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Aguero Speaks On Messi Returning To Barcelona

Sergio Aguero, the world-famous Manchester City legend, has talked about Lionel Messi.

He expressed his desire to see Messi, the Paris Saint-Germain forward return to Barcelona.

Aguero and Messi are close friends and a former international teammate with the Argentina national team.

Messi’s contract with PSG will expire at the end of the season, and the 35-year-old is yet to sign a new deal with the French Ligue 1 champions.

The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner has been heavily linked with a return to Barcelona.

Speaking with Stake, Aguero said, “Wherever he feels like. That is the best place for him.

“I wish Leo the best because he deserves it. Nothing can beat whatever his choice is.”

He added, “I would love to see him play for Barca again, but as I said, it is on him to decide.

“We all know what Leo can give back to Barca once more.”

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Napoli Fans Have Waited Long Enough For Serie A Title — Victor Osimhen

Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen has sent a message to Napoli fans as they prepare to lift the Seria A title.
According to him, the fans have waited long enough for the moment.
Napoli edged closer to the Italian topflight title after beating Juventus 1-0 away on Sunday, April 23.
A stoppage time goal from Giacomo Raspadori sealed the win for Napoli taking Luciano Spalletti’s side to 17 points ahead of second placed Lazio.
A win for Napoli against Salernitana and Lazio failing to beat Inter will see Osimhen and his teammates crowned champions.
The last time Napoli were crowned champions of Italy was in 1990 under the guidance of late Argentina football great Diego Maradona.
Taking to social media; Osimhen wrote: ”Dear Neapolitans,You Have Waited Long Enough!Now It’s Your Turn!!!💙🤍.”
Osimhen still leads the top scoring chart with 21 goals.
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I Would Have Worth €150m Now – Okocha

Football legend, Austin Okocha has revealed what he would have worth in today’s transfer window.
According to him, he would be worth around €150m.
Okocha joined Fenerbahçe from Eintracht Frankfurt in 1996 in a deal believed tobe around £1m after the German outfits were relegated from topflight football.
The Nigerian dazzled during his two years with the Turkish club and an impressive performance at the 1998 FIFA World Cup was enough to convince French giants, Paris Saint Germain, to pay an African transfer record fee of £14m to lure the player to France.
In an interview with hurriyet, Okocha believed he would have cost around €150m going by the current transfer market.
“Maybe 1 billion should have been paid for me,” he said.
 
“They paid £106m for their defensive midfielder Chelsea. To a player from Portugal. I would have cost around €150m. My assists, dribbles… World football started to pay a lot of money. Such would be the numbers of players of this quality.”
The 49-year-old also expressed his sadness at leaving Fenerbahçe, where he was loved by the fans.
He added, “It was a really difficult decision. I left very sadly. I was very happy in Fenerbahçe. Moreover, I married my wife in Turkey. My children were about to be born.
 
“When I went to the World Cup, I had no such thing in mind. After the matches in the World Cup, an offer came from PSG. Aziz Yildirim was the president. He didn’t want to send me. He didn’t even interview the PSG Club. This process has been very difficult. Despite my sadness, when such an offer came, I wanted to make money for Fenerbahçe.”
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Napoli Fans Go Gaga In The Street Of Naples For Oshimen After Win Against Juventus

Fans of Napoli have taken to the street to celebrate Nigerian international Victor Osimhen and the club for defeating Juventus over the weekend.
This is as the club gets closer to a historic Seria A title.
Thousands of joyous Napoli supporters greeted the team early Monday as they returned from their victory over Juventus, according to AFP.
Fans flew banners and flags and sang songs as the team arrived shortly before 3:00 am (0100 GMT) at Naples-Capodichino Airport from Turin.
Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, the two stars of Luciano Spalletti’s team, climbed onto the roof of the team bus to hail the fans below.
After the vehicle carefully navigated its way out of the crowd, it drove into town followed by dozens of scooters.
Napoli’s 1-0 triumph at Juventus on Sunday left them 17 points clear at the top of the table.
To be crowned champions for the first time since 1990 this weekend, Napoli will have to beat regional rivals Salernitana on Saturday, and will need Inter Milan to avoid a home defeat by Lazio on Sunday.
On Sunday, Spalletti warned it wasn’t yet time to start celebrating, noting that “we still have a little way to go”.
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Chelsea: I Don’t Recognise My Club Anymore – Drogba Speaks

Didier Drogba, the former Chelsea striker, has talked about the club’s recent woeful performances.

He says he does not “recognise the club” compared with when he played at Stamford Bridge.

His comment comes after Chelsea’s faint Champions League dreams were dashed on Wednesday.

Speaking with Canal+, Drogba said “It is not the same club any more. I don’t recognise my club. There is a new owner and a new vision.

“We try to compare with what was done under the Abramovich era, where there were many acquisitions of players, but the choices were very intelligent.

He continued, “Bringing in players like Petr Cech, Andriy Shevchenko, Hernan Crespo, Michael Essien, Didier Drogba, Florent Malouda, and I go on. It was to win titles and they are players who already have some experience. Here the strategy is different, they bet on young players.

“I think they certainly lack charismatic players and leaders. It needs players who take responsibility.”

Drogba won 12 major awards between 2004 and 2012 under previous owner Roman Abramovich, whose generous backing transformed the Blues into serial trophy winners following his takeover in 2003.

The 56-year-old was forced to sell the club last year after the UK government sanctioned him for alleged links to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Osimhen Equals Obafemi Martins’ Champions League Record

Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen has reached a new milestone in Champions League.

He has now equaled Obafemi Martins’ record for the most goals scored by a Nigerian in a UEFA Champions League campaign.

Osimhen reached the feat after his dying minute’s equaliser in Napoli’s 1-1 draw against AC Milan in the second leg of their UCL quarter-final clash on Tuesday.

Obafemi Martins netted first time for another Italian side, Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League in the 2004/2005 campaign.

Osimhen’s impressive performances have been crucial for Napoli in their quest for European glory this season.

Meanwhile, despite Osimhen’s record-equaling goal, his club were eliminated from the Champions League by their Italian rivals and seven-time winners, AC Milan.

Milan came into the game with a goal advantage from the first leg at San Siro. Rossoneri doubled their advantage 43 minutes into the second leg in Naples, thanks to Olivier Giroud who missed a penalty.

Napoli struggled against the disciplined-Milan defence with winger Khivcha Kwaratskhelia also missing an important penalty in the second half.

Osimhen’s last-minute header was not enough to lead Napoli to victory.

With Napoli out of the Champions League, Osimhen and the club will focus on the Italian Serie A where they currently hold a 14 points advantage.

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UCL: Nigerian Singer, Peter Okoye Storms Naples To Watch Victor Osimhen Against AC Milan

Peter Okoye, the Nigerian music superstar, has stormed the city of Naples in Italy.

He went to Italy ahead of Tuesday’s (today) UEFA Champions League clash between Napoli and AC Milan.

Okoye will be at the Estadio Diego Armando Maradona to support his friend, Victor Osimhen, later tonight.

The popular musician announced his presence in the city for the quarter-final second-leg clash through social media.

“Reporting LIVE from Napoli🇮🇹 to support my G @victorosimhen9 #NapoliVsAcMilan,” Okoye wrote on his Twitter handle, accompanied by a short video.

Osimhen will be hoping to help Napoli overturn a first-leg 1-0 deficit and secure a place in the semi-finals.

The 24-year-old missed the first-leg with a muscle injury.

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Villarreal Place €80 Million Price Tag On Chukwueze

A price tag of €80 million has been placed on Nigerian winger Samuel Chukwueze by his club Villarreal ahead of this summer transfer window.
This is as Spanish La Liga giants, Real Madrid have shown interest in Chukwueze and are aiming to bring him to the Santiago Bernabeu.
The 23-year-old’s performance this season has delighted Florentino Pérez, president of Los Blancos.
Last Saturday, Chukwueze put on a masterful performance at the Bernabeu, handing the Spanish powerhouses their fifth loss of the season while scoring twice and helping to set up the third in a 3-2 thriller.
The Super Eagles winger is so crucial to Villarreal’s success that he has started the team’s last 20 games and is now their most effective player in Gerard Moreno’s absence, whose season has been marred by injuries.
This season, the 23-year-old has scored 11 goals and provided 13 assists in all competitions. He is one of only five Spanish top-flight players to have double-digit goals and assists since 2022.
The Nigerian has improved so well under coach Quique Setién this season that he could move to Real Madrid this summer if they agree to pay Villarreal’s asking price.
Villarreal reportedly informed Real Madrid and other interested clubs to meet Chukwueze’s €80 million release clause according to Spanish transfer market website Fichajes.
The website wrote, “From Villarreal, they have wanted to be blunt with the starting price of Chukwueze, clinging to the player’s termination clause, which amounts to no more and no less than €80m, which means that any team interested in signing him will have to pay that amount to secure his services, including a Real Madrid that has not yet made a formal offer”.
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Footballer, Hakimi Outsmarts Ex-Wife With The Help Of His Mother After She Demanded More Than Half Of His Wealth

Moroccan defender, Achraf Hakimi has outwitted his ex-wife, Hiba Abouk with the help of his mother after she demanded more than half of the footballer’s wealth following divorce.

It was gathered that the Spanish actress took the PSG star to court to finalise the settlements.

The 36-year-old Abouk demanded more than half of Hakimi’s assets and fortune during the proceedings.

However, the Moroccan has managed to save his wealth in a surprising turn of events. Hakimi had named all his assets with his mother as the benefactor.

80% of Hakimi’s monthly PSG salary, which amounts to around 1 million Euros goes to his mother.

The 24-year-old right-back outsmarted his ex-wife Abouk, in her move to claim half of his wealth through a divorce.

Abouk, was expecting an equal share of his €70 million worth should the call for separation go through but was shocked to find out the PSG star had no cars, houses, jewelry, properties in his name including clothes.

Following the recent sexual assault allegations against Hakimi, the Morrocan’s relationship with Abouk had begun deteriorating.

The Spanish actress had said that they had grown apart even before the accusations but they were the final straw.

She did not publicly defend her husband when the allegations began and that could be a major pointer towards their struggling relationship.

On March 3, 2023, Hakimi was accused by an investigating judge in Paris over an allegation of rape and placed under judicial supervision.

He was forbidden from contacting his alleged victim but allowed to leave French territory.

Hakimi’s lawyer, Fanny Colin, however, said the player “strongly denied accusations made against himself.”

The couple has never publicly shared the story of how they met.

The Spanish actress and Morrocan International have two children together, both boys, born in 2020 and 2022.

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Bayern Munich Star Leroy Sane ‘Asked Club Not To Sack Sadio Mane’ After He Punched Him In The Face

It has been reported that Bayern Munich star Leroy Sane told the club chiefs not to sack team-mate Sadio Mane.
This comes after the Senegalese star punched him in the face during a furious row after their defeat to Manchester City.
Mane punched his team-mate in the face in the aftermath of their disappointing defeat at City in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final at the Etihad on Tuesday.
The former Liverpool winger, 31, was suspended by the club on Thursday after both he and Sane held a meeting with Bayern chiefs.
There had been reports that Oliver Kahn and Hasan Salihamidžić were contemplating sacking Mane for his actions, but his team-mate Sane pleaded on his behalf.
According to BILD, Sane asked the club not the terminate the contract of Mane and asked for the winger not to be handed a ‘severe punishment’.
They also claim that, for the German international, ‘the topic is now closed’.
The same German outlet reported both Sane and Mane were present for a meeting held between the club’s bosses on Thursday morning.
Both players were seen taking part in the team’s training session and were pictured jogging metres away from one another.
Hours after those pictures emerged, the club announced their decision to suspend the forward. ‘Sadio Mané , 31, will not be in the FC Bayern squad for the home game against 1899 Hoffenheim next Saturday,’ Bayern said.
 
‘The reason is misconduct by Mane after FC Bayern’s Champions League game at Manchester City. In addition, Mane will receive a fine.’