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Green Lock FC Signs MOU with Top Turkish Club, Rounds Off tour On a High

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2 months ago

March 25, 2024

In an exciting development, Green Lock FC, the youth club based in Abuja, Nigeria, has officially sealed a partnership with Antalyaspor AS of Antalya, aimed at fostering the development of young talents from both sides.

The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding took place in the Antalyaspor’s Hasan Subasi Tesisleri Facilities, Antalya, on the sidelines of Green Lock FC’s training tour in Turkey.

Through this partnership, Green Lock FC and Antalyaspor AS will form a nexus on talent identification and development, allowing for a rich cross-pollination of ideas and techniques. This partnership not only enhances the capabilities of the clubs but also provides aspiring footballers with an exceptional platform to showcase their abilities and pursue their footballing dreams.

Explaining the terms of the partnership agreement, the Chief Operating Officer, COO, Mr Bayo Olanlege stated that the MoU clearly stipulates that Green Lock FC and Antalyaspor AC will work together in “Holding tournaments in all possible categories, which includes the first team,youth leagues as well as basic categories, as well as friendly games between all categories of the teams. The two teams will exchange players and coaches for educational programs, share facilities for programmes and events, carefully guided by FIFA regulations”

While the Chief Operating Executive, Mr. Olayinka Oladunjoye added that the collaboration between both parties also seeks to deepen bilateral business ties and community promotion through sports cooperation between Turkey and Nigeria.

Also, Green Lock FC put on a domineering second half display to stroll past Antalya 1863 FK, scoring 6 and securing a clean sheet to wrap up the team’s training tour With a hundreds percent winning record. Daniel Odumu scored a hat trick – his second in two consecutive days, in addition to goals from Damilola Adeyeye, Opeyemi Falade and Edwin Onazi, who scored in all four games of the tour.

Recall that Green Lock FC had earlier defeated both youth teams of their host, Antalyaspor and annihilated MAG Football 11-2, making Antalya Turkey like a second home to continue their imperious form of 7 wins and a draw in 8 games within two weeks which began from the club’s organized friendly series ahead of the 2024 season of the Nation wide league, Division one.

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Thiago Silva returns to hometown club Fluminense

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2 days ago

May 7, 2024

Ambrose Ijeh

Brazilian defender Thiago Silva announced Tuesday that he will rejoin hometown club Fluminense when his Chelsea contract expires at the end of the season.

“I’m coming home,” the 39-year-old Rio de Janeiro native wrote on X, accompanied with a video of him wearing the shirt of his boyhood club Fluminense.

Silva will join the Copa Libertadores champions on a two-year deal, with Chelsea allowing the centre-back to begin training with Fluminense prior to his registration transferring on July 1.

“He always played for your badge, as a true Blue legend. Thanks for all the love you gave for our champion, @ChelseaFC. Pride of London. Now it’s time to come back home. Rio awaits you,” said Fluminense on X.

Silva first joined Fluminense’s academy as a youth but was forced to move away in order to find first-team opportunities.

He returned to the club in 2006 and won the Copa do Brasil, before joining Italian outfit AC Milan in 2009.

During his career in Europe, Silva won league titles with Milan and Paris Saint-Germain, as well as the Champions League with Chelsea in 2021.

“O Monstro” (The Monster), as Silva is nicknamed by Brazilian fans, represented his country 113 times and won the Copa America in 2019.

Chelsea paid homage to the former Brazil national team captain on its club website: “He has also forged a lasting bond with Blues supporters and was named the club’s Player of the Year at the end of the 2022/23 campaign.”

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Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Newcastle lead race for Onana

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1 week ago

May 1, 2024

Ambrose Ijeh

Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Newcastle are the clubs most heavily involved in purchasing Everton’s Amadou Onana, FootballTransfers has been told.

The 22-year-old midfielder has caught the eye of some elite clubs during his time at Goodison Park, and while other clubs have been linked, we understand it’s those three who have done the most legwork in sealing his signature.

Both Arsenal and Bayern are looking to bolster their midfield while the Magpies are hopeful of concluding a deal with the same club that saw star man Antony Gordon make the move in January of last year.

Onana joined Everton in 2022 from Lille in what was a £32 million deal. He has since played 69 games for the Toffees since then, becoming a key member of Sean Dyche’s setup.

Manchester United remain in talks over a move for Jarrad Branthwaite, Everton’s centre-back. Sources have told us that it won’t be smooth sailing for the Red Devils as Real Madrid are keen on the Everton defender, while Man City and Newcastle have registered an interest too.

As previously reported, Everton will ask for around £75 million for the youngster in the upcoming window, though there is an idea that an initial £65m will be enough for Man Utd if add-ons make up the rest of Everton’s valuation.

Everton’s situation around the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Regulations means that they are likely to sell the player, who is one of their biggest assets.