Author: Brila

After seeing Barcelona bolster their attacking options with the addition of Brazilian winger Malcom, World Cup winner Ousmanne Dembele is eager to seal a move away from the La Liga club. Barcelona on Tuesday Night confirmed that they have won the race to sign the player for a fee of €42m (£37.34m) – subject to a medical – with Malcom committing his future to the Catalan giants until 2023. The Brazilian attacker has been attracting interest from the Premier League and Serie A, and it had been expected that the Brazilian would sign for AS Roma after terms were…

Super Eagles and Kano Pillars forward, Junior Lokosa has impressed in training with SK Brann and it has also emerged that the Norwegian club could pay as much as 300,000 Euros to sign up the NPFL goal machine. The 24-year-old Lokosa is the top scorer in the Nigeria Professional Football league with 19 goals this season for title-chasing Kano-based clubside, Kano Pillars. As per ScoreNigeria “He has been banging the goals in training and everything is looking very good, he could sign soon,” SK Brann lead the Norwegian Premier league with 35 points from 16 matches.

Super Eagles’ left-back, Elderson Echiejile has returned to French club AS Monaco after a successful six months loan spell at Dutch side Cercle Brugge. The former Braga defender joined AS Monaco in January 2014 and had a successful time with the team until a change in backroom staff forced the club to loan him out. Elderson has since being loaned out to Standard Liege, Sporting Gijon, Sivasspor, and most recently Cercle Brugge in the past 3 seasons. In a chat with www.brila.net, Elderson said he is currently training at the club to keep fit as he…

Cristiano Ronaldo has once again got the better of rivals Lionel Messi and Neymar after the Juventus new signing beat both to top the Instagram Sports Rich List for 2018. Ronaldo, who recently joined the old ladies in a sensational £100million move, saw off his two biggest rivals in the game in a report based on how much a sponsored Instagram post could cost brands. According to HopperHQ.com, an Instagram scheduling tool analyzed data to reveal a list of the highest paid celebrities and influencers on the social media platform. Ronaldo has amassed a staggering 133 million followers on his account and is a…

Super Eagles star trio, Wilfried Ndidi, Ahmed Musa and Kelechi Iheanacho were all part of Leicester City’s squad who left for Austria, where they continue preparation for the 2018/2019 season. The three Nigerian men were part of the Super Eagles World Cup squad with former CSKA Moscow attacker Ahmed Musa the brightest of them all in Russia. Musa, who has been linked with a move away from the King’s Power Stadium also traveled with Leicester City alongside his compatriots Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho. While in Austria, Leicester will face Turkish side Akhisarspor on a Wednesday and Udinese…

Arsenal legend and Belgium National team Assistant Coach Thierry Henry has reportedly verbally agreed to take over as the new Aston Villa manager. Steve Bruce currently remains in charge of the Championship outfit, but new majority shareholders Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens are understood to be considering a change following last week’s takeover of the financially-stricken club. The new owners are unconvinced that Bruce is the right man to take them back to the Premier League, and Henry quickly emerged as their number-one choice to take over. The Daily Star and The Mirror have both splashed back page spreads in recent days saying that the former Arsenal and…

Former heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury has described Anthony Joshua as “a disgrace to boxing” for “avoiding” a title unification fight with Deontay Wilder. Joshua is set to fight Russian Alexander Povetkin on September 22 in his next bout after defeating Kiwi boxer Joseph Parker in April. Beating Povetkin would then likely lay the path for Joshua, the IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO champion, to face Wilder, who has held the WBC title since 2015. “I think it’s such a sad time for heavyweight boxing because you’ve got the so-called super champion and golden boy, Anthony Joshua, and he is avoiding Deontay…

Lionel Messi is a shock target for Inter Milan with the Italians planning to lure the Barca star to Serie A and reignite his rivalry with Juve Number 7, Cristiano Ronaldo. Messi has spent his entire career with Barcelona and has previously suggested that he will never play for another European team, while Barcelona would be expected to immediately dismiss any approaches for their star player. However, Inter is reportedly hoping that Cristiano Ronaldo’s move from Real Madrid to Juventus could increase Messi’s desire to play in Italy in order to reignite the rivalry between the world’s two best…

Former Super Eagles Goalkeeper and Trainer, Ike Anobi Shorunmu has insisted on the need for more competition for Francis Uzoho in the Super Eagles Number One position. Ike Shorumo stated this in a brief chat with www.brila.net’s Yinka Oyedele that the position of the national team’s goalkeeper should still be thrown open fora keener competition. Ahead of September’s regroup for the 2019 AFCON qualifiers, the former Besiktas Shotstopper said as much as Francis Uzoho needs to be encouraged, he should not at any time yet be made to think he has the number 1 shirt for keep. The legendary goalkeeper added…

English Premier League giants Chelsea have rejected Barcelona’s third and improved bid worth £55m for 29-year-old Brazilian star Willian Borges Da Silva. Barcelona are believed to have tabled an improved bid in excess of £55m last week, which the Blues have now knocked back. Willian, along with Chelsea’s Belgium duo Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois, has not traveled to Australia as he takes some time off after the World Cup. Sky Sports News suggests that Chelsea are standing firm, potentially opening the door for rivals Manchester United to make a move. Willian grew frustrated under ex-manager Antonio Conte last season, but he still…