Author: David Great

Manchester United have had a third bid for Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount, worth about £55m, rejected. United had warned they would walk away from negotiations with the Blues if the offer was not accepted. Chelsea are thought to want at least £58m plus another £7m in possible add-ons for the England international. However, United feel that figure is excessive as Mason Mount only has a year left on his contract and talks about an extension have stalled. United have previously had bids worth up to £40m and £50m for Mount rejected by their Premier League rivals. It is understood Chelsea…

Seaman Rafiu Shabi, a Nigerian sailor is serving with the joint strike fighter squadron from US Navy’s largest master jet base. In a communication from the Navy Office of Community Outreach, Shabi is assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 125. The command is a joint strike fighter squadron located aboard the US Navy’s largest master jet base. Shabi joined the Navy six months ago and currently serves as a logistics specialist. “I joined the Navy to do something great and to be a better person,” he said. Growing up in Lagos, Shabi attended Unique Heights Junior Senior High School, graduating in…

Coach Jose Peseiro’s job is in the hands of the fans after Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president Ibrahim Gusau said he will let them decide if the Portuguese should stay on. Peseiro, who has coached Porto and Sporting in his home country and took over Nigeria in May last year, has led his side to the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Ivory Coast starting in January but his contract ends on June 30. There is now a national debate over whether the 63-year-old should be retained and Gusau said the people can decide. “We have the plan to push…

Nigeria has accumulated up to $3 billion in debts to trading houses such as Vitol and oil majors such as BP for fuel supplies and is trailing four to six months behind schedule in repaying them with cargoes of crude, four traders and executives told Reuters. Nigeria will likely take months to clear the debt, which will complicate reforms by new President Bola Tinubu aimed at weaning Africa’s largest economy and most populous nation off costly fuel subsidies that have contributed to growing debt and foreign exchange shortages. In his first two weeks in office, Tinubu removed petrol price caps…

Rafael Benitez has reached agreement with Celta Vigo to become manager on a three-year deal, the Spanish club said on Friday. The 63-year-old, who won the Champions League with Liverpool in 2005, the UEFA Cup with Valencia (2004) and the Europa League with Chelsea (2013), returns to coaching over a year after being sacked by Everton in January 2022. He will take charge of LaLiga side Celta on their 100 year anniversary, succeeding Carlos Carvalhal, who took was sacked earlier this month after a difficult season in which they had to fight until the last game to avoid relegation. Benitez’s…

Wolves captain Ruben Neves has joined Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal for a club record £47m. The Portugal international joined Wolves six years ago from Porto and has been at the heart of everything the club achieved since then. ???? From the “Wolves” to the biggest team in Asia ????#AlHilal pic.twitter.com/GRoy0f0STN — AlHilal Saudi Club (@Alhilal_EN) June 23, 2023 Neves has been linked with a move to Spanish champions Barcelona since last season but have now been snapped up in the Saudi Pro League craze. A statement on the Wolves website said, “Although Wolves’ modern-day king has abdicated his Molineux throne,…

Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe is on the verge of joining Spanish giants Real Madrid for a new transfer record of €250m. He has been strongly linked with Madrid over the last two years with reports claiming he wanted to link up with French compatriot, Karim Benzema who left Madrid for Saudi Pro League this summer. According to Yahoo News report via Planetsport, Real Madrid are closer to landing him in a deal that will see the 10 times Champions League winners cough up €200m upfront, with €50m in bonuses also included. Mbappe, 24, has stated that he will not…

Though it appears like any biography in its structure and presentation, it is unequivocally an uncommon work of art with unique features and touches. It is unique in quite several ways: It is carefully and consciously written to satisfy both the English and Yoruba-speaking fans of the subject. The Yoruba texts are presented in a comprehensible way with the use of the Yoruba diacritic, that is, the Yoruba tone marks and sub-dots. Another unique feature is the question and answer part of the book which is translated to Yoruba and tucked in the appendix. There are 17 chapters all together…

Manchester United have found a middle ground with Chelsea over a deal for England midfielder Mason Mount, with the 24-year-old close to a £60m move. (Mirror)  Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta believes England midfielder Declan Rice, 24, is the club’s future captain and the Gunners are preparing a third offer closer to West Ham’s demands. (Mail)  Rice remains keen to join Arsenal despite Manchester City planning to enter the race and the Treble winners also being able to meet the £100m asking price. (Guardian) AC Milan are hoping to beat arch-rivals Inter to the signing of Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku, 30, despite the Belgium forward spending last season on loan with the Champions League finalists. (Gazzetta dello Sport…

The five people aboard a missing submersible died in what appears to have been a “catastrophic implosion,” a US Coast Guard official said on Thursday, bringing a grim end to the massive international search for the vessel that was lost during a voyage to the Titanic. “These men were true explorers who shared a distinct spirit of adventure, and a deep passion for exploring and protecting the world’s oceans,” OceanGate Expeditions, the US-based company that operated the Titan submersible, said in a statement. “Our hearts are with these five souls and every member of their families during this tragic time.”…