Oliseh Explains Reason He Didn't Play In EPL

  By Sampson Adedeji Former Nigeria's Super Eagles midfielder Sunday Ugochukwu Oliseh had explained the reason he didn't played in the lucrative English premier league, BSNSports.com.ng reports. Despite playing in the top leagues for top clubs across Europe former Reggianna FC player never featured in the premier league. While speaking to his former teammate in the national team Dosu Joseph, Oliseh said Dutch Eredivisie side Ajax Amsterdam blocked the move when the opportunity arise for him to join the league. " I had a chance to join two top teams in the English Premier League in the late 90s but Ajax blocked both moves then. They refused to sell me. “Unlike now when Ajax sell their best players, back then they were a big football powerhouse in Europe and could decide to hold on to their best players because they were winning titles then as well. “I was to join United the season Jaap Stam arrived the club from PSV and also Newcastle the following season but Ajax didn’t make that happen. “But there are no regrets at all. I had a wonderful time at Juventus when I arrived in 1999, winning the Intertoto Cup and finishing runners-up in the UEFA Cup same year.” “Another reason I didn’t go to England was that the league was not the place to be at that time. It was the Italian league and the German league but now it’s the other way. I’m not trying to criticise the league (EPL) I’m just explaining what motivated my move back then," he stated. In his playing days, Oliseh played for Reggiana fc, Ajax Amsterdam, Borrusia Dortmund, Juventus among others.