{"id":12092,"date":"2011-12-13T06:21:16","date_gmt":"2011-12-13T06:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/12\/lawal-claims-spurs-interest\/"},"modified":"2011-12-13T06:21:16","modified_gmt":"2011-12-13T06:21:16","slug":"lawal-claims-spurs-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/13\/lawal-claims-spurs-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawal claims Spurs interest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtnfootball.com\/content\/raheem%20lawal%20action~2.jpg\" width=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span>Raheem Lawal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span readability=\"17\">Nigeria Olympic team star Raheem Lawal has told MTNFootball.com he has received several offers including one from English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur.<\/p>\n<p>Lawal, from Atletico Belares in the Spanish Secunda division,\u00a0stole the shine in the Dream Team\u2019s 4-1 win over Algeria with the only hat-trick of the entire Olympic qualifying tournament in Morocco.<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<br \/>His treble has now attracted offers from Tottenham Hotspur, Lyon of France as well as top Egyptian club Zamalek.<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<br \/>\u201cI have had several offers coming my way following my performance in the game against Algeria,\u201d the versatile midfielder told\u00a0MTNFootball.com<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<br \/>\u201cFrench side Olympic Lyon have indicated interest, so also has English premiership side Tottenham and Zamalek of Egypt, who have been persistent in calls with a mouth watering offer.\u201d<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<br \/>However, the former Flying Eagles star, who can play in all defensive position and as an attacking midfielder, stated that he is no in a rush but hopes to make the right move by January.<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<br \/>\u201cI am not in a hurry, I will take my time and by the grace of God make the right decision,\u201d he said.<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<br \/>This week, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) picked him in the tournament XI for the inaugural U23 Championship in Morocco.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Raheem Lawal Nigeria Olympic team star Raheem Lawal has told MTNFootball.com he has received several offers including one from English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur. 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