Super Eagles defender Kenneth Omeruo hopeful Chelsea will recall him from loan spell

SUPER Eagles centreback Kenneth Omeruo has not given up hope of playing in the English Premiership and remains positive that his parent club Chelsea will recall him from his loan spell in Turkey one day.

 

Omeruo, 22, signed for Chelsea in January 2012 from Belgian side Standard Liege and was immediately sent out on loan to Dutch side Ado Den Haag but returned to the UK at the start of the 2013/14 season. Upon his return, Omeruo aggravated a shoulder injury he sustained during the 2013 Confederations Cup that derailed his plans to break into Chelsea's first team but after undergoing keyhole surgery, he was loaned out to Middlesboro.

 

Following a season-long loan with Middlesbrough in the English Championship, Omeruo was sent out to Turkish club Kasimpasa at the beginning of the current campaign. However, the polished central defender believes that it will only be a matter of time before he recalled to Chelsea again.

 

Omeruo said: “I still want to play in the England Premier League. I played in the English Championship on loan at Middlesbrough but the Premier League is a very different level.

 

“I believe in myself and I am looking forward to getting my chance at Chelsea. For the club to sign me, it means they saw something in me, so I’m not desperate but I trust myself.”

 

Kasimpasa have an option to sign Omeruo permanently at the end of the season but it appears that the defender would rather return to England. In May 2014, Omeruo signed a new three year deal with the English Premiership champions that will keep him at Stamford Bridge until 2018.