Author: Brila

Brazil and Chelsea star Willian has been reported absent from training as rumours of a Real Madrid bid for the player continue to grow. The 29-year-olds no-show comes just a day after Real Madrid offered a £65m bid for the wingers’ services. Los Blancos are still on the hunt for a replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo after he transferred to Juventus for £99.2m earlier in July. The Times report that Willian has contacted Chelsea explaining that his absence is due to an issue with his passport, following an extended period off after the World Cup, he was originally expected…

Super Eagles forward Henry Onyekuru, has revealed that he turned interest from Spanish outfit, Valencia to remain with Turkish giants, Galatasaray. Onyekuru is on loan at Galatasaray from English Premier League side, Everton. He spent last season on loan at Belgian club, Anderlecht as he couldn’t get a work permit to play in the Premier League after joining Everton from another Belgian team, Eupen. Reports in the past week have suggested Valencia were interested in paying Everton to terminate the temporary deal with the Turkish side and take the winger on a five-year deal. The striker has however confirmed Valencia’s…

Jose Mourinho is not expecting to get what he wants this summer, but the Manchester United manager insists only bringing in one more player is “not a drama” Transfers are arguably chief among the issues as United have so far only managed to bring in Brazil midfielder Fred, raw full-back Diogo Dalot and third-choice goalkeeper Lee Grant. Mourinho freely admitted he wants another two new signings in a bid to launch an improved Premier League title challenge by the August 9 deadline, but attempted to downplay the frustrations of only getting one. Asked if he was confident he would get…

The men’s singles top seed at the 2018 ITTF Challenge Nigeria Open, Aruna Quadri has been given the nod to be part of the top 20-man contingent listed by the ITTF for the 2018 Men’s World Cup holding in Paris, France. Quadri had missed out of the prestigious tournament following his 3-4 loss to Egypt’s Omar Assar at the 2018 Top 16 Africa Cup in Kenya earlier in the year, but the Nigerian had to rely on his world ranking to make the final list for the lucrative tournament holding on October 19 to 21. The world table…

Chelsea have been handed a major blow in their pursuit of Argentina forward Gonzalo Higuain, as the Juventus star seems to have agreed on a move to AC Milan. The Argentinian striker has been the subject of much transfer speculation this summer, with reports that he could link up with Sarri again after working together at Napoli. According to respected Italian source Gianluca di Marzio, Juventus have struck a deal with rivals AC Milan over the transfer of the 30-year-old. Chelsea remain interested in Higuain’s teammate Daniele Rugani as Sarri eyes more reinforcements.

Super Falconets Captain Oluwakemi Famuditi has called on Nigerians to give more support to the U-20 Female National team as they head to France for the World Cup. Speaking to www.brila.net’s Pius Idoko, the falconets’ Captain revealed That there’s Motivation and that the team is in high spirit going into the world cup. The confluence queens defender who will be playing for the second time at this level at the world cup noted that Nigeria should be expecting more from them. Famuditi, however, pleaded that the team will also need the support of every Nigerian when the…

Red Bull Leipzig aren’t giving up on trying to sign Ademola Lookman from Everton, with the Daily Mail’s claiming that they have returned with an £18m offer. Lookman spent the second half of last season on loan with the Bundesliga side and made an instant impression. Leipzig’s former sporting director and now team manager, Ralf Rangnick, has made no secret of his desire to acquire the 20-year-old on a permanent basis and says he has received encouragement from the player himself. There are growing indications on Merseyside that Lookman is unsettled at Everton and wants to move…

Head Coach Of Nigeria’s U20 Female National Team, The Falconets, Coach Chris Danjuma has stated that his team is ready and in good shape heading into the world cup in France. According to Coach Danjuma, there are no injury concerns and no single player in the team is recuperating from any form of injury. The tactician in a chat with www.brila.net also hinted the quality in his squad depth as the players who will not make the starting XI can hold their own when the world cup gets started. Nigeria’s Falconets will take on European powerhouse, Germany…

Chelsea have offered N’Golo Kanté a new contract worth nearly £290,000 a week, which would make him the club’s best-paid player. They have acted to deter interest from PSG in the midfielder who impressed at the World Cup, where he helped France to lift the trophy. Kanté has been offered a five-year deal worth up to £15 million a season, which roughly doubles his present wage and would take him above Eden Hazard who is Chelsea’s top earner on £220,000 a week. Chelsea will not allow Kanté to leave for France and the 27-year-old has not asked…

Super Eagles and Benfica’s fullback Tyronne Ebuehi has sustained a damage to his left anterior cruciate ligament and is expected to be out of action for a prolonged spell. The Nigeria international suffered the serious knee injury during Benfica’s International Champions Cup defeat to Juventus on Saturday. Benfica made the announcement about the injury on Monday, July 30 “The athlete Tyronne suffered a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of the left knee and will undergo surgical intervention in the next few days,” Benfica announced on their website Monday. No further details were given about the injury. Ebuehi who joined the…