Super Eagles winger Philip Otele did not eventually make another transfer even after he was linked with a possible switch to Serie A club Lazio in the closing days of the summer transfer window.
Transfer Expert Ben Jacobs reported shortly before the closing of the Italian transfer window that there would be no transfer for Philip Otele, and that the reason given was the already full loan player quota for Basel.
According to FIFA transfer regulations, each club may loan out a maximum of six players abroad at any time during a season.
Basel currently have only five players on loan to foreign clubs.
It was further gathered that the Swiss side were more interested in a permanent transfer for Otele, who last season played on loan at German club Hamburg,
