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Chelsea are reportedly ‘ready’ to pay Napoli striker Victor Osimhen’s release clause this summer as the Blues look to strengthen their forward line.  Despite seeing off Middlesbrough in Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup semi-final to book in a Wembley date next month, Chelsea have endured another disappointing Premier League season, currently …

The Melbourne Stars have notched up their third consecutive BBL win, chasing down a monster 206 runs to defeat the Adelaide Strikers away from home. Led by a 19-ball half century from Marcus Stoinis, which was the second fastest for the franchise, the Stars went on to record their highest …

The Adelaide Strikers have won back-to-back WBBL titles, defeating the Brisbane Heat by just three runs in a nail-biting victory. In front of an Adelaide Oval crowd of 12,379, the Strikers stood up for their home crowd and took home the title, after finishing the season as minor premiers. It …

Super Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi has been named in an iconic list of the best strikers in the English Premier League. British media organisation TalkSports has named Super Eagles and Nottingham Forest forward Taiwo Awoniyi in the list of top ten strikers in England. The 26-year-old former Liverpool man signed …

Napoli are struggling with Victor Osimhen’s injury and could wait for a longer period for the forward to return to action. Victor Osimhen may have to watch Napoli from the sidelines for at least another month after suffering a hamstring injury while playing for his country. Victor Osimhen was not …

Arsenal are by no means struggling when it comes to striking options, with Gabriel Jesus and Eddie Nkeitah both very capable players at Mikel Arteta’s disposal. Despite that, neither are prolific. After nine games this term, the pair have contributed just three goals between them without any assists. While they …

Another injury sustained by Victor Osimhen on Nigeria duty possibly infuriates Napoli, whose increasing need for results put Rudi Garcia under continued scrutiny. It feels like much of Rudi Garcia’s Napoli start has been about putting out fires. When Victor Osimhen’s future is not constantly in the media spotlight, the …

AC Milan have included Olivier Giroud among the goalkeepers on their official squad list following the striker’s heroic save vs Genoa on Saturday. Giroud got gloved up for the Rossoneri following a red card for goalkeeper Mike Maignan after 97 minutes and the France forward made a brave stop to …

Manchester City face the possibility of losing star striker Erling Haaland in just a year’s time, with details of the release clause in his contract now revealed. Since joining Manchester City for £51.2m from Borussia Dortmund last summer, Erling Haaland has proved imperious in all competitions as Pep Guardiola’s side …

Osimhen was linked with a move to Real Madrid, but Ancelotti said the club never considered signing the Nigerian. Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has played down suggestions that Los Blancos were interested in signing Super Eagles and Napoli star Victor Osimhen. Osimhen’s future was the subject of debate throughout …