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The summer Transfer window is in full swing and clubs are on the prowl for top talents or Marquee signings in just about the same manner free agents are out doing everything necessary to get noticed.
Super Eagles defender Leon Balogun finally made his expected debut for new club Brighton in their 1-1 with Championship side, Charlton Athletic on Tuesday night in pre-season friendly game. The 30-year-old defender Balogun played and was impressive for 64 minutes in the encounter before he was replaced by Ben Barclay. Next up for the Seagulls is another pre- season game against another EFL Championship clubside Birmingham City at St Andrews on Saturday.
Turkish Super Lig club, Eskisehirspor is reportedly interested in bringing former Super Eagles and Bolton Wanderers forward Chinedu Ogbuke Obasi to Turkey during the current transfer Window. The former Flying Eagles star player had a short loan spell with EFL side, Bolton Wanderers after he was released by AIK and ran out of contract with the club at the end of the 2017/2018 season. Obasi began his professional career at Norwegian side Lyn Oslo in 2005 and played together with Super Eagles captain, John Obi Mikel, before switching to Hoffenheim. However, the pacy forward has not been able…
World Cup winner and Chelsea Midfielder, N’Golo Kante appeared in his usual casual dress mode at teammate Cesc Fabregas’ Post Wedding Celebration in Ibiza on Tuesday Night. Fabregas tied the knot with Daniella Semaan in May, however the couple waited until the height of summer – and after the league season and World Cup – to hold their celebratory bash. It took place on the Balearic island and was the perfect place for any football fan hoping to catch a glimpse of some of the game’s biggest names. Kante especially stood out for his sartorial choice, which took the apparent smart-casual…
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…