Chelsea get the ball rolling to sign Anglo-Nigerian wonderkid
Published: January 14, 2023
Premier League side Chelsea have opened official talks with PSV Eindhoven to sign Anglo-Nigerian wonderkid Nonso Madueke in the January transfer window.   According to PSV insider and Eindhovens Dagblad / AD Sportwereld journalist, Rik Elfrink, Chelsea have made an initial offer of 30 million euros to sign the ...
Official : Swansea City loan out Manchester City academy product Ogbeta
Published: January 14, 2023
With a statement on their official website, Championship outfit Swansea City have announced that Manchester City academy product Nathanael Ogbeta has joined Peterborough United on loan for the remainder of the season.     Ogbeta has struggled with injuries since his switch to Swansea City in January 2022, maki...
PL2 : Two Flying Eagles-eligible players score for Arsenal in come-from-behind win v Leicester
Published: January 13, 2023
Arsenal came from behind to beat Leicester City 2-1 in a Premier League 2 match staged at Meadow Park on Friday night.   Three Flying Eagles-eligible players in central defender Zach Awe, attacking midfielder Ethan Nwaneri and striker Nathan Butler-Oyedeji started for the Gunners, while Nigeria U20 invitees Joel...
PSV Eindhoven willing to let Madueke leave for Chelsea for Cody Gakpo-like fee 
Published: January 13, 2023
Dutch Eredivisie side, PSV Eindhoven are adamant that they will not let go of forward Noni Madueke for less than the amount that secured the signature of former teammate, Cody Gakpo, according to Dutch newspaper Eindhovens Dagblad.   Chelsea, currently mid-table in the Premier League table and struggling with ...
Super Eagles playmaker to be assessed with a view to playing against Southampton
Published: January 13, 2023
Alex Iwobi faces a late fitness test ahead of Everton's Premier League meeting with Southampton at Goodison Park on Saturday.   Against Manchester United in an Emirates FA Cup match a week ago, the Super Eagles playmaker landed awkwardly after he was accidentally caught on the ankle by Tyrell Malacia and...
Three-time Austrian champions interested in signing Arsenal's Super Eagles-eligible GK
Published: January 13, 2023
Three-time Austrian Bundesliga champions SK Sturm Graz are reportedly interested in signing Super Eagles-eligible goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo.    According to Arsenal youth team expert Jeorge Bird, the Hale End Academy graduate is drawing interest from Sturm Graz, with a loan move being mooted.    Okonkwo...
Confirmed : Chelsea recall 19-year-old striker from loan spell 
Published: January 13, 2023
With a statement on their official website, Chelsea have announced that promising striker Jayden Wareham has returned to the club following a loan at League Two club Leyton Orient.    The original agreement between both clubs would have kept the 19-year-old at Leyton Orient until the end of the 2022-2023 campa...
Olufunwa scores his first goal in a Liverpool shirt despite playing out of position v PSG U21s
Published: January 12, 2023
Versatile Super Eagles-eligible central defender Oludare Olufunwa scored his first goal in a Liverpool shirt as the Reds U21s team thrashed Paris Saint-Germain 4-2 in the Premier League International Cup on Wednesday night.    Olufunwa has not played much since his arrival at the Anfield club following his r...
Red-hot Hale End product Chuba Akpom nominated for three monthly awards
Published: January 12, 2023
Arsenal's Hale End Academy product Chuba Akpom is in the running for three monthly accolades following his outstanding performances in December 2022.   The red-hot Middlesbrough striker has been nominated for the Sky Bet Championship Player of the Month award for December, PFA Player of the Month and Boro&...
Weghorst's imminent move : Man Utd set to continue policy that benefited Odion Ighalo
Published: January 12, 2023
Manchester United are set to conclude the loan signing of Burnley-owned striker, Wout Weghorst, until the end of the season.    Weghorst is currently on loan at Turkish Lig 1 side, Besiktas FC, but United are keen to have him as it would not run foul of FIFA’s rule.    The United hierarchy are looking...
FA Youth Cup : Lively Spanish-Nigerian striker Musa comes close to scoring as Man Utd crash out
Published: January 12, 2023
Holders Manchester United were dumped out of the prestigious FA Youth Cup in the fourth round after a 1-0 defeat suffered at the hands of Stoke City on Wednesday, January 11 at the Bet365 Stadium.    Fresh from starring at the Rewe Junior Cup, Spanish-born striker of Nigerian descent Victor Musa started from th...
Chukwuemeka rubs shoulders with Chelsea's newest recruit pre-Fulham 
Published: January 12, 2023
England U20 international of Nigerian descent Carney Chukwuemeka is in contention to be included in Chelsea's matchday squad for the Premier League London derby against Fulham at Craven Cottage on Thursday night.    The gallery of photos from the first team training session published by Chelsea on their of...
Arsenal goalkeeper, recently called up to Flying Eagles, named Chelmsford City's POTM
Published: January 11, 2023
Ovie Ejeheri is celebrating again after he was named Chelmsford City's Player of the Month for December 2022.   The Hale End Academy product has won the award fresh from receiving an invitation to join the Nigeria U20 national team at their training camp ahead of next month's Africa U20 Cup of Nations.�...
Super Eagles legend Mikel endorses Chelsea's signing of Joao Felix
Published: January 11, 2023
Legendary Blues and Super Eagles midfielder John Obi Mikel has apparently endorsed Chelsea's recruitment of Joao Felix on a temporary basis from La Liga giants Atletico Madrid.   Mikel, the most popular footballer of Nigerian descent to play for Chelsea, has given his approval of the signing of the Portugal...
Transfer guru confirms N17b-rated Super Eagles-eligible winger is interesting Chelsea 
Published: January 11, 2023
Chelsea's interest in signing Super Eagles-eligible winger Nonso Madueke in the January transfer window appears to be concrete, with Italian transfer market guru Fabrizio Romano confirming that the Blues 'appreciate' the PSV Eindhoven star.    Writing in his Daily Briefing for Caughtoffside,  Rom...