Ajax and Middlesbrough have agreed a deal for Nigerian-born forward, Chuba Akpom. Akpom, a former Arsenal academy star, was set to join French outfit RC Lens but the Ligue 1 outfit pulled out of the move despite already having an agreement in place with Middlesbrough. However, according to The Athletic, Ajax have now reached agreement with Middlesboro for the player’s transfer. Ajax will pay Boro a fee of €12m plus €2m add-ons. The 27-year-old has been given permission to …
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Brentford have agreed to sign Romeo Beckham from Inter Miami on a one-year deal. The 20-year-old had been on loan playing for Brentford’s B team, but he’ll now make the move permanent ahead of the new season in English football. He played for the Bees side as they lifted the Premier League Cup and his performance has helped him earn a full-time deal. The move marks the end of Beckham’s stay with his father’s side, with England legend David running …
The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has directed its members to withdraw their services nationwide on Wednesday, June 7 and join the strike action proposed by the Nigerian Labour Congress NLC over the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal government. In a memo signed by its acting general secretary, Dominic Igwebike, the NUEE urged its members to comply with the directive and stop work from the early hours of Wednesday. ‘’All National, State and Chapter …
Football star, Cristiano Ronaldo has conceded he did not expect to finish the season empty-handed at Saudi Arabian club, Al Nassr after forcing his way out of Manchester United who won the Capital one Cup, qualified for next season’s champions league and could win the FA Cup against Manchester City this weekend. Ronaldo signed a two-and-a-half year contract estimated by media to be worth more than 200 million euros ($220.16 million) with Al Nassr, making his debut in …
Barcelona have agreed a deal with Bayern Munich for the signing of Polish striker Robert Lewandowski for £42.5m (€50m). The former Dortmund striker will fly to Miami on Sunday July 17, where Barcelona will begin their pre-season tour, for a medical before signing his three-year contract, which contains an option for a further 12 months. The Poland international had just one year remaining on his Bayern contract and had told the club he would not renew his deal. …
The U.S. and NATO believe that Belarus could “soon” join Russia in its war against Ukraine, U.S. and NATO officials tell CNN, and that the country is already taking steps to do so. It is increasingly “likely” that Belarus will enter the conflict, a NATO military official said on Monday. “(Russian President Vladimir) Putin needs support. Anything would help,” the official explained. A Belarusian opposition source said that Belarusian combat units are ready to go into Ukraine as soon …