Chelsea, an English Premier League team that has spent more than £300 million on acquisitions, has recently struggled to find success. The club has been trying with numerous managers since since Frank Lampard left. Graham Potter, who has been in head of the group since the beginning of 2022, is in charge of the most recent of these experiments. However, the team has been doing poorly despite the significant investment made in transfers and the presence of some of the top players in the world, and it is obvious that a change of manager is required. Luis Enrique is one…
Author: Bamidele Festus
Victor Osimhen has been predicted by former Nigerian international Mutiu Adepoju to be the next African player of the year. No other football player on the continent, in his opinion, performs at Osimhen’s level. In 18 Serie A games for Napoli, the Super Eagles attacker has 17 goals. With 15 goals, Osimhen now has the most goals scored in Italy. No one has reached his level yet, and in my opinion, he still has time to accomplish more, Adepoju told Brila FM. “If now was the moment to pick the African best player, he will win it easily.” Recall that when the UEFA Champions League posted a picture of Nigerian Super Eagles attacker Victor Osimhen after he had scored 14 goals in 16 games for Napoli, it got fans and social media users talking. Victor Osimhen, a Nigerian international who is currently the top scorer in Italian Serie A, opened the scoring for Napoli against Roma on Sunday night in the 17th minute. He chested down a cross inside the box and unleashed a powerful volley into…
On the day of the transfer deadline, Chelsea acquired Enzo Fernandez from Benfica for a British transfer record cost of £107 million. On Friday at Stamford Bridge, the 22-year-old midfielder earned his Chelsea debut in the 0-0 draw with Fulham. Reacting to his Chelsea debut, Fernandez posted on Instagram: “Very delighted with the group’s effort. “It is not the result we expected, but let’s keep working for the positive results to come. “I want to thank the audience for last night’s reception and support. Being a Blue and celebrating the launch make me very pleased. “God, I thank You!” Recall…
When Chelsea plays West Ham United in their next match of the season this weekend, they will be looking to snap a two-game losing streak in the English Premier League. The Blues will be seeking for a victory over West Ham United to maintain their ambitions of finishing in the top four after their disappointing goalless draw against Fulham United in their most recent game. West Ham United, on the other hand, will enter the game coming off of a 1-1 tie with Newcastle United on Saturday at St. James’ Park Stadium and will be attempting to defeat the Blues…
The 24-year-old rejected an offer because, in his opinion, it was below what other veteran players and new recruits at Stanford Bridge were being paid, and negotiations with Mount were suspended as a result. Mount, who has 18 months left on his current contract, wants to triple his £80,000 weekly salary, but the club is willing to pay much less than they do for high-priced newcomers like Raheem Sterling. Academy graduates like Mount are want to be recognized as an integral part of the future and not taken for granted after clubs spent more than £300 million on players in…
Achraf Hakimi, a defender for Paris Saint-Germain, expressed his desire to see forward Kylian Mbappe rejoin the team. For their match against Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League, Hakimi wants the Frenchman to be 100 percent healthy. The French champions defeated Toulouse in Ligue 1 on Saturday thanks to a goal from Lionel Messi. Messi was the line leader for Christophe Galtier’s team while Mbappe and Neymar were both unavailable. Before Messi scored the game-winning goal, Branco van den Boomen had given the visitors the lead for PSG. Hakimi then tied the score for PSG. After the game, Hakimi…
Cristiano Ronaldo received a greeting from Manchester United on his 38th birthday. On social media, the Portuguese international received birthday greetings from the Red Devils. Despite the former Real Madrid player’s abrupt departure from Old Trafford, this was the case. After his contract was canceled as a result of an interview in which he ripped into nearly everyone at the club, the legendary player quit the team. Ronaldo worked for United twice. The statement was shown alongside a photo from the forward’s debut season with the club. The Red Devils, who are now third in the Premier League standings, posted…
Today marks the 38th birthday of one of the greatest football players in history. Cristiano Ronaldo, a former top player for Juventus, Manchester United, and Real Madrid, has aged a year. The Portuguese international is gradually coming to the end of his football career as old age draws near. He left Europe to take on a new challenge in Saudi Arabia. In football history, Cristiano Ronaldo is a well-known name. Today, the player is being praised by a huge number of social media accounts and sports media. Let’s look at some of Cristiano Ronaldo’s accomplishments since he began his professional…
In the English Premier League, Manchester United and Crystal Palace just squared off at Old Trafford. It was a tough match that featured a three-goal thriller. Although Crystal Palace was excellent, United only needed goals from Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes to secure the victory. When Brazilian midfielder Casemiro was dismissed from the game after grabbing Will Hughes by the neck during an altercation, it was one of the most talked-about moments of the game. As a result of Casemiro receiving a straight red card from referee Andre Marriner, the Brazilian is scheduled to miss three Manchester United league games.…
The career of Gabonese forward Pierre Emerick Aubameyang has been on an up-and-down rollercoaster over the past 12 months. Just one year ago, in the January transfer window of the 2021/22 season, the former captain of Arsenal was introduced as a Barcelona player at Spotify Camp Nou. Aubameyang’s move to Barcelona was like a prison break for him because his career had hit a snag in the second half of the previous campaign due to his falling out of favor with Mikel Arteta, his former manager at Emirates Stadium. Prior to the club terminating his contract and allowing him to…
The career of Gabonese forward Pierre Emerick Aubameyang has been on an up-and-down rollercoaster over the past 12 months. Just one year ago, in the January transfer window of the 2021/22 season, the former captain of Arsenal was introduced as a Barcelona player at Spotify Camp Nou. Aubameyang’s move to Barcelona was like a prison break for him because his career had hit a snag in the second half of the previous campaign due to his falling out of favor with Mikel Arteta, his former manager at Emirates Stadium. Prior to the club terminating his contract and allowing him to…
Arsenal, the current top of the English Premier League, will play a brand-new Everton squad coached by Sean Dyche. Frank Lampard, a former Chelsea manager who was fired after the 2022–23 season got off to a disastrous start, was replaced as the club’s manager by Sean Dyche. With 15 points in 20 games this season, Everton is in the relegation zone. Despite being positioned 19th in the rankings, they are only two points below the 17th spot. This demonstrates that Everton will play against Arsenal in the hopes of picking up a point at Goodison Park. The Gunners, on the…
Seven players were selected for the Premier League Player of the Month award after putting up outstanding performances in January 2023. Through the EA SPORTS website, supporters and football lovers have voted for their favorite players to win the Premier League Player of the Month title. EA SPORTS Player of the Month for January went to Marcus Rashford, who has now received the honor twice this year. Rashford kept up his stellar run by scoring in three of Manchester United’s four games last month. In four league games this month, United earned seven of a possible twelve points, including a…
Enzo Fernandez, the most expensive player ever signed by Chelsea, has said that when he gets his first goal for the Blues, he will celebrate like super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo to show that he is ready to begin life in the Premier League. Fernandez stated in the video that he is pleased to be leaving Benfica for the Premier League on Chelsea’s official Twitter page. The 22-year-old virtuoso was sought after by Chelsea for for the entire transfer window before a deal was finally reached in the final hours before the deadline. But as soon as Todd Boehly and…
The 22nd round of the 2022–23 English Premier League season will include the London derby between Chelsea and Fulham. As the London rivals compete for a higher position in the standings, both teams will be hoping to grab the upper hand in this critical matchup. Chelsea will be eager to turn their season around after receiving significant reinforcements during the winter transfer window. Despite having had their share of ups and downs this season, both clubs will be striving to perform at their very best in this derby. With the Blues having won eight of their previous thirteen games against…
Enzo Fernandez, the Argentine World Cup champion, has been officially sold by Benfica to Chelsea in a British record transaction of more than £100 million.While Benfica stated that Fernandez was not for sale, Chelsea had identified him as a key target early in the transfer season and appeared to be out of luck.However, in the last days of the transfer season, Chelsea’s management launched a new attempt to sign Fernandez and eventually secured their top target in a deal worth 121 million euros (£106.4 million).Fernandez is now the most expensive acquisition in Premier League history, surpassing Jack Grealish’s £100 million…
A new deadline for the Champions League is approaching while one for the transfer market has already passed. The day of the January transfer deadline for Chelsea was frenetic at best as the Blues tried to reorganize their team to achieve the greatest balance possible for the second half of the season. Jorginho’s £12 million transfer to rival Arsenal as his contract’s expiration drew closer signaled his departure. The squad was also expected to receive a significant addition, and by the window’s end, the Blues had finally secured their target. Enzo Fernandez, a 21-year-old midfielder who possesses a lot of…
According to The Athletic, the Football Association has opened an investigation into a video of Chelsea winger Mykhaylo Mudryk using a racial slur. In January, Mudryk’s £88 million transfer to Stamford Bridge was finalized. The international from Ukraine has only played once for the Blues, against Liverpool. The 22-year-old, however, has already drawn criticism after a historical clip of him was uploaded to TikTok. In a video clip published in July 2022, Mudryk uttered the N-word while quoting the 2017 rap song Freestyle by American musician Lil Baby. Since then, Mudryk has removed the video and apologized through his agents.…
Paul Onuachu, a Nigerian international, has joined Southampton in a €20 million deal that would keep him at St. Mary’s Stadium through 2026. The leading goal scorer in Belgian football this season is 6’7, 28-year-old Onuachu, who has 16 goals in 19 appearances. Prior to his transfer to St Mary’s, Onuachu was on pace to break the league record of 29 league goals scored in a season. “Paul is a huge signing for us and completes what has been a very productive month in terms of recruitment,” manager Nathan Jones stated in a news release about the agreement. Considering how…
A defender from Manchester City named Joao Cancelo is about to go on loan to Bayern Munich. With City, the 28-year-old has back-to-back Premier League titles and has been a crucial member of Pep Guardiola’s team. Cancelo has only started three of City’s ten games since his return from the World Cup with Portugal, and his popularity has declined. Cancelo will now spend the remainder of the season on loan at Bayern Munich, per the decision made by City. The gossipinfo claims that City has also given Bayern the chance to permanently sign Cancelo for €70 million (£61.5 million). How…