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Paris Saint-Germain midfielder, Marco Verratti has urged the club not to stop fellow teammate, Neymar, from leaving Thomas Tuchel’s side this summer. It was reported that Neymar has been consistently linked with a return to Barcelona since joining PSG in 2017 for a world-record deal of £222 million. The 27-year-old …

Manchester United have announced the signing of Goalkeeper Mary Earps for the club’s women’s team. The 26-year-old joined United from German side, VfL Wolfsburg. She was a member of the England squad to the recently concluded FIFA Women’s World Cup. A statement on the club’s official website reads, “Manchester United …

Barcelona have signed Antoine Griezmann from Atletico Madrid, the club announced on Friday via its social media channels. The player’s lawyers showed up at LaLiga’s headquarters today, to pay his buy-out clause. The France forwards’ release clause dropped from €200m (£180m) to €120m (£107m) on July 1. Atletico Madrid Chief …

Former Arsenal transfer negotiator, Dick Law has lifted the lid on how the club missed out on signing Eden Hazard from Lille. In an interview with Goal, Law explained that although there were funds available, there was also a risk-reward calculation. “We had the financial muscle, but the risk reward …

Head coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, has given reasons why his side’s target at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations’ was to get to the semi-final. One of Rohr’s reasons was that the Super Eagles are currently number three in Africa. Rohr’s men have already achieved their target …

Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp, is adamant that their summer transfer business is done. Klopp stated this while speaking to the media, after their 6-0 win over Tranmere in a pre-season friendly on Thursday. The Reds have only brought in young defender Sepp van den Berg from PEC Zwolle. But Klopp …

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, is considering signing Brazil captain, Dani Alves, in this summer’s transfer window as a potential replacement for Defender Danilo. According to Daily Mail, Guardiola is ready to sign the 36-year-old experienced right-back if Danilo eventually leaves Man City this summer. The newspaper is reporting that …

Business moguls, Aliko Dangote and Femi Otedola, have made a promise to the Super Eagles as Niger progresses in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON. The billionaires said they will donate $50,000 and $25,000 respectively for each goals scored in their semi-final game against Algeria. The Super Eagles will …

Nigeria legend, Austin Jay Jay Okocha has admitted that he was a bit disappointed after Super Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr, substituted Vice-captain Ahmed Musa in Nigeria’s 2-1 victory over South Africa at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, quarter-final on Wednesday. Ahmed Musa came off for Levante star, …

Super Eagles defender, William Troost-Ekong has identified the Algerian national team as the ‘most in-form team’ at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. AFCON. The Udinese star stated this following Nigeria’s 2-1 victory over South Africa at the AFCON quarter-finals encounter on Wednesday night. The 25-year-old, who scored the winning …