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Chelsea’s Osimhen Deal Collapses Over Salary
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca explained the club’s last-minute decision to abandon their pursuit of Napoli’s star striker, Victor Osimhen, on transfer deadline day. Although Chelsea had been searching for a striker all summer, serious negotiations with Osimhen only began in the final days of the window, leaving too little time to finalize a deal.
Maresca emphasized that the club is selective about signings, stating they must meet Chelsea’s conditions. He remained non-committal about revisiting the Osimhen situation in January, preferring to focus on the immediate future.
The talks reportedly broke down due to Chelsea’s salary offer, which was significantly lower than Osimhen’s current earnings at Napoli. While the striker earns over €10 million annually in Italy, Chelsea’s offer included only €4 million guaranteed, with up to €4 million in bonuses. This was far less than Osimhen’s current salary, and the deal fell through.
It has been announced that Enugu state will hold the 23rd edition of National Sports Festival in 2026. According to the National Sports Commission, they officially assigned the event to Enugu State. This was announced to the public by the Director-General of the commission, Bukola Olopade on Friday.
A thorough decision and evaluation was made before Enugu emerged at the best option for this event hosting. The National Sports Festival holds every 2 years and the 22nd edition will be hosted by Ogun State in January 2025. Thousand of athletes from all around Nigeria will attend the event to foster sportsmanship and national unity in country.
After a strong UEFA Nation league group stage, Germany’s head coach, Julian Nagelsmann will guide the team into quarterfinals against Italy. In 2021 the European Champions was a challenge for Germany as they suffered under the attack of Bayern Munich’s Jamal Musiala and Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz.
However in this season, Wirtz will miss the first leg due to his yellow card and might prove to be a setback for the team. Luckily Nagelsmann’s influence will be clear in the team and will have a chance to prove himself.
Nigerian Footballer Victor Boniface has been ruled of Bundesliga Champions Bayer Leverkusen this year due to his injury. The player sustained a muscle fibre tear in his thigh during the qualifiers for Africa Cup Of Nations with Nigeria against Rwanda on Monday.
Boniface is expected to be back in action early next year to play with Bayer Leverkusen. So far, the player has scored 8 goals in total of 15 matches this season.
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