Author: David Great

Manchester United have reached an agreement with Juventus over the purchase of France midfielder Adrien Rabiot, 27, for an initial £15m. (Guardian) Manchester United have also made contact regarding Real Betis’ 28-year-old Argentina midfielder Guido Rodriguez. (AS – in Spanish) Lazio’s Serbia midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, 27, is also still on Manchester United’s list of options. (Telegraph – subscription) Another Manchester United target, 19-year-old Slovenia striker Benjamin Sesko, is close to agreeing a deal to join RB Leipzig from Red Bull Salzburg in 2023. (90min) Chelsea are preparing to offer a world record fee for a defender in a bid to sign French centre-back Wesley Fofana, 21, from Leicester City. (Football London) Chelsea are £10m short of Leicester’s valuation for Fofana. (Independent) Chelsea’s Germany forward Timo Werner, 26,…

Everton have completed the signing of England centre-back Conor Coady on a season-long loan. Frank Lampard’s Everton were short of defenders after losing Ben Godfrey and Yerry Mina to injury in their Premier League opener against Chelsea. “As soon as I heard the interest I really wanted to be part of it straight away. I’m over the moon to join,” Coady said. The Merseyside-born 29-year-old will wear the number 30 shirt for Everton. The Liverpool academy product was on the bench for the Wolves’ first game of the season at Elland Road, with manager Bruno Lage preferring Max Kilman and…

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has confirmed that singer, Kizz Daniel, has been released from police custody in Tanzania and will return to Nigeria. NIDCOM had been working with the Nigerian commission in Tanzania after a video of his arrest made the rounds on Monday. Chronicle NG reports that the Commission revealed that the Buga star was held at Oyster Bay Police Station Civil Police in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Reacting to a tweet on his arrest, NIDCOM said, “We are presently engaging our Mission and see what can be done. We will keep the public posted with our…

An unexploded World War Two bomb submerged in an Italian river has been revealed due to an extreme drought. The 450kg (1,000lb) bomb was found by fishermen on the banks of the depleted River Po. Large sections of the 650km (400 mile) river have dried up in Italy’s worst drought for 70 years. Unusually hot weather and low rainfall levels have compounded northern Italy’s water shortages and heightened fears about the effects of climate change. “The bomb was found by fishermen on the bank of the Po river,” army official Colonel Marco Nasi told Reuters news agency. 54,000 evacuated in…

A London museum says it has agreed to return to Nigeria artefacts looted in the 19th Century from the Kingdom of Benin. The Horniman Museum said ownership of 72 objects would be transferred to the Nigerian government. Items include 12 brass plaques, known as Benin Bronzes, a brass cockerel and a key to the king’s palace. It follows a request by Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) in January. The museum, in south-east London, says it has consulted with community members, visitors, schoolchildren, academics, heritage professionals and artists based in Nigeria and the UK. “All of their views…

Leicester and Southampton are on alert after English winger Callum Hudson-Odoi, 21, asked to leave Chelsea on loan before the transfer window shuts. (Guardian) Borussia Dortmund are also interested in a move for Hudson-Odoi. (Mail) Chelsea and Germany forward Timo Werner, 26, is close to a permanent return to RB Leipzig. (Mail) Villarreal are confident of taking 26-year-old Argentina midfielder Giovani lo Celso from Tottenham on a permanent deal after a successful loan spell last season. (Fabrizio Romano) Bayern Munich sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic has rubbished suggestions that Manchester United have made an enquiry for 26-year-old Germany international Leroy Sane. (Manchester Evening News) United are still continuing to work on a deal for 19-year-old Slovenian forward Benjamin Sesko…

Erik ten Hag endured a nightmare first competitive game in charge of Manchester United as they lost at home to Brighton in their opening Premier League match of the season. New signings Christian Eriksen and Lisandro Martinez started for the hosts, with Cristiano Ronaldo – their top scorer last season – on the bench. But there were familiar problems for United as they were punished for a lethargic start when Pascal Gross fired in from Danny Welbeck’s dangerous ball. It got worse for United when Gross found the target again before half-time, firing in from close range after David de…

Deposed Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, says he will continue to speak and air his views to defend and rebuild Nigeria. Sanusi, who is also the current Khalifah, Tijaniyat Movement of Nigeria, said this in Abuja on Saturday at a stage play titled “Emir Sanusi: Truth in Time.” The play was written by Prof. Ahmed Yerima, a professor of Drama at the Redeemer University and produced by executive chairman, Duke of Somolu Productions, Mr Joseph Edgar. The 14th emir said he has what it takes to contribute to nation building because of his long history of service to the…

Commissioner of Police in Osun, Olawale Olokode, has ordered the immediate disbandment of his surveillance squad because of unprofessional conduct by its members. The spokesperson in the state, SP Yemisi Opalola, made this known in Osogbo in a statement issued on Sunday. “The dissolution is with immediate effect and all personnel attached to the squad are to report to the State Headquarters for redeployment. “Investigations have commenced at the State’s Criminal Investigation Department over complaints of unprofessional conduct exhibited by personnel of the squad,’’ she stated. Lagos police recover stolen car, robbers flee Opalola stated also that the disbandment would…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) have filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari, asking the court to “declare arbitrary and illegal the N5 million imposed on Trust TV, Multichoice Nigeria Limited, NTA-Startimes Limited and TelcCom Satellite Limited, over their documentaries on terrorism in the country.” Joined in the suit as Defendants are Mr Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). The NBC had last week imposed the fines on the media houses, claiming that their documentaries “glorified the activities of bandits and undermines national security…