Author: David Great

Crystal Palace are planning to gamble on Belgian free agent Eden Hazard by handing the ex-Chelsea and Real Madrid attacker, 32, a one-year deal at Selhurst Park despite his injury problems. (Football Transfers) The Gunners have agreed a fee of 45m euros (£38.6m) plus add-ons with Monaco for the sale of 22-year-old United States striker Folarin Balogun.  (RMC Sport – in French)  Manchester United are close to agreeing a one-year contract with Jonny Evans, 35, in a move that could raise fresh doubts over the future of fellow centre-back Harry Maguire, 30, at Old Trafford. (Telegraph – subscription required) An unnamed Albanian side is…

Manchester City has secured the services of talented Belgian winger Jeremy Doku from French club Rennes. The deal, which was finalized on Thursday, will see the 21 year old winger donning the City colours for the next five years. Doku, according to report is said to cost the European champions £55 million ($70 million). “This is a great day for me, both personally and professionally,” Doku said in a statement. “Manchester City are the best team in world football, so to be joining them is something very special for me and my family. Juventus offer £35m for Lukaku, Man City…

Former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata, has resigned from Templars, a prestigious law firm where he was a Senior Partner. According to the firm’s statement dated August 24, 2023, the former NBA President officially informed the firm’s other partners and management of his decision to participate in active politics. In accordance with the firm’s governance protocols, it was decided that he would leave the firm effective Thursday, August 31, 2023. The firm said this will enable him fully focus on his project of contributing towards nation building You may recall that Akpata just joined the Labour…

Spanish defender Aymeric Laporte has joined Saudi Pro team Al Nassr from Premier League champions Manchester City for €27.5 million (£23.6 million). The 29-year-old joins former Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo at Al Nassr along with Sadio Mane, Marcelo Brozovic, Seko Fofana, and Alex Telles who have all joined the club. Laporte was a key component in City’s five Premier League championships in the last six seasons and was acquired from Athletic Bilbao for a then-club record £57 million in January 2018. Laporte’s ability to play in Guardiola’s “playing the ball out from defence” system was the reason for this.…

Amobi Paulinus Ezeaku has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer/General Manager of Rangers International Football Club of Enugu by Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah. The Flying Antelopes’ Nobert Okolie, the organization’s media and communications officer, announced the appointment in a statement. The appointment was made, according to Okolie, in a release issued on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, by Professor Chidiebere Onyia, Secretary to the Enugu State Government, who also appointed twelve other people to boards and parastatals around the state. FIFA begins disciplinary action against Spanish FA chief over kiss According to the statement, the appointments are effective right…

Nigeria’s unemployment rate has decreased dramatically, from 33.3% in 2020 to 4.1% in the first quarter of 2023 and 5.3% in the last quarter of 2022. The 2020 statistics and the ones that were computed before a two-year break were done so using different procedures, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The unemployment rate for the nation, which is a result of the labour force survey (LFS) carried out in Nigeria, was last officially reported in March 2021, two years earlier, at 33.3% for the fourth quarter of 2020. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) stated on its…

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has ruled the possibility of Paris St Germain forward Kylian Mbappe joining the Spanish club in this transfer window on Thursday. Ancelotti added that Real are unlikely to do any more transfer business in the current window which closes on September 1. When asked about France striker Mbappe, he told reporters: “No, I rule it out 100%. I think our squad is closed and our players are thinking about our season.” The transfer window remains open in Saudi Arabia beyond Sept. 1, which means clubs from the Gulf nation could still poach Europe’s best players,…

The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has opened disciplinary proceedings against Luis Rubiales on Thursday after the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president kissed Spain star Jenni Hermoso on the lips following the Women’s World Cup final last weekend. “The FIFA disciplinary committee informed Luis Rubiales, president of the Spanish Football Association, today that it is opening disciplinary proceedings against him based on the events that occurred during the final,” world football’s governing body said in a statement. FIFA said the incident “may constitute violations of article 13 paragraphs 1 and 2 of the FIFA disciplinary code”. Spain star Hermoso…

The National Agency For Food And Drug Administration And Control (NAFDAC), has certified the use of Glucozil for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Glucozil is a herbal drug, is produced by Edo Government-owned Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. NAFDAC’s approval of the herbal medicine for public use was announced in a statement by Otunba Mike Aladenika, AAU Head, Corporate Communication, Office of the Vice Chancellor on Thursday. “Its bid to reclaim its enviable position among the comity of institutions, grounded in research and higher learning, has received the approval of NAFDAC, as well as the rights of production and patents of…

Chelsea will urge Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, 30, to accept an offer from Saudi Arabia if a deal cannot be struck with a European club. (Talksport) Juventus are willing to pay Chelsea £35m for Lukaku but the Italians need to bank £50m from the sale of Serbia striker Dusan Vlahovic, 23, before they can proceed. (Standard) Manchester City are exploring a deal to sign 24-year-old Portugal midfielder Matheus Nunes from Wolves. (Athletic) Wolves are unlikely to let Nunes leave Molineux so close to the end of the transfer window unless Manchester City make a vastly inflated bid for the player. (Express & Star) City have also turned their attention to Crystal Palace and England…