Blessing Eleke left Switzerland without settling all his debts: the former Olympia player is being held for over €6,200 by a bank in Lucerne
Where did Blessing Eleke go? The Nigerian, now 27, was once considered one of the best strikers in the
Telemach First League
. He first made his name in the Slovenian youth league, later he proved his worth in Gorica’ s national team jersey and earned a record transfer to the
Olimpija
. Never before and never since has it happened that someone has paid as much for a football player in our country as Olimpija did for an African. Blessing Eleke brings almost €1 million to Gorizia’s coffers!
But in the end, it was more of a bad investment for Olimpija. Blessing Eleke didn’t shine in Ljubljana and when he went to Israel to sign for Ashdod, nobody bothered much. He later played for Lucerne, Germinal Beerschot and Genclerbirligi, before leaving Europe for Japan last year.
In the Land of the Rising Sun, Blessing Eleke does not shine. And it doesn’t play much either. He hasn’t played a single game for Kashima Antlers this year. Last season, he made just four league appearances. It is practically not talked about anymore.
But now Blessing Eleke is in the media again. And Swiss ones at that! More than three years after his departure from Lucerne, it was revealed that Blessing Eleke had “forgotten” to settle a debt he had with one of the local banks when he said goodbye. According to the Luzerner Kantonalbank, Eleke owes the bank more than €6,200, and the amount is rising due to interest of almost 10%. Well, let’s be honest: it should have been a long nightmare for Eleke. After all, he was already earning more than that amount per month at Olimpija… But the Swiss are Swiss: every cent counts…
This text was automatically translated using AI.
News
#blessingeleke
Olimpija
Share