Birmingham City target confident he will move to England in January but now he wants a Premier League side

Ogenyi Onazi

Birmingham City target confident he will move to England in January but now he wants a Premier League side

Trabzonspor star Ogney Onazi is still targeting a move to England after his failed transfer to Birmingham City.

The Nigerian international was on the brink of joining the Blues over the summer but was denied a work permit.

The 24-year-old remains hopeful that he will get a transfer to England but is now hoping to join a Premier League side.

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Asked about playing in the Premier League he said: “I believe in the next transfer window it’s going to happen. Now we know what we need to do to make everything happen,” he told the BBC .

“Of course that [England] is one of the places I want to play before thinking about retiring.

“I can only keep working hard to help my team now; I know and believe by the special grace of God it’s going to happen soon.”

Onazi scored the third and final goal in Trabzonspor’s 3-1 victory over Genclerbirligi over the weekend.

The powerful midfielder does have another three-years remaining on his Trabzonspor contract.

Onazi has however, played just 31 minutes of top-tier football for the Black Sea based outft.

The Super Lig giants are currently 5th in the league with seven points after four games.