Author: Brila

Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha’s future, where Anthony Martial may be heading, what Italian side are courting Matteo Darmian and a bid rejected for Nigerian World Cup star Ahmed Musa. Ivorian international Wilfried Zaha is reportedly desperate to join Tottenham Hotspur. The Crystal Palace star has a rumoured £70 million price tag on his head. This has deterred most suitors, including Spurs. French attacker Anthony Martial is apparently considering handing in a transfer request. The youngster was reportedly furious to miss out on France’s World Cup winning squad. The former Monaco star blames his lack of appearances last season for…

Flying Eagles and IK Start midfielder, Afeez Aremu said he is happy to have made a scoring debut for the team in their 5-0 bashing of Mauritania in Saturday’s 2019 AYC qualifying match. A hat-trick from Nazifi Yahaya and two other goals from Aremu and Wasiu Alalade secured a 5-0 win for Nigeria in Lagos and 6-1aggregate win. The former Akwa United playmaker noted that he’s glad that he did not disappoint the coaches for the confidence that was reposed in him, Aremu said the feeling after the game was a very elated one for helping the team to…

Chelsea forward Olivier Giroud has followed through with his promise to shave his head in the event of France winning the 2018 World Cup. Before the tournament in Russia, several players from the Les Bleus camp pledged to carry out forfeits if they managed to guide their nation to the trophy. Giroud, Nabil Fekir, and Hugo Lloris promised to shave their hair off, while Juventus midfielder Blaise Matuidi vowed to cycle from Paris to Turin. Indeed, the Chelsea forward was true to his word following France’s second World Cup victory, unveiling his new hairstyle on social media on Sunday night.

Super Eagles forward Henry Onyekuru has opened his goalscoring account with the Turkish club Galatasaray. The Super Eagles forward scored his side’s only goal in a 2-1 loss against Spanish side Valencia in a friendly yesterday. He came on in the 61st minute as a substitute, and scored just eight minutes later after being put through 1-on-1 with the goalkeeper by an incisive pass from teammate Sinan Gumuş. The 21-year-old had made his Galatasaray debut midweek in a 3-1 loss to PSV Eindhoven, with Onyekuru coming on for about half an hour in that game as well. His…

Mesut Ozil has effectively closed the door on international football, citing criticism from the media and the German football federation president that struck him as racist. In a statement posted on Twitter, he said that he “will no longer be playing for Germany… whilst I have this feeling of racism and disrespect.” The German national football association, the DFB, did not carry news of the playmaker’s retirement on its website or social media accounts. Ozil said he could not accept “German media outlets repeatedly blaming my dual-heritage and a simple picture for a bad World Cup on…

Mesut Ozil announced his retirement from international football with immediate effect, hitting out at what he perceived to be unfair discrimination surrounding his meeting with Turkish president Erdogan in May.

Real Madrid CF are reportedly reserving the iconic number 7 shirt for Chelsea’s talisman Eden Hazard, according to reports from Bernabeu. Hazard is believed to be the European champions’ top summer transfer target following Ronaldo’s switch to Juve, freeing up further funds and a place in attack. The 27-year-old Belgium Captain hinted during the World Cup that he will likely move away from West London this summer and, according to Spanish outlet Don Balon, Los Blancos will now go all out to get their man. Chelsea and Madrid are well apart in their valuation of the player, but it is…

English Premier League side Arsenal are reportedly ready to listen to offers for versatile Super Eagles Attacker, Alexander Iwobi. The 22-year-old forward came through the academy ranks at Arsenal, and is just two appearances short of 100 for the Gunners. Iwobi has been a regular over the last two seasons, but his future at the Emirates Stadium has been thrown into doubt following the arrival of Unai Emery as Arsenal boss. According to Il Messaggero, Iwobi is available for £22m this summer, and Italian giants Lazio currently lead the interest. He scored three times and registered seven…

Former EPL Champions Leicester City have rejected a bid from Saudi Arabian Clubside Al Nasr for Super Eagles pacy forward Ahmed Musa, according to reports. Leicester brought in Musa for £16.6m in 2016, but the Nigerian forward has failed to make an impact in his time at the King Power Stadium. Just two goals have been scored in 21 Premier League appearances, and the 25-year-old spent the second half of the last campaign on loan at CSKA Moscow. An impressive World Cup campaign for the Super Eagles has successfully led to interest in Musa’s signature but according…

The motivation of cash rewards spurred the Flying Eagles to a 5-0 routing of little Mauritania in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations second-leg third round qualifying match on Saturday.