Transfer rumours and paper review

West Ham could sell club-record record £25million signing Marko Arnautovic in January, just fourth months after joining the club. (Daily Mirror)

New boss manager David Moyes has reportedly been given the go-ahead to put his stamp on the team, with the Scot targeting deals for Bournemouth's Harry Arter, Sporting Lisbon’s William Carvalho and Sunderland defender Lamine Kone. (Daily Mirror)

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is the latest Premier League boss to be linked with a move to Paris Saint-Germain to replace Unai Emery. Man United manager Jose Mourinho has also been linked with the job, with Emery facing the axe if PSG fail to progress to the Champions League semi-finals. (Le Parisien)

Manchester United have agreed a deal for the latest youngster destined for stardom. Benfica’s 16-year-old wonderkid Umaro Embalo was also being tracked by Real Madrid, but the Red Devils have beaten off competition to land the starlet for around £5million. (Portugal Record)

Schalke midfielder Leon Goretzka could be set to move to the Premier League, with Arsenal and Liverpool interested in the 22-year-old. (Daily Mirror)

Chelsea legend Frank Lampard is open to a return to the London club following the departure of technical director Michael Emenalo. (Evening Standard)

Kevin Mirallas will decide on his future at Everton following the appointment of a new manager. The forward has said he remains "fully committed" to the team, but will reportedly cement his decision once a successor for Ronald Koeman is announced. (Liverpool Echo)

Peter Crouch is close to signing a new contract to stay at Stoke City, with the 36-year-old’s current contract set to expire in the summer. (Stoke Sentinel)

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Pastor admits defrauding Atiku of N918m

A confessional statement tendered before an Ikeja High Court on Tuesday revealed how Pastor Nsikakabasi Akpan-Jacobs voluntarily confessed defrauding Mrs Titi Atiku, the wife of former Vice-President Abubakar Atiku of N918 million. Mr Dickson Graymond, a retired detective with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) insisted on the voluntariness of Akpan-Jacob’s alleged confessional statement while giving evidence during a trial. While being led in evidence by Mr Babatunde Sonoiki, the EFCC prosecuting counsel, Graymond said: “There are so many things that he confided in me that he refused to put into writing. “He admitted to me that Florence Doregos was Titi Atiku but he refused to put that into writing. “He confided in me that he wanted to contest in the Akwa-Ibom elections and that as soon as he begs Her Excellency, the matter will be over. “All what he told me were not forced, I did not even force him to write all what he confided in me in his confessional ...

Epic tho.. davido shades Caroline danjuma in new track #FIA

On his new single titled “Fia,” Davido subliminally shaded actress and girlfriend of late Tagbo, Caroline Danjuma. The two celebrities had a face-off that led them to the police for resolution. The issue emanated from the Caroline Danjuma’s Instagram post, accusing Davido of being involved in Tagbo’s death. The issue seem to have been resolved by the Nigerian police, with Davido vindicated and Caroline Danjuma embracing peace. But as expected, Davido addressed the issue on his latest single, Fia. His lyrics on the song, seem to be a shade to the beautiful actress. On the song, Davido said: “Caroline save your drama I dont need it, (its) for the soap opera. Holla holla Mr. Olopa I’m not hear to cause wahala o. Hello diva save your drama, you don’t need it in your soap opera o….”

Real Reason Why This Statue Of Fela Kuti In Lagos Is Headless

The 2017 edition of the festival was a special edition as it marked the 20th year anniversary of Fela’s demise, and the Lagos State government commemorated the legend by erecting ‘The Liberation’ a statue of Fela at Allen Roundabout, Ikeja, Lagos. To the surprise of several people, the statue erected was without a head and this raised a lot of suspiscion and comments from fans of the late Afrobeat legend. Responding on behalf of the family, Fela’s daughter and social commentator, Yeni Kuti has justified the design of the monument, saying it was the expression of how the artist felt about the late legend. She said: ‘Before people on social media will start to say the Fela has no head or it has no hand and so on, it is art and before you abuse us, let me answer quickly. It is art. How an artist feels is how he feels because if he had put a head and the head did not look like Fela, everybody will say the head did not look like Fela so now you cannot abuse the head because it is not even t...

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