Author: David Great

Arsenal have confirmed the signing of Declan Rice from West Ham for £100m plus £5m in add-ons. The Gunners’ on Saturday announced the signing of the coveted England midfielder after West Ham disclosed that the 24-year old has left the club. Rice has signed a five-year contract with Arsenal in a deal which has the option of a further year. He will wear the number 41 shirt. “I’ve been looking at Arsenal over the last couple of seasons and the trajectory they’ve been on,” he said. “Not last season but the season before, they [only] finished fifth, but you could…

Paris St-Germain have targeted Napoli’s Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen, 24, not to replace Kylian Mbappe but to help convince the France forward, also 24, to sign a new contract. (Sport – in Spanish) PSG are attempting to hijack Bayern’s bid for Tottenham’s England striker Harry Kane, 29. (Independent) Chelsea are looking at a making up a move for Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic, with PSG also interested in the 23-year-old Serbia international. (Mail) Manchester City have made Bayern Munich’s France full-back Benjamin Pavard, 27, their number one target if England defender Kyle Walker, 33, joins the German champions. (Guardian) However, City want Walker to sign a new 12-month contract extension amid interest from Juventus as well as Bayern. (Mail)…

Standard Chartered said on Friday it has reached an agreement to sell its subsidiaries in five sub-Saharan African countries to Nigeria’s Access Bank, putting into motion a plan announced last year to divest those businesses. Standard Chartered will sell its shareholding in its subsidiaries in Angola, Cameroon, Gambia, and Sierra Leone to Access. It will also sell its consumer, private, and business banking business in Tanzania to Access Bank, a subsidiary of Access Holdings. Standard Chartered said in April last year that it would exit seven countries in Africa and the Middle East (AME) as it seeks to improve profits…

The Oyo State Government, on Thursday, demolished some structures at Omololu Olunloyo GRA, Ring Road, Adeoyo, Ibadan, over illegal acquisition of land, unlawful entering into the GRA and non-compliance with physical planning rules and regulation by occupants. The demolition was extended to Aquatech of Agriculture and Technology, Ibadan as the owner engages in the leasing of government lands without approval. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Land, Housing and Urban Development, Mrs. Mofoluke Adebiyi who led the team, while speaking on the demolition, said the exercise was to restore sanity to the land use management, urban and physical planning and development…

Arsenal have signed Netherlands defender Jurrien Timber from Ajax Amsterdam, the Premier League club said on Friday. The 22-year-old has made 121 senior appearances in all competitions for the Dutch club, winning two league titles and a Dutch Cup. Timber will wear the number 12 shirt at Arsenal who finished second behind Manchester City in the league last season. “Ajax and the English club agreed on a 40 million euros ($44.88 million) transfer fee. That amount can increase to 45 million euros through variables,” Ajax said in a statement. Timber joined Ajax’s academy in 2014 with his twin brother Quinten,…

Former Manchester City soccer player Benjamin Mendy was found not guilty of one count of rape and one of attempted rape by a British court, PA Media reported on Friday. In January, Mendy was found not guilty of six counts of rape and one count of sexual assault. The trial took place at Chester Crown Court, with the Manchester Evening News reporting that Mendy wept after the verdict was read out. “Benjamin Mendy would like to thank the members of the jury for focusing on the evidence in this trial, rather than on the rumour and innuendo that have followed…

Al Ahli are preparing a £30m bid to prise Algeria winger Riyad Mahrez, 32, from Manchester City. (Athletic – subscription required) City boss Pep Guardiola is set to hold talks with Mahrez amid the interest from Saudi Arabia. (Mirror) Chelsea are monitoring the situation of Brazil forward Neymar and could make a move for the 31-year-old if he decides to leave Paris St-Germain. (Le Parisien – in French) Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad are set to make a £40m offer for Liverpool’s 29-year-old Brazil midfielder Fabinho. (Athletic – subscription required) Liverpool and England midfielder Jordan Henderson, 33, has accepted a lucrative deal from Steven Gerrard’s Al-Ettifaq. (Guardian) Spain midfielder Thiago Alcantara, 32, could leave Liverpool and make…

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An alleged notorious land racketeering kingpin, Moses Erih and a company, Micmerab Resources Nigeria Limited, have been charged before a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Apo, Abuja, for alleged offences of conspiracy, obtaining money by false pretences and forgery. Moses Erih and the company were brought before Justice Baba Shaini, on the alleged offences on Tuesday, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The offences according to the prosecutor, Richard Dauda, are contrary to 1(1) (a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act. The…

Christian Pulisic has joined AC Milan from Chelsea after four years at Stamford Bridge, the Premier League club said in a statement on Thursday. The 24-year-old arrived in the summer of 2019 having agreed to join the Blues from Borussia Dortmund earlier in the year. He made an early impact with an assist in the UEFA Super Cup against Liverpool before announcing himself on the Premier League stage against Burnley. Pulisic scored a hat-trick at Turf Moor, becoming only the second American to achieve that feat in the English top flight. He ended his debut campaign – which was disrupted…