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Manchester City are in advanced talks to sign Napoli midfielder, Jorginho, according to Sky Italy. City have reportedly made an offer of around £40m for the 26-year-old, but the Serie A side are demanding at least £44m. Jorginho, who has two years left on his current deal, has made 36 appearances for Napoli this season, scoring three goals. He also netted against City in the Champions League in November. The Italian’s agent has previously said the player will join the Premier League champions, if they can reach a deal this summer. Jorginho’s agent Joao Santos said: “Jorginho is still under contract but if Napoli finds an agreement with City, the player will go to Manchester. “Finding an agreement with the English club will not be a problem considering the importance of the team. “But, I repeat, that will depend on the decisions of Napoli as the player is tied for another two years. “City are the champions of England and are one of the top European clubs. If Napoli and City find a solut...

t has emerged how Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp secretly met with Brazilian midfielder, Fabinho and convinced him to join Liverpool over Manchester United or any of the European giants. The Merseysiders moved on quickly from their Champions League final heartbreak by announcing the arrival of Fabinho from Monaco in a deal worth around £44m on Monday night. Yahoo Sport reports that the club have been working on the transfer for weeks with Klopp even speaking to Fabinho. Jose Mourinho, who shares agent Jorge Mendes with Fabinho , was among the suitors and tried to sign Fabinho last summer, though Monaco were then not ready to let the player go. Fabinho has scored 29 goals in his three seasons in Monaco despite being a holding midfielder. He also spoke with fellow Brazilian, Roberto Firmino about moving to Anfield. Fabinho told Liverpool’s website, “We spoke a bit more about how the city was, about the infrastructure of the club, the city and we also spoke about the coaches and how they...

The Russia 2018 World Cup-bound Super Eagles contingent will meet with President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa on Wednesday morning. The session was earlier slated for Tuesday evening. It would be an opportunity for the country’s leader to meet with and wish the three –time African champions well on their way to a sixth appearance at football’s biggest showpiece. NFF chieftains told thenff.com that Wednesday’s session will take place at the Federal Executive Council chambers at 10am, just before the commencement of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting. Youth and Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung, will present the country’s ambassadors to President Buhari, hours before they are due to fly to London aboard a chartered aircraft for another pre-World Cup friendly, this time against England’s Three Lions at Wembley Stadium on Saturday evening. In five previous outings at the FIFA World Cup, the Eagles have reached the Round of 16 on three occasions (1994, 1998 and 2014), ...