages from Nigerians asking me how is Michael Essien? How is Samuel Eto’o? Have you spoken with them?” Omeruo told BBC Sport
Team’s Media Officer, Ben Alaiya, quotes Keshi as saying from the United States where he has gone on a short visit to his family, that the three players give him a lot of options in the major departments of the game
Keshi said: “We have been in constant touch and he has been very enthusiastic about the operation that was carried out last Wednesday and he is now recuperating very well, which is good news to me personally and to the entire national team, because we really missed him during the Bafana Bafana game in Durban
Keshi said: “We have been in constant touch and he has been very enthusiastic about the operation that was carried out last Wednesday and he is now recuperating very well, which is good news to me personally and to the entire national team, because we really missed him durinmg the Bafana Bafana game in Durban
The Afcon 2013 winner will now open fresh round of negotiations with Chelsea officials on Monday despite being pencilled down by Jose Mourinho for the League Cup games when the season starts
Omeruo’s celebration for securing work permit was almost short lived as the player was left stranded in Nigeria due to delay in securing visa to the United Kingdom
The 19-year old center-back, who has become a key member of the Coach Stephen Keshi-led Super Eagles squad following an impressive showing at the AFCON 2013 championship in South Africa, spent last season on loan at ADO Den Haag in the Dutch Eredivisie, making 26 starts from 27 league appearances for the Dutch side
Lucky Omeruo, younger brother of Super Eaglers stopper, Kenneth, played for 45 first half minutes in a pre-season friendly against FC Oss on July 10
Mourinho has said he wants to work with Kenneth after watching him at the recent Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa
On his part, Musa has a knock in the ankle that almost forced him out
of the game but for the fact that the Eagles have made the three
allowed changes
Chelsea’s trio of John Mikel Obi, Victor Moses and Kenneth Omeruo on Sunday celebrated their first major international championship after a single goal was enough to win Nigeria the Africa Cup of Nations
Also in town is Ukraine-based hitman, Brown Aiyide Ideye, who came in on time to join the afternoon training session