Author: David Great

Manchester United midfielder Christian Eriksen has been ruled out of action for up to three months with an ankle injury, dealing a significant blow to the club’s hopes for the remainder of the season. The Danish player, 30, had to be substituted during United’s 3-1 win over Reading on Saturday in the FA Cup following a foul by Andy Carroll and a statement from the club on Tuesday said he was “likely to be out until late April or early May,” a club statement said. Eriksen has played 31 out of United’s 32 matches in all competitions this season while…

Arsenal have agreed a £12m deal with Chelsea to sign Italy midfielder Jorginho. The 31-year-old, who joined Chelsea from Napoli in 2014, is into the final six months of his contract at Stamford Bridge. He will now have a medical before signing an 18-month contract with the option of a further year. The Gunners turned their attentions to Jorginho after having two bids rejected by Brighton for Moises Caicedo. Brighton say Caicedo is not for sale and it looks increasingly likely the Ecuador midfielder will remain at the club after the 11pm deadline. Jorginho is set to become Arsenal’s third…

Arsenal are exploring a move for Jorginho with the 31-year-old Italy midfielder out of contract at Chelsea in the summer. (Football London) Paris St-Germain hope to sign Chelsea and Morocco forward Hakim Ziyech on loan for the rest of the season, with the 29-year-old thought to prefer a switch to France rather than joining another English team. (L’Equipe) Arsenal are also considering a late bid for Leicester midfielder Youri Tielemans. The 25-year-old Belgium international is out of contract in the summer, but the Gunners are keen for immediate reinforcements to their squad. (90min) Manchester United captain and England defender Harry Maguire, 29, has turned down a loan approach from Inter Milan, but will reassess…

Leeds United have signed United States midfielder Weston McKennie on loan until the end of the season from Juventus, the Premier League club said on Monday. The 24-year-old has made nearly 100 appearances for the Serie A team since joining in 2020, scoring 13 goals and providing five assists. He has won the 2020 Italian Super Cup and 2021 Coppa Italia with Juve. He has 41 caps for the US and helped the national team reach the last 16 at the World Cup in Qatar last year. The former Schalke 04 player will join fellow US internationals Tyler Adams and…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday reacted to a purported attack on President Muhammadu Buhari in the northern state of Kano state, slamming the PDP for rumour-mongering. Bayo Onanuga, the director of media and publicity for the APC Presidential Campaign Council claimed that the main opposition party, PDP was behind the rumoured attack on Buhari. He called on the Department of State Services and police to immediately investigate the PDP over the claims. “We were not surprised to read of the imaginary attack on the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria being peddled by the Peoples Democratic Party…

Chelsea have bid 120m euros (£105.6m) for Benfica’s Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez in a move that would make him the British transfer record signing. So far there is no indication whether the Blues’ offer, thought to include instalments, will be accepted. But if the deal goes through, it would eclipse the £100m Manchester City paid Aston Villa for Jack Grealish in 2021. Fernandez was named young player of the tournament during Argentina’s World Cup triumph in Qatar. Benfica have previously accused Chelsea of trying to unsettle the midfielder, with the Portuguese side’s manager Roger Schmidt declaring their pursuit “closed”. However,…

Sean Dyche says it is his job to make the quality players in Everton’s squad “shine” after being appointed manager. The Toffees sacked Frank Lampard last week with the club 19th in the Premier League and two points from safety. Sean Dyche, 51, who joins on a two-and-a-half-year contract until June 2025, had been out of work since being dismissed by Burnley last April. “We want to put out a team that works, that can fight and wear the badge with pride.” ???? pic.twitter.com/vYqfPNksni — Everton (@Everton) January 30, 2023 “Our aim is to put out a team that works,…

Blast took place in a mosque during prayer time Most of the casualties were police officers No group has claimed responsibility for the blast so far A suicide bombing at a crowded mosque in Pakistan’s Peshawar killed at least 32 people on Monday, the latest attack targeting police in this northwestern city where Islamist militants remain active. Hospital officials said at least 147 people were wounded, with many of them in critical condition. Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif called the blast a suicide attack. There were at least 260 people in the mosque, police official Sikandar Khan added. No one has…

Dr. Muda Yusuf, Founder, Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprises (CPPE) says a further extension by six months is ideal for old naira notes to be phased out of circulation. Yusuf said this on Sunday in Lagos while reacting to the 10-day extension to the January 31 deadline to change old naira notes to new ones by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The extension was announced on Sunday by the CBN governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, in Daura, Katsina State. According to Yusuf, the 10-day extension is grossly inadequate and can put N100 trillion component of the national Gross…

Chelsea have reopened talks with Benfica about trying to sign Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernández, 22, before the transfer window closes on Tuesday. (Telegraph – subscription required) Tottenham have submitted a 25m euro (£22m) verbal offer to Bayer Leverkusen for the transfer of Ecuador centre-back Piero Hincapie, 21. (Bild – in German) Nottingham Forest are on the verge of signing Newcastle United’s English midfielder Jonjo Shelvey, 30. (Telegraph – subscription required) Barcelona are keeping tabs on 23-year-old Atletico Madrid and Portugal forward Joao Felix, who is currently on loan at Chelsea. (Sport – in Spanish) Inter Milan have lined up Manchester United and Sweden centre-back Victor Lindelof, 28, as a replacement for Milan Skriniar if the 27-year-old Slovakia defender moves to Paris…