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Barcelona are keeping a close eye on Tottenham pair Harry Kane and Christian Eriksen after watching them in action against Real Madrid on Tuesday, reports Mundo Deportivo. The Catalan giants’ sporting director, Robert Fernández, was in the crowd at the Santiago Bernabeu to see Kane and Eriksen help Mauricio Pochettino’s …

The big news in today’s gossip pages is that Mesut Ozil is planning to leave Arsenal for Manchester United either in January or when his contract expires at the end of the season. the 29-year-old is so confident the deal will happen that he’s already told his Gunners teammates. Ozil …

Tammy Abraham might have been Chelsea’s saviour — a young forward who could have galvanised a club searching for answers as hopes of retaining last season’s Premier League title fade. But he can’t be. Not this season, at least. Abraham, just older than Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford, is on loan …

Chelsea have joined the race for highly rated wonder kid Pietro Pellegri.Genoa will not entertain an offer less than €40-45 million. Antonio Conte could welcome his compatriot in January as he searches for a backup to Alvaro Morata due to a lack of faith in Michy Batshuayi. The outlet reports …

Arturo Vidal is being tracked by Inter Milan, who could snap up the Chile international in the winter transfer window as Bayern Munich re-adjust after sacking Carlo Ancelotti. The former Juventus star’s most likely destination appears to be Inter, with the Nerazzurri likely to make a move following summer interest. …

LISBON, Portugal — Nemanja Matic has revealed Jose Mourinho ordered his players to target goalkeeper Mile Svilar before the teenager’s error gifted Manchester United victory over Benfica. The 18-year-old, who became the youngest goalkeeper to appear in the Champions League, carried Marcus Rashford’s 30-yard free kick over the line in …

The NFF boss confirmed that the Swansea youngster is poised to team up with the Super Eagles after an ‘honest’ discussion last week Amaju Pinnick has declared that Tammy Abraham has agreed to play for the Nigeria senior national team. The Nigeria Football Federation president confirmed his dialogue with the …

These are the best paid African footballers in the world These players are at the top of their craft A host of African players abroad received sizeable wages weekly for their jobs as footballers. In this list, we take a look at 10 most paid African players in world football. …

The Italian media has released a 25-man shortlist of candidates for the Golden Boy award. The best players on the planet under the age of 21 will battle it out to take the title, with the winner determined by a panel of 30 journalists. Here is the full list: Aaron …

KELECHI IHEANACHO SAYS GOD BROUGHT HIM TO FOOTBALL Iheanacho believes God made his professional football career a possibility following disapproval from his parents. Super Eagles star Kelechi Iheanacho has revealed that it was God that engineered his move to football after his family tried to stop him. Iheanacho grew up …