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Manchester United have explored a shock move for ANOTHER Chelsea player amid Raheem Sterling speculation. Man Unitedremains in the market for new talent, having already signed Leny Yoro, Joshua Zirkzee, Matthijs de Ligt, and Noussair Mazraoui. The Red Devils are also closing in on the signing of Man

Everton are reportedly closing in on signing highly-rated Belgian midfielder Orel Mangala on loan from Lyon. After representing Belgium at various youth levels, Mangala made his senior international debut under Roberto Martinez in 2022 and has since earned 19 caps for his country. The 26-year-old sp

Victor Osimhen's career now relies on personal decision, as Napoli has sealed a transfer contract with Al Ahli, says a football transfer specialist Fabrizio Romano. Posting breaking news on X on Friday morning, Romano said, "Club-to-club deal done for €75/80m total package. Al Ahli have already book

According to sources close to the matter, Nigerian journalist Oma Akatugba revealed that Osimhen originally requested a weekly wage of €500,000. However, Chelsea managed to negotiate the figure down to €350,000. Reports indicate that the long-running transfer negotiations between Chelsea and Napoli

Faustino Anjorin has officially ended his sixteen-year journey with Chelsea, as the Nigerian midfielder has signed with Italian Serie A club Empoli. Empoli announced the signing on Thursday, August 29, confirming that they have reached an agreement with Chelsea for the permanent transfer of Anjorin.

ABUJA Legal luminary, Ayodele Akintunde, SAN, has emerged the overall winner of the 2024 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual General Conference (AGC) Golf Tournament. The tournament, which was held at Ikoyi Club 38, in Lagos State, on Tuesday, saw Akintunde emerged as the top performer among his f

The 2024/2025 UEFA Champions League season is set to commence after the conclusion of the league phase draw today. Below are the fixtures When are the 2024/25 Champions League league phase matches? Matchday 1: 17-19 September 2024Matchday 2: 1/2 October 2024Matchday 3: 22/23 October 2024Matchday 4:

Cristiano Ronaldo has been honoured with the prestigious UEFA Champions League All-Time Top Scorer Award. The legendary forward received this accolade during the ongoing 2024/2025 UEFA Champions League draw, recognizing his remarkable achievement of scoring 140 goals in the competition. Ronaldos ext

Liverpool's new signing Federico Chiesa has revealed what the club included in a video during private talks that led to him moving to Merseyside. On Thursday afternoon,Liverpoolannounced the signing ofChiesafrom Juventus. A statement from the club read: "Liverpool have reached an agreement with Juve