Jose Mourinho has been pursuing Alexis Sanchez for more than 10 years and tried to sign the Chilean twice during spells at Chelsea, according to the Manchester United manager’s South American scout. Jorge Alvial, who has worked as part of Mourinho’s scouting team at Chelsea and United, has revealed it will be the culmination of a long pursuit. “I recommended him since I arrived at Chelsea in 2006,” the scout told La Tercera. “At the start he was very young, although obviously I saw him as one for the future. “In 2013 during Jose’s second spell at Chelsea, there was…
Author: David Folami
Rihanna was overcome with emotion as she attended the funeral of her cousin Tavon Kaiseen Alleyne who was gunned down at the age of 21 in Barbados. The 29-year-old superstar singer was seen wiping away tears at the celebration of life in Barbados on Tuesday. No doubt it was an emotional event as dozens of her friends and family were in attendance to pay their respects to the young man. It seemed like the family close to Alleyne wore white at the event as Rihanna was dressed in the light color from head to toe. Rihanna wore a sheer white…
She was spotted solo in Beverly Hills earlier in the day. And hours later, Kim Kardashian stepped out with her husband Kanye West for dinner at Craig’s in West Hollywood. The 37-year-old businesswoman, who wore jeans with a zippered jacket, was all smiles as she held out hands with her rapper beau, 40. She shared on Instagram stories that she was having dinner with family friends Shelli and Irving Azoff and Allison Statter. Kim flaunted her flawless form in skinny black jeans, adding matching thigh-high boots. The gorgeous mother of two wore an olive top beneath a black hoodie, which…
JAY-Z grossed $48.7 million on his 32-date 4:44 tour November and December, a vindication of sorts for the hip-hop star who faced rumors that a lack of instant sellouts meant soft demand. Sales weren’t bad — they were just slow, as in slow ticketing. JAY-Z is the latest artist to embrace the slow ticketing model, blocking out bots and scalpers that instantly buy up tickets by pricing premium tickets higher and closer to their actual value (i.e. what they would fetch on secondary market sites like StubHub) while keeping less desirable seats relatively inexpensive. The move means more money for…
Cardi B hit a Billboard milestone this week, making her the second woman since Beyoncé to do so. Four songs from the “Bodak Yellow” rapper simultaneously placed in the top 10 of Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for the second week in a row. At No. 5 “Bodak Yellow,” was among them, while her featured spot on G-Eazy’s “No Limit” with A$AP Rocky placed No. 2, “Motorsport” with Migos and Nicki Minaj placed No. 3, and “Bartier Cardi” with 21 Savage dropped two spots to No. 9. When Beyoncé did this, it was for “Formation,” “Sorry,” “Hold Up,” and “6…
Kim Kardashian promised to be healthier in 2018. But on Thursday morning the 37-year-old reality TV queen looked to be enjoying a cheat day as she chomped away on a double scoop ice cream cone while at Sloan’s the Westfield Topanga mall near her mansion in Hidden Hills, California. Also with the mother-of-two were her sisters Khloe and Kourtney. Kim was nicely styled in a grey tank top, leaving her bra at home, and splattered grey and white harem workout pants. The wife of Kanye West added pointy grey boots. Her hair looked different, almost blonde grey with subtle waves…
Mercy Johnson in what looks like a reply to rumours has come out to say she would soon celebrate 10 years with her husband, Prince Okojie. “I usually delete all the pictures on my page from time to time and this time around, I didn’t just delete my husband’s pictures, I deleted photos of me and my children. In fact, my husband is in shock at the drama emanating from social media,” she explained. The talented actress went to explain that everything was intact in her marriage, stating that she would celebrate her 10 years wedding anniversary with her husband,…
Skales has thrashed President, Muhammadu Buhari. The music star who could not hide his hate for the present situation in Nigeria took to his Twitter page on Wednesday, January 10, 2018, where he called out Mr President. “Buhari is the worst president in the world yes I said it ….this human abuse has to stop …u lied to us wen I wanted to be voted in …shame !!! I love my country and I want the best for my country,” he tweeted. “Worst government worst leadership my country is a tragedy and a joke and it’s crazy how we adapt…
Mercy Aigbe has stepped forward to speak for the first time over the controversial red dress she wore for her birthday photo shoot. “I’m so disappointed in her because she did not handle the situation professionally. It’s all her fault and she needs to come out and clear the air and look for a way to compensate the bride and she also has to compensate me because I’m her client,” she said. According to Mercy Aigbe, she feels people didn’t even wait to hear her own side of the story as she didn’t even have any contact with the designer…
Juliet Ibrahim and Iceberg Slim have finally revealed to their fans how they met and fell in love. “We met in Durban, South Africa, we were both there working on a project we were playing music for everyone through our phones and she was in charge, I wanted to connect my phone, so when I connected my phone, she was like I have these songs… I was going to play these songs. For me that was what got it for me, we had a similar taste in music,” Slim said. Iceberg Slim also mentioned that by her good heart. “The…
Seyi Shay is not playing. The singer is changing the nature of her art to lean heavily on Cuban Salsa. Her latest record ‘Bia’ takes from the hallowed genre of Salsa, mixing it with the Igbo word for ‘come’ to create a hybrid. The general message of the single is an invite from a lover “to come and have fun.” She sees this as the latest iteration of her art, exploring the connection between Nigeria and Cuba. “When I made Yolo Yolo, what was on my mind was the Fela Kuti sound,” She says. “I read somewhere that it was…
Manchester United would be making an “unbelievable” signing comparable to their swoop for Eric Cantona if they landed Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal, according to Phil Neville. He said “I think it would be an absolutely unbelievable signing. “If you look back at Man Utd’s big signings over the decades, Cantona came out of the hat, [Robin] Van Persie was a surprise, and they both helped United win titles. I think this could have a similar impact. He’s got the character to play at Old Trafford. “It would be a coup, particularly for United fans, to have a player like Sanchez…
Claude Puel has insisted £25 million striker Kelechi Iheanacho will stay with the Foxes this month. The Frenchman is not prepared to write off the former Manchester City forward, who has scored just once for the club this term. Puel said: “We don’t know about what the national trainer said. We will see. We have discussions with different players. For example Iheanacho is a young player, arrived this season, and he will stay with us. “I cannot talk about details about players. It is important to have a good balance in the team and have a good game time for…
Zinedine Zidane has said ahead of Saturday’s La Liga game at home to Villarreal that media criticism of his team’s recent performances was unfair and damaging. Zidane told the pre-match news conference that he and his players must ignore pundits and reporters saying negative things about the team which were just not true. “What we must do ourselves is not look and listen to what is being said,” Zidane said. “That is difficult these days but we must try and avoid it. Everything being said about Real Madrid these days is negative, and I do not see things like that,…
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is confident Liverpool are well-equipped for life without Philippe Coutinho, insisting it is “business as usual” at Anfield. “I haven’t really even thought about Phil leaving,” he said. “You realise it happens but you can’t start thinking ‘What are we going to do now that Phil is not here?’ “It can’t be that at all. It’s business as usual. “When Phil wasn’t in the team we still played great football and we have still amazing players who can score goals — the likes of Mo [Salah], Sadio, Roberto. “The fact is he has gone now and we have…
Virgil van Dijk has said that his world-record price tag does not make him “nervous” and he considers Liverpool’s £75 million spend on him to be a “compliment.” Van Dijk said: “It doesn’t make me nervous, it’s a big compliment to myself for the hard work I’ve put in so far, that Liverpool are willing to pay that much money. I can’t change anything about that.” When asked why he chose Liverpool, the Netherlands international said: “I think the size of the club, the fans, the players, the manager, the whole package here is amazing. “You can see yourself that…
Antonio Conte has admitted that “everything is possible” when asked about reports that Chelsea are lining up Luis Enrique or Massimiliano Allegri to succeed him at Stamford Bridge this summer. He said: “Everything is possible. I have another year of contract at this club, but in football everything in possible. Football is this. “For the manager of this club it is normal to have this type of situation. [Even] if you won the league last season and reach the final of the FA Cup, this is the history. I have a lot of experience to deal with this situation. “There…
Harry Kane has been named the Premier League’s Player of the Month for a sixth time, equalling the record set by Steven Gerrard. Kane scored eight league goals in December, including a brace against Stoke and hat tricks in wins against Burnley and Southampton, to break Alan Shearer’s Premier League record for goals in a calendar year (39) and overtake Barcelona’s Lionel Messi for the most goals for club and country by any player in Europe’s major leagues in 2017 (56). He said “It’s amazing, very proud of that. “I’d probably say my favourite goal was the one that broke…
Manchester City are prepared to forget their pursuit of Alexis Sanchez and allow the Arsenal forward to move to Manchester United this month due to the escalating costs of completing a deal, sources have said. United’s late interest in Sanchez, with Armenia midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan potentially being used as part of any deal, is being taken seriously by the City hierarchy. They value Sanchez at £20 million due to the 29-year-old having just six months remaining on his Arsenal contract, and sources have said that City will not meet Arsenal’s £35m asking price or agent fees which amount to £5m.…
Ryan Giggs has been interviewed for the vacant Wales job, sources have confirmed. Giggs, who made 64 appearances for Wales during his playing career, has been linked with succeeding Chris Coleman, who left to manage Championship side Sunderland after Wales’ failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. The former Wales captain is still after his first position in management after leaving Manchester United when the club appointed Jose Mourinho as their new boss. Giggs had been working as Louis van Gaal’s assistant and had taken charge of four games after David Moyes was sacked by the club. He has…