TRANSFER ROUND UP FOR JANUARY 29th 2016

Done deals:

– Wolfsburg have signed Brazilian forward Bruno Henrique from Goias Esporte Club.

– West Brom sign midfielder Sandro on six-month loan deal from QPR.

– Wolves have completed the signing of defender Mike Williamson from Newcastle United.

– Roma have signed Ervin Zukanovic on loan with option to buy from Sampdoria

– Inter Milan have confirmed the signing of striker Eder from Sampdoria on a two-year loan with a conditional right to buy.

– Gazelec Ajaccio have completed signing of Tunisian forward Amine Chermiti on a free transfer.

– Philippe Senderos has signed a six-month contract with Grasshoppers Zurich

Here's our new number nine with the white shirt! Welcome to @SwansOfficial, Alberto Paloschi! #swans pic.twitter.com/QPhRVpWqKK

— Swansea City AFC (@SwansOfficial) January 29, 2016

– Alberto Paloschi completes a move to Swansea City from Chievo on a three-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

Today’s reports and rumours:

– Newcastle have made an enquiry about the possibility of taking Roma striker Seydou Doumbia on loan until the summer, according to reports.

– Juventus have agreed a deal to sign Riccardo Saponara from Empoli this summer, according to reports.

Neymar
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– Neymar has declared himself “very happy” at Barcelona and says he would find it very difficult to leave the club.

– According to Sky Sports Italia, Leicester have offered £12.2million for AC Milan forward M’Baye Niang.

– Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool are open to doing some transfer business before Monday’s deadline.

– Inter Milan have reportedly agreed personal terms with Sevilla’s Ever Banega, whose contract expires in the summer.

– Chelsea manager Guss Hiddink has confirmed the club are closing in on a deal to bring New York Red Bulls defender Matt Miazga to Stamford Bridge.

– Bayern Munich are not going to respond to the loss of Jerome Boateng to injury by drafting in a last-minute replacement this transfer window, according to their chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.

– According to L’Équipe, Championship side QPR have had an approach for Bordeaux striker Enzo Crivelli turned down.

– Aston Villa manager Remi Garde wants Gabby Agbonlahor to stay at the club beyond Monday’s transfer deadline.

– According to Sky Sports sources, Newcastle are on the verge of agreeing to take Atletico Madrid left-back Guilherme Siqueira on loan until the summer.

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– Manuel Pellegrini says Manchester City will not be dipping into the transfer market to find a replacement for the injured Kevin De Bruyne.

– Sunderland have agreed a fee with Bordeaux for forward Wahbi Khazri.

– Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo has said the club would like to keep hold of striker Fernando Torres.

– Salvatore Sirigu will stay at Paris Saint-Germain this January, even if it jeopardises his Euro 2016 hopes, his agent reveals.

– Everton have had a £13m bid for Sporting Lisbon striker Islam Slimani rejected, according to reports.

– According to reports, Angers have reached an agreement with Juventus for the loan signing of Younes Bnou Marzouk until the end of the season.

– According to reports, Manchester United are ready to join the race for CSKA Moscow striker Ahmed Musa, with Leicester reported to have had an opening £15.1 million bid rejected.

– Antonio Nocerino’s agent admits the midfielder is “90 per cent certain” to leave AC Milan.

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– Chelsea interim manager Guus Hiddink does not think the expected signing of former AC Milan forward Alexandre Pato is a risk.

– According to reports, Sampdoria are interested in signing Fabio Quagliarella from Torino.

– Bordeaux have submitted an offer worth €2.5million for ESTAC Troyes’s goalkeeper Paul Bernardoni.

– Emil Hallfredsson is reportedly on the verge of leaving Hellas Verona to join Udinese.

– Leicester City have agreed an £11.5 million fee with Chelsea to sign forward Loic Remy, according to reports.

-Shakhtar Donetsk have warned Liverpool and Chelsea they will not sell Alex Teixeira for less than his £53million release clause.

Football tit bits:

– The former Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic has officially announced his retirement from football.

Former @ManUtd, @Inter_en & @FSSrbije star Nemanja Vidic has announced his retirement.https://t.co/kOUTL2joev pic.twitter.com/iy6ckHsIWb

— FIFA (@FIFAcom) January 29, 2016

– FIFA has temporarily lifted the transfer bans imposed last week on La Liga sides Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid while world football’s governing body investigates the club appeals regarding the signing of youth players.

– Barcelona will meet Valencia in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey, with Sevilla taking on Celta Vigo in the other last-four tie.

– Crystal Palace’s Connor Wickham will serve a three-match suspension after the Football Association charged him with
violent conduct following an incident with Tottenham’s Jan Vertonghen.

– Adidas have reportedly agreed to a £106million-per-year renewal of Real Madrid contract that eclipses Manchester
United’s current record agreement by some 40%.

REPORT: #DCFC 1-3 #MUFC. @ManUtd are the first side through to the last 16 #EmiratesFACup https://t.co/yGiW37Xop9 pic.twitter.com/2l3vHvUdTf

— Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) January 29, 2016

– FA CUP 4th round Results: Derby 1-3 Manchester United.

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Transfer round up for January 19th 2016

Done deals:

– Juventus have confirmed the signing of Rolando Mandragora from Genoa, with the midfielder set to spend the rest of the season on loan with Pescara.

– Norwich City sign Steven Naismith from Everton on three-and-a-half year deal.

– Watford have announced the signing of goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon from Sunderland on a three and a half- year deal.

– QPR have confirmed the signing of striker Conor Washington from Peterborough on a three-and-a-half year deal.

– Hellas Verona have signed defender Samir Caetano de Souza Santos on loan from Granada.

– Atalanta have completed the signing of Remo Freuler from FC Luzern.

– Kasimpasa have completed the signing of David Pavelka from Liberec.

DONE DEAL | City sign @Everton forward Steven Naismith for an undisclosed fee: https://t.co/UlaZMwzBmv #ncfc pic.twitter.com/TuCFyZ92Vv

— Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) January 19, 2016

Today’s reports and rumours:

– Roma terminate Ashley Cole’s contract by mutual consent.

– According to reports, Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Adrien Rabiot is edging closer to a loan switch to Marseille.

– According to Marca, Atletico Madrid have turned down a €30million offer from Tottenham for striker Jackson Martinez.

– West Ham co-chairman David Sullivan has confirmed that terms have been agreed with Leeds United for the signing of Sam Byram.

– Newcastle will not allow Florian Thauvin’s proposed loan deal to Marseille untill they reach an agreement with Spurs over the signing of Andros Townsend, according to reports.

– Tottenham midfielder Nabil Bentaleb has been reassured over his future by head coach Mauricio Pochettino.

– Al-Ahli attacking midfielder Everton Ribeiro says Guangzhou Evergrande want to sign him.

– According to reports, talks between Newcastle’s Cheick Tiote and Shanghai Shenhua have stalled.

– Levante are reportedly in pole position for Fiorentina’s Giuseppe Rossi, after Genoa pulled out.

Calum Chambers, Arsenal

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– Arsenal defender Nacho Monreal has signed a new long-term contract.

– Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Granit Xhaka says he will not leave the Bundesliga club simply to sit on another side’s bench.

– Diego Perotti’s agent reveals only “final details” are missing for a transfer from Genoa to Roma.

– Atalanta want to sign Anderlecht striker Idrissa Sylla, according to Sky Sports Italia.

– Lille are interested in signing Chelsea attacker Charly Musonda on loan this month, according to reports.

– AC Milan defender Cristian Zapata is reportedly not keen on VfB Stuttgart or Hoffenheim offers.

– Werder Bremen chief executive Thomas Eichin has told Bild: “We are in negotiations.” over a loan move for Chelsea defender Papy Djilobodji.

– An intermediary for Wolfsburg claims Juventus rejected an offer from the German club for Simone Zaza.

– Roma’s hopes of signing Barcelona’s Adriano this month have taken a hit after his agent said: “Adriano won’t leave in January.”

– According to Le Parisien, Ligue 1 high-flyers Angers are considering a loan deal for PSG youngster Jean-Kevin Augustin.

– Roma and AC Milan are said to be interested in Atletico Madrid attacking midfielder Oliver Torres.

– Marseille midfielder Alaixys Romao has confirmed in a press conference that he will remain at the club until the end of the season, dismissing speculation about a possible move to Sunderland.

– Spanish sources claim Roma have asked Real Madrid for defender Nacho Fernandez.

– Inter director Piero Ausilio confirms Fredy Guarin “is in negotiations” with Jiangsu Suning

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– Jurgen Klopp insists he has the final say on transfers at Liverpool despite his predecessor suggesting he had been compromised by a transfer committee.

– According to reports, West Ham are preparing a £18million bid for Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge.

– According to reports, Manchester City have joined the race for Athletic Bilbao attacker Inaki Wiliams and are looking to activate his £15.3 million release clause, with Arsenal, Real Madrid and Liverpool also interested.

– According to reports, Swansea and Bournemouth are both weighing up moves for Lazio midfielder Ravel Morrison.

– According to reports, Hajduk Split goalkeeper Lovre Kalinic is set to sign for Aston Villa after a £5million fee was agreed.

– According to Goal, Barcelona have turned down a loan move from Real Betis for striker Sandro Ramirez and hope to sell the 20-year-old to a premier league team before the end of the January transfer window.

Football tit bits:

– Gianni Infantino, the UEFA general secretary who is bidding to succeed Sepp Blatter as FIFA president, has proposed staging an expanded World Cup across several countries as part of his manifesto.

– André Villas-Boas found Chelsea’s sacking of José Mourinho “quite incredible”, saying the club’s owner, Roman Abramovich, “has sacked basically every coach that he’s had”.

– The Dutch FA (KNVB) has said it would have supported Ajax’s Riechedly Bazoer if the midfielder had walked off the
pitch after he was subjected to racist chants from opposition supporters over the weekend.

Gareth Bale
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– Real Madrid have confirmed that Gareth Bale has picked up another calf muscle injury, with reports in Spain saying the Wales international is likely to miss three weeks of action.

– The father of Manuel Godoy believes Real Madrid tried to hide their involvement with his son during FIFA’s investigation into the club.

– Barcelona coach Luis Enrique says Lionel Messi will decide if he is fit enough to play in Wednesday’s Copa del Rey quarterfinal first leg tie at Athletic Bilbao.

– Jorge Sampaoli has stepped down as coach of Chile in the wake of a disagreement with newly elected Football Federation of Chile (ANFP) president Arturo Salah.

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Transfer Round Up For January 17th of 2016

Done deals:

– Hannover have completed the signing of Hugo Almeida from Anzhi Makhachkala.

– Southampton have completed the signing of Charlie Austin from QPR.

– Celta Vigo have completed the signing of Claudio Beauvue on a five-and-a-half year deal.

– Celtic sign Danish defender Erik Sviatchenko from FC Midtjylland on four-and-a-half year deal.

– OGC Nice have completed the signing of midfielder Remi Walter from AS Nancy.

Charlie Austin
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Today’s reports and rumours:

– According to reports, Arsenal are interested in Ukrainian winger Andriy Yarmolenko.

– QPR have enquired about the availability of Chelsea forward Patrick Bamford, according to reports.

– Manchester United attacker Andreas Periera has no plans to leave the club on loan, despite reports suggesting otherwise, according to Goal.

– Corinthians manager Tite has revealed that Pato’s future will be decided in “two or three days.”

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– West Ham are considering a cut-price £10 million deal for Liverpool’s Mario Balotelli, who’s on loan at AC Milan.

– Ashley Cole is reportedly close to joining LA Galaxy.

– Chilean defender Gonzalo Jara has left Mainz, with the Bundesliga club confirming they have agreed to terminate the player’s contract.

– Newcastle’s France international Moussa Sissoko is a £12m January target for Serie A leaders Napoli, according to Sky Sports Italia.

– Italy striker Graziano Pelle is set to leave Southampton after the club signed Charlie Austin from QPR, according to reports.

– Norwich City have agreed a deal to sign Wolfsburg defender Timm Klose, according to reports.

– Totttenham could make an €8million move for Toulouse forward Ben Yeddar, according to reports in France.

– Liverpool are reportedly interested in Athletic Bilbao forward Inaki Williams.

Mathieu Debuchy
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– Arsenal defender Mathieu Debuchy has revealed that he will quit the club in January as he wants to play for France at Euro 2016.

– Swansea City have made a move to re-sign Joe Allen from Liverpool, according to reports.

– According to reports, Barcelona sent scouts to watch John Stones in Everton’s draw at Chelsea.

– Leicester are hopeful of sealing a deal for FC Copenhagen’s Daniel Amartey by the end of the week, according to the Press Association.

– Dinamo Zagreb have rejected an approach from Chelsea for 18-year old goalkeeper Adrian Semper.

– Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Granit Xhaka has been linked with Liverpool and the club’s sporting director Max Eberl admits that they would consider any major bids.

– Chelsea are reportedly interested in Crystal Palace defender Scott Dann.

– Watford are keen on QPR winger Matt Phillips, according to reports.

– Norwich manager Alex Neil remains hopeful of closing out a deal for Everton’s Steven Naismith this month.

– Chelsea are lining up a £20m swoop for Leicester City star Riyad Mahrez, according to reports.

– QPR have approached Everton about signing Bryan Oviedo on loan for the rest of the season,according to reports.

– Newcastle United are set for another raid of the Swansea squad with an eye on signing Bafetimbi Gomis, according to reports.

Louis Van Gaal

– Manchester United manager Louis Van Gaal has blocked a loan move for Victor Valdes to Newcastle, according to reports.

– Aston Villa boss Remi Garde revealed the club has not received any offers for Joleon Lescott.

– West Ham boss Slaven Bilic insisted that while he is planning to improve the squad next summer, he is unlikely to dip into the transfer market in this window.

– According to reports, West Brom are demanding £7m for Callum McManaman, 24, after QPR and Middlesbrough became the latest clubs to register an interest in the winger

– Watford are hoping to complete the £6.5million signing of Malaga’s 28-year-old winger Nordin Amrabat, according to reports.

– Swansea have reportedly rejected an approach from Sunderland for their 26-year-old Ghanaian forward Andre Ayew.

– Fiorentina have joined Inter and Napoli in the race for young Empoli defender Federico Barba, according to reports.

– According to reports, Turkish side Besiktas met with OGC Nice’s Hatem Ben Arfa this weekend to discuss a possible transfer.

Football tit bits:

– Swansea City have told Sky Sports News that they are close to appointing former Udinese boss Francesco Guidolin as head coach alongside Alan Curtis.

– Louis van Gaal believes Manchester United can win the Premier League after their late victory over Liverpool reignited an unlikely title push.

– Real Madrid director general Jose Angel Sanchez has claimed that FIFA is looking into Premier League clubs over breaches of the same regulations that saw Atletico and Real Madrid given transfer window bans last week.

– Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has broken the record for the most number of Premier League goals scored for one club, as he netted in the 1-0 win against Liverpool to overtake Arsenal legend Thierry Henry.

Cristiano Ronaldo
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– Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo says the team are happier playing under new coach Zinedine Zidane than they were under previous boss Rafa Benitez in the aftermath of Sunday’s 5-1 La Liga win over Sporting Gijon.

– Roberto Martínez criticised the standard of refereeing as Everton were denied a first league double over Chelsea in 37 years by John Terry’s equaliser in the eighth minute of added time, a goal allowed to stand despite the centre-half converting from an offside position.

– Max Allegri insists “Napoli are the Scudetto favourites for now” despite Juventus earning a 10th consecutive victory.

Transfer Round Up For January 12th 2016

And here is the Football Transfer Round Up For January 12th 2016 as compiled by our Paul Ayorinde

Done deals:

– Newcastle United have completed the signing of Jonjo Shelvey from Swansea City on a five-and-a-half-year deal.

Loan signing Steven Caulker, our new No.19, wearing #LFC colours for the first time. pic.twitter.com/QZg3B2tPs7

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) January 12, 2016

– Liverpool sign defender Steven Caulker from QPR on loan until the end of the season.

– Palermo have completed the signing of Polish international defender Thiago Cionek from Modena

– Lazio have completed the signing of midfielder Ronaldo Pompeu Da Silva from Empoli.

Today’s reports and rumours:

– Newcastle United are being linked with former Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner, according to reports.

– According to ESPN Soccernet sources, Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink is yet to decide whether to keep Christian Atsu or loan him out again.

Luis Enrique, credit fcbarcelona.com

– Barcelona boss Luis Enrique admits he is looking to strengthen his squad in a bid to retain their treble crown.

– Inter Milan have terminated Nemanja Vidic’s contract at the club, according to reports in Italy.

– Norwich City end interest in George Santayana transfer after failed medical.

– A host of Premier League sides, including Aston Villa, Norwich, Newcastle and Swansea, have enquired for Paul Pogba’s brother and St Étienne defender Florentin Pogba, according to reports.

– Chinese Super League club Guangzhou Evergrande are interested in signing West ham striker Nikica Jelavic.

– AEK Athens are interested in signing Aston Villa’s Charles N’zogbia, ccording to reports in England.

– Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone is looking to sell Jackson Martinez to Arsenal, according to reports in Spain.

– According to reports, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Branislav Ivanovic are both in contract talks with Chelsea.

– Claudio Ranieri says Leicester’s January transfer business is already over after signing Demarai Gray from Birmingham.

Emmanuel Adebayor
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– Watford manager Quique Sanchez Flores has said he’s interested in signing Emmanuel Adebayor and Andros Townsend.

– Bayer Leverkusen striker Javier Hernandez hasn’t ruled out a future move to Arsenal.

– Crystal Palace have joined Southampton in the chase for Juventus midfielder Stefano Sturaro, according to talkSPORT.

– Dele Alli has signed a new contract with Tottenham, which will run until 2021.

– L’Equipe claims that Edinson Cavani does not feel he is sufficiently valued by Paris Saint-Germain and is considering pushing to leave the club at the end of the season.

– Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has ruled out adding more firepower in the January transfer window to bolster his side’s Premier League title challenge, saying Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho is adequate back-up.

– Fiorentina full-back Gilberto is in negotiations to join Genoa on loan, confirmed his agent.

– Hull boss Steve Bruce said he would be “off his rocker” to consider selling Tom Huddlestone to Championship promotion rivals Derby.

– Dwight Gayle can leave Crystal Palace but only on a permanent deal, according to Sky Sports sources.

– Alessandro Diamanti is set to leave Watford to join Atalanta on loan, according to reports.

– According to reports, Sunderland have revived their interest in Lamine Kone and talks are continuing.

Roberto Martinez
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– Everton boss Roberto Martinez is hopeful of adding to his squad before the end of the January transfer window.

– AC Milan confirmed Luiz Adriano is not called up for the Coppa Italia tie with Carpi as “he is in transfer negotiations.”

– Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich are said to be tracking Torino winger Bruno Peres.

– Hector Herrera’s agent confirms talks with Napoli, but warns “he won’t leave Porto until June.”

– Bayern Munich chief Karl-Heinz Rummenigge admits “we like Gonzalo Higuain, but I doubt Napoli will sell.”

– Reports in Italy suggest Borussia Dortmund have given the green light for Ciro Immobile to return to Torino for €11million.

– Fiorentina have reportedly joined the race for Andrea Ranocchia, but Inter Milan would prefer a sale to Liverpool.

– Napoli have reportedly raised their bid for Nikola Maksimovic to €22million, but Torino are holding out for €25million.

– Lazio have received an offer of €10million from Swansea for Spanish striker Keita Balde, according to reports in Italy.

– Everton and Newcastle are keen on signing Espanyol striker Felipe Caicedo, according to reports.

– According to reports, Manchester United have £15million bid for Atletico Madrid midfielder Saul Niguez rejected.

Football tit bits:

– Roberto Carlos has said he is in talks to join Zinedine Zidane’s backroom staff at Real Madrid and hinted he may be
able to persuade Neymar to join him.

– Mathieu Valbuena has said he would have “no problem” playing alongside Karim Benzema should they both be
chosen to play for France in the Euros.

– Manuel Pellegrini has admitted Vincent Kompany may not return until the “last part of the season” due to his latest calf
injury.

– Louis van Gaal has admitted there have been times this season when Manchester United have left him feeling “bored
or angry”

Luis Suarez

– Barcelona forward Luis Suarez will serve out his two-match ban for his role in a Copa del Rey tunnel bust-up after the Spanish federation appeals committee overruled the Catalan club’s bid on
Tuesday.

– Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is “not interested” in criticism from Yaya Toure after being named African Footballer of the Year.

Chelsea Get £24million For winning League As QPR Receives £1.3million

Like its the norm at the every end of season, each club in the Barclays English Premier (BPL) will receive payments depending on their position on the League.

While the teams at the top end of the Log get a chance to compete with top clubs across Europe and added incentive to this is the amount of money they get to share.

Newly crowned Champions Chelsea will receive £24million pounds for finishing first while Relegated QPR will receive £1.3million.

Below is the complete table based on the final positions of teams in the BPL table for 2014/2015 season;

1. Chelsea £24million

2. Manchester City £22.8million

3. Arsenal £21.6million

4. Manchester United £20.4million

5. Tottenham Hotspurs £19.2million

6. Liverpool £18million

7. Southampton £16.8million

8. Swansea City £15.6million

9. Stoke City £14.4million

10. Crystal Palace £13.2million

11. Everton £12million

12. West Ham United £10.8million

13. West Bromwich Albion £9.6million

14. Leicester City £8.4million

15. Newcastle United £7.2million

16. Sunderland £6million

17. Aston Villa £4.8million

18. Hull City £3.6million

19. Burnley £2.4million

20. QPR £1.3million

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I WANT TO PLAY FOR NIGERIA-Sanmi Odelusi Nigerian Born British Bolton Wanderers Player

Bolton Wanderers winger Sanmi Odelusi wants to play for nigeria

Bolton Wanderers winger sanmi odelusi who is currently on loan to conventry city in england has disclosed that he wants to represent nigeria is fatherland at next years 2016 olympics .

Odelusi populary called ode started his career at QPR before switching to Reading’s Academy and then snapped up by Wanderers, for whom he’s made six senior appearances.

Sanmi Odelusi, Bolton Wanderers forward

He also had a loan spell at MK Dons this time last year, making ten appearances in League One.

But for now the 21-year-old, who has made six senior appearances for bolton Wanderers is currently on loan to Coventry City were he will play until the end of the season.

The star player who has same quality like that of emmanuel amunike said that ‘ i want to play for nigeria, i want to wear the green white green, am not a 3 lion so i dont wana play for england but super eagles.

when asked about playing in next years olympic games, odelusi hinted that he has not spoken to the Nigerian Football Federation or Samson Siasia, after he missed meeting with the Nigerian Football Federation president Amaju pinnick when he visited england on monday, Sanmi added that, i was unable to meet with the NFF president because i only heard he will be in England very for short period but aside that, i want to score for Siasia at the All Africa Games qualifiers and also help nigeria qualify for the Olympics too in Rio, am 21 yrs old now and i guess i can easily blend and adapt to nigerian football if given the opportunity now, so i could play now and gather some experience.

Sanmi Odelusi in action

Sanmi Odelusi who carrys a british passport and also a nigerian passport is back in training this week, hoping to be available for Coventry City’s trip to Sheffield United in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.

The exciting Bolton loan forward trained for the first time yesterday since suffering a hamstring strain at Ryton days after his impressive goal-scoring debut when he helped the Sky Blues secure a point against Rochdale.

Newfanzone BPL Team Of The Week. Game Week 11

The Lads at the Newfanzone have collectively selected this week’s Barclays Premier League team of the week (Week 11). 

We have chosen to line up in a 4-3-3 attacking formation and this are the stand out players for us.

You can tweet @Newfanzone your thoughts or better still tweet at us your own “BPL Team of the Week” remember to like our Facebook page and follow our twitter handle and we will Follow you back

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Formation: 4-3-3

Goal Keeper: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa)

The American Goal keeper had an excellent performance and was the major reason Aston Villa kept a clean sheet against West Ham

Right back: Daryl Janmaat (Newcastle)

The Netherlands international produced an excellent performance against West Brom, setting up both goals for Newcastle.

Left Back: Leighton Baines (Everton)

Baines produced a fantastic performance against Sunderland and scored his team’s equalizer.

Centre defender: Ron Vlaar (Aston Villa)

The Villa Captain was at his best against West Ham and was key to his team keeping a clean sheet at Upton park.

Centre Defender: Fabricio Coloccini (Newcastle)

Since Coloccini got back into the Newcatle team,their performances has improved. The Argentine’s organisational skills at the back against West Brom was immense

Midfielder: Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea)

Sigurdsson had a nice game against Arsenal and capped it off with a top-class free kick to score Swansea City’s first goal

Midfielder: Emre Can (Liverpool)

The young German midfielder had a good game against Chelsea and scored a lovely goal in the early minutes of the match

Midfielder: Jefferson Montero (Swansea)

The Ecuadorian winger was a torn in the flesh of Calum Chambers all evening and eventually made an assist for Bafetembi Gomis to score Swansea City’s winning goal against Arsenal

Forward: Charlie Austin (QPR)

The Queen Park Rangers’ striker has been in blistering form of late and scored two lovely goals against Premier League Champions on Saturday.

Forward: Shane Long (Southampton)

Long was a second half substitute against Leicester City and still had enough time to score two well-taken goals to give Ronald Koeman’s team victory.

Forward: Sergio Aguero (Man City)

The Argentine Striker continued his goal-scoring form against QPR. He scored two lovely goals to ensure his team got a point at Loftus Road.

Newfanzone BPL Team OF the Week (week 11)

Football Transfer Deals, Speculations And Titbits

Its a day of loan deals as the world prepares for the impending return of Mario Balotelli to the BPL, but of course the rumour mills have gone into overdrive and our Man Paul Ayorinde has captured it all for you.

you can follow Paul on twitter: @El_Pauleta on twitter and also follow @NewFanzone and we will follow you right back, lets keep the discussion going.

Angel Di Maria- (AP Photo/Paul White)

Queens Park Rangers have completed the signing of Eduardo Vargas

Today’s report and rumours:

– According to Milan news, the fee agreed between Liverpool and AC Milan for Mario Balotelli is €20million in addition to bonuses.

– According to reports, Arsenal are preparing to offer €40million plus Olivier Giroud for PSG striker Edison Cavani.

– Tottenham are keen on activating the £8million release clause of Sevilla defender Federico Fanzo

– Hull City have submitted a £10million bid for Blackburn Rovers striker Jordan Rhodes

– Mattia Destro’s agent has revealed his client would be interested in a move to Chelsea

– AC Milan are keen on replacing Mario Ballotelli with FC Porto star striker Jackson Martinez.

– According to reports in France,Celtic are set to make an offer for Lille’s striker Salomon Kalou

– AC Milan have played down reports that they are in Paris to negotiate a deal for Paris Saint-Germain Adrien Rabiot

– French Ligue 1 side Metz are close to signing Modibo Maiga from West ham on a one-year loan

– West Brom coach Alan Irvine has confirmed his interest in Greece striker Georgios Samaras

– Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has revealed Angel Di Maria has rejected a new contract and also have asked to leave the club,Sami Khedira have also rejected a new contract at Real Madrid.

– Hull city manager Steve Bruce is looking to Rotherham winger Ben Pringle as replacement for injured Robert Snodgrass.

– Monaco are reportedly lining up a £10million bid for Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech

– Manchester United and Chelsea are battling it out to sign highly rated Cruzeiro midfielder Lucas Silva

– According to reports, QPR have open talks with Reading’s goalkeeper Alex McCarthy

– Manchester United are planning a shock bid for Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso.

– Arsenal are ready to fend off late interest shown by Locomotiv Moscow to sign Newcastle midfielder Cheik Tiote

– Galatasaray are close to signing Arsenal forward Lucas Poldoski

-According to reports, Monaco are close to signing defender Wallace from Braga

– Paul Pogba’s agent has stated that no contract talk with Juventus are underway,despite General Manager Beppe Marotta claiming a extension was close.

– Atletico Madrid are interested in signing Napoli winger Goran Pandev.

– Everton manager Roberto Martinez isn’t ruling out a move for free agent Samuel Eto’o

– According to reports, Anderson is close to leaving Manchester United for FC Porto in a deal worth €7.5million

– According to reports in France, Lorient striker Vincent Aboubakar is set to join FC Porto for €10million plus bonuses

– According to Skysports Italia, Mario Balotelli will travel to England tomorrow to undergo a medical at Liverpool.

– According to reports, Real Madrid have contacted Manchester City enquiring about the availability of striker Alvaro Negredo

Football tit bits:

– Bastia striker Brandao has been provisionally suspended until September 18th so that the Ligue de football professionell (LFP) can make a long-term decision.

– Roy Hodgson is set to name Wayne Rooney as England’s new captain ahead of the start of the Euro 2016 qualifiers next month

– Paul Scholes is “scared” for his former club Manchester United’s future and feels they need to buy at least five players to avoid decline.

– Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo trained without any problems ahead of Friday’s Spanish Super cup second-leg clash with Atletico Madrid having been substituted due to injury in the first-leg on Tuesday.

– The Glazer family has no plan to sell Manchester United in the near future,with the club’s American owners determined to be in place for at least the next five years

BPL 2014 – 2015 MATCHDAY 1 REVIEW

With the Epl match-day 1 come and gone, Newfanzone.com takes an in-depth analysis on the matches of the dramatic weekend where we saw Red cards,missed penalties,late winners and lots more drama.

MANCHESTER UNITED vs SWANSEA CITY

In the BPL curtain raiser Swansea city stunned Manchester united as they recorded their first ever win at Old Trafford.

Manchester United New coach Louis Van Gaal started with his customary 3-5-2 formation and ended with a 4-4-2, but it was Ki-Sung Yeung that would open proceedings after an hitting a low shot past De Gea from a Glyfi Sigurdsson assist. Just after 8 minutes into the second half Wayne Rooney equalised throughg a superb overhead kick .

Glyfi Sigurdsson would be the Man of the match when he blasted home a pass from Wayne Routledge in the 72nd minute. Man united look to press on for an equaliser but the Swansea defence stood still till the final whistle.

FT Manchester United 1 Swansea 2
(Rooney). (Ki,Sigurdsson)

LEICESTER CITY Vs EVERTON

Premier league newcomers Leicester City held Europa league Bound Everton to a 2-2 draw on saturday.

Everton opened scoring through a Aiden McGeady curler in the 20th minute but Leciester city equalised just after two minutes when debutant Leandro Ulloa scored in the 22nd minute.

On the 45th minute Steven Naismith restored the visitors lead when he struck home after a lovely pass from South African Steven Pienaar.

Leicester city would have the last goal of the game when substitute Chris Wood scored in the 86th minute having been introduced just 12mins to the end of the game.

FT: Leicester City 2. Everton 2
(Ulloa,Wood). (McGeady,Naismith)

WESTHAM VS TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

The first London derby of the season was a fiesty encounter which saw both sides finish the game with ten men. Mark Noble couldn’t punish Tottenham after he missed a spot kick when Naughton was sent off.

The game look destined for a draw but newboy Eric Dier had other plans when he received a pass from substitute Kane and he rounded Adrian to roll the ball in for a late winner.

New manager Mauricio Pochettino could not hide his admiration for the English Under-21 defender when he called him an HERO.

FT: West Ham 0. Tottenham 1
(Dier)

ARSENAL VS CRYSTAL PALACE

This game had a new twist to it when Manager Tony Pulis resigned 24 hours before kick-off. But Crystal palace were not bothered when Brede Hangeland exploited Arsenal’s weakness in defence by latching on a corner kick in the 35th minute to open scoring.

The community shield champions soon replied on the stroke of half-time when defender Koscienly headed home a free-kick from new boy Alexis Sanchez.

The gunners were rewarded for their persistence when last season’s Arsenal player of the year Aaron Ramsey banged in a late winner to secure all 3 points for the North-londoners.

FT: Arsenal. 2 1 Crystal Palace
(Koscienly,Ramsey). (Hangeland)

LIVERPOOL VS SOUTHAMPTON

Liverpool started the new BPL season without talismanic forward Suarez. Their opponents Southampton though depleted were one of the two teams that won at Anfield Last season.

It was the Merseysiders that would open scoring when English man Raheem Sterling fired them up into the lead in the 23rd minute.

Southampton were back in the game when right back Nathaniel Clyne whacked a shot into the roof of the net just 9 minutes to the start of the 2nd half.

It was last season’s 21 goal forward Daniel Sturridge that would earn a point for the Reds when he opened his account this season with a 79th minute goal.

FT: Liverpool 2. Southampton 1
(Sterling,Sturridge) (Clyne)

NEWCASTLE VS MANCHESTER CITY

The BPL champions started their season away to Alan Pardew’s men, and It was the champions who took the lead at St James Park when David Silva slotted home after an excellent back-heel from Bosnian Edin Dzeko.

Newcastle pressed for the equaliser with French international Sissoko getting close on a number of occasions .Substitute Sergio Aguero would secure three points when he poked in a rebound after his initial shot was saved by Tim Krul.

FT: Newcastle 0. Manchester city 2
(Silva,Aguero)

BURNLEY VS CHELSEA

Jose Mourinho’s men started their Campaign with a visit to newly promoted team Burnley .The Blues were shocked when newcomers Burnley took the lead through Scott Arfield in the 13th minute but news signing Diego Costa just needed 17 minutes to get off the mark in the EPL with a vital equaliser.

Former Barcelona Midfielder Fabregas turned provider for German Schurrle and Serbian Ivanovic as the first 45minutes seem to be the best we’ve seen this season.

The second half was very boring with the High point being the entry of Chelsea Legend Didier Drogba.

Chelsea with this performance have now gone top of the Log.

FT: Burnley 1. Chelsea 3
(Arfield). (Costa,Schurrle,Ivanovic)

Other results in the BPL
QPR 0. Hull 1
(Chester)

Stoke 0 Aston Villa 1
(Wiemann)

Westbrom 2. Sunderland 2
(Berahino *2). (Cattermole,Larsson)

The BPL match day 1 fixture Brought a lot of excitement even though some of the players seems to be not fully fit and ready yet. Hopefully match day 2 fixtures would be more competitive and explosive.

ADEJUWON ADEMOLA

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Hottest Football Transfer News And Titbits

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Done Deals:
– Swansea city signs Ecuador winger Jefferson Montero on a four-year deal.

– Chelsea Forward Lucas Piazon has joined Eintracht Frankfurt on a season long loan

– Official: Frank lampard joins New York City FC on a free transfer.

– Alejandro Puzuelo has joined Rayo Vallencano from Swansea city for an undisclosed fee

Today’s Report and Rumours:

– Burnley have joined the race to sign striker Troy Deeney but Watford are holding out for £10million

– West ham are ready to offload Ravel Morrison because the midfielder is not in Sam Allardyce’s plan.

– Inter Milan are said to have agreed personal terms with Southampton striker Pablo Osvaldo

– QPR coach Harry Redknapp is reportedly keen on bringing Samuel Eto’o to Loftus Road.

– Tottenham are set to make a cash plus Lewis Holtby on loan offer in order to secure the signing of Aston Villa captain Ron Vlaar

– Arsenal have told Atletico Madrid they will have to pay £15million to sign Santi Cazorla

– Manchester United are favorites to sign Colombian star Juan Cuadrado after Bayern Munich ended their pursuit in the £30million rated Fiorentina man

– Arsenal are set to submit an offer to Hoffenheim for 22-year old attacker Roberto Firmino.

– Everton are close to signing Bosnian midfielder Muhammed Besic

– Crystal Palace are keen on signing Marseille midfielder Morgan Amalfitano, who spent last season on loan at West Brom.

– Liverpool are battling to resurrect an £8million deal for Chelsea left back Ryan Betrand

– QPR have had a £5million bid for Leroy Fer rejected by championship side Norwich city

– Manchester city have made enquiries about the availability of Real Madrid midfielder Isco

– According to reports, Monaco Striker Radamel Falcao is on the verge of joining Real Madrid on a season long loan

– According to reports, James Rodriquez cost Real Madrid more than €90million,which they didn’t reveal

Football tit bits:

– Luis Suarez could make his debut for Barcelona against arch rivals Real Madrid at the Bernabeu. The date of the first “el clasico” of the season is set for the weekend for the weekend of October 25-26;on the Sunday the Uruguayan’s four month suspension comes to an end.

– Mexican Javier Aguirre has been appointed as the new coach of Japan.

– Louis van Gaal was impressed after his first game in charge of Manchester United ended in a comprehensive 7-0 win over LA Galaxy. “It is fantastic how they have performed today, when you see us train, you can expect something but not 7-0.It was a surprise but they were beautiful goals and beautiful attack” van Gaal said.

– Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has told goalkeepers Thibaut Courtois and Petr Cech that they will both be staying at the club whether they like it or not.

– Since James Rodriquez signed for Real Madrid, the club has already sold £20million worth of ‘James’ shirt worldwide.