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Gernot Rohr says Philip Billing's agent approached him about Nigeria switch

Bournemouth midfielder Philip Billing's agent may have engineered interest from Nigeria in order to raise the player's stock in Denmark, Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has told ESPN.

Billing -- who was born to a Nigerian father -- has represented Denmark at cadet level and was first called up to the senior national side in March 2019, but is yet to make an appearance for Kasper Hjulmand's side.

Reports emerged in May that Nigeria had made an approach for the Cherries midfielder with a view to snatching him out from under the noses of the Danes.