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Rafiu Durosinmi Joins Eintracht Frankfurt
Nigerian fast-rising striker, Rafiu Durosinmi has left the Czech First League club, Viktoria Plzen for German Bundesliga club, Eintracht Frankfurt.
Initially, there were reports that Rafiu Durosinmi has attracted the interest of Premier League clubs, Brighton and Wolves.
Even though the said clubs were reportedly willing to pay Viktoria Plzen’s asking price, the 20-year-old striker insisted on moving to Germany instead.
Hence, the youngster followed in the footsteps of Nigerian legendary footballer, Jay Jay Okocha who made his name in the Bundesliga while playing for Eintracht Frankfurt.
The German Bundesliga club, paid Plzen the sum of €9 million to complete the purchase of Rafiu Durosinmi ahead of other suitors, according to German publication, BILD.
The Nigerian youngster is already in Germany and his medical has been booked, which means that the club is expected to officially announce the deal in the coming days.
Durosinmi is now the second transfer deal Frankfurt has completed ahead of the January transfer window after signing Donny van de Beek on loan from Manchester United.
The Nigerian youngster is expected to sharpen his goalscoring skill soundly, like how his 22-year-old countryman, Victor Boniface, has done at Bayer Leverkusen so far this season.
So far this season at Viktoria Plzen, Rafiu Durosinmi has scored 6 goals and provided 6 assists in 11 league games.
Arsenal midfielder, Thomas Partey is set to make a return from injury by the end of January.
Partey has made good progress in his rehabilitation work and will hand the Gunners a timely boost.
The Ghanaian has been plagued with different injuries throughout his time in England and picked up a groin problem at the beginning of the season.
He briefly returned to action in October, but picked up another long-term muscular injury.
Partey was then left out of Ghana’s final squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
However, The Mirror reports that the 30-year-old has shown progress in his rehabilitation work and could return to the first team ahead of their Premier League clash against Nottingham Forest on January 30.
Chelsea’s stance on sacking their manager, Mauricio Pochettino has been revealed.
Pochettino is under significant pressure as head coach at Stamford Bridge due to the club’s not too impressive display this season.
The Argentine recently watched as Middlesbrough defeated the Blues 1-0 in the Carabao Cup semi-final first-leg tie.
His team currently sit in the 10th position on the Premier League table after 20 games this season.
However, according to The Telegraph, Pochettino’s job is safe for now despite their latest defeat to Middlesbrough.
The report added that his position at the west London club is not in jeopardy while Chelsea have a ‘realistic chance’ of qualifying for Europe.
Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro has said his side can’t use the difficult weather condition in Abidjan as an excuse ahead of their opening game at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
The West Africans arrived Abidjan in buoyant mood on Wednesday morning despite losing 2-0 to Guinea in a friendly two days earlier.
The Eagles had a light training session after setting down at their base, the magnificent Pullman Hotel.
Peseiro stated that his team must focus on the task ahead and not allow any form of distraction.
“We cannot give excuses about the weather; we need to put in our focus, adapt well and do our best ahead of the first match, which is very important for us,” he told NFF TV.
The Super Eagles will open their campaign at the 2023 AFCON finals against Equatorial Guinea on Sunday.
They will also face hosts, Cote d’Ivoire and Guinea-Bissau in the group stage.
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