Top Dutch club PSV Eindhoven have terminated the contract of Nigeria Olympic midfield star Rabiu Ibrahim with immediate effect.
Ibrahim failed to break into the PSV first-team and was subsequently fired as the contract his England-based agent negotiated for him was strictly a performance-based one.
The Dutch club activated a clause in Ibrahim’s contract which stipulated they can cancel his contract at any time.
There are also three other central midfielders at PSV now which makes the competition even stiffer for the young Nigerian.
A top agent based in Europe told MTNFootball.com: “It’s a very sad development but it was mainly because of the contract, which did not protect the player at all.
“The contract was skewed in favour of the club
“I have watched the player for the second team of PSV. He has potentials but he is not a player for a top club like PSV.”
The former Gateway of Abeokuta star has played only handful of games for PSV mostly as a substitute.
In March, the former Nigeria U17 star signed a three-year contract just before his 20th birthday.
This was after he impressed while on trials there.
Last year, he was released by top Portuguese club Sporting Lisbon after he also failed to make a first-team appearance in three years.
It was only four years ago that Ibrahim was widely hailed as one of the hottest young prospects in world football after he anchored the Golden Eaglets midfield as they soared to win a third World Cup in South Korea.
MTNFootball.com has further learnt that Ibrahim would now most likely be shipped to a lower league club in Belgium or England after the latest setback to a once promising career.