Tag: Premiership

Kai Havertz to Move to Arsenal From Chelseas for £65m

22Jun

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English Premiership, Sports

Kai Havertz to Move to Arsenal From Chelseas for £65m

In a significant transfer development, Arsenal Football Club has reached an agreement with Chelsea Football Club for the acquisition of German international forward Kai Havertz. The deal, valued at approximately £65 million, has been agreed upon by the two clubs. While the finer details of the agreement are yet to be disclosed, it is understood that the clubs have established an initial understanding that enables Havertz to engage in discussions regarding personal terms and undergo a medical examination. The transfer fee for the 24-year-old Havertz, who exhibited an impressive performance last season with nine goals in 47 games for Chelsea, includes potential add-ons that could further increase the overall cost of the deal. Havertz, who made his move from Bayer Leverkusen to Chel...

Saka: Nigeria’s Target Gets England Call-up

1Oct

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Africa, English Premiership, Nigeria, Sports

Saka: Nigeria’s Target Gets England Call-up

Arsenal star and Super Eagle's target Bukayo Saka has been included in England team billed to face Wales, Belgium and Denmark in their upcoming games in October. The Three Lions will face the Welsh side in a friendly at Wembley on October 8 before taking on Belgium and then the Danish team in a Nations League outing. Saka has been who has been in fine form for Arsenal was a target for the Super Eagles having been of Nigerian descent. The youngster was born in England to Nigerian parents and has represented the European country at age grade levels of U16, U17, U18, U19 and U21. If the the left-back features for the three Lions then that would end his Super Eagles chances according to FIFA rules. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president Amaju Pinnick had previous...

Ighalo a Natural Goal Scorer and Poacher – Man United Manager, Solskjaer

28Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Nigeria, Sports

Ighalo a Natural Goal Scorer and Poacher – Man United Manager, Solskjaer

Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo has earned commendation from his Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer following his superb performance which earned them an FA cup semi-final place. Ighalo who switched to Manchester United in January banged his fifth goal of the season to help his team secure a win over Norwich city. He scored the first goal as United had to wait till extra time after 90 minutes to score the winner over their lowly rated opposition at Carrow road. Ighalo pounced on the ball to beat Norwich keeper Tim Krul five minutes into the match but the opponents fought back to score an equalizer in the second half. Solskjaer expressed admiration for the former Eagles hitman as he scored his fifth goal on his fourth start for United. “Odion knows how much we v...

1Jun

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Algeria, Sports, World Cup

Sports: ManCity to Sign Mahrez for £60m

After failing to sign the Leicester City play maker in the last transfer window, Premier league champions Manchester City is now set to close the deal for about £60m. This deals is expected to be concluded before the World Cup begins. Man City is also expected to sign Napoli midfielder, Jorginho for about £42m. Interestingly, none of these two players will be at the World Cup with their respective countries failing to qualify for the tournament.