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Premier League club, Manchester United agreed with Leicester City on a £ 85million fee for signing Harry Maguire, making him the most costly defender in the world.  After weeks of negotiations between both clubs, the fee, which contains add-ons, was lastly reached. United will pay £ 80 m in advance and another £ 5 m in add-ons, according to Mail Online.  The 26-year-old had already taken friendly against Atalanta on Friday from the final pre-season of Leicester. On Saturday, August 3, 2019, he is anticipated to undergo his medical treatment.  The deal also puts him ahead of Southampton's Virgil van Dijk who bought Liverpool in January 2018 for £ 75 m. SEE  THE 10 ALL TIME MOST EXPENSIVE DEFENDERS BELOW. 1. Harry Maguire - £85m (From Leicester to Man United)  2. Virgil van Dijk - £75m (From Southampton to Liverpool)  3. Lucas Hernandez - £68m (From Atletico Madrid to Bayern Munich) 4. Matthijs de Ligt - £63m (From Ajax to Juv

Arsenal, Premier League Club, announced a five-year contract to sign Nicolas Pepe from Lille for £ 72million.  Arsenal will pay an initial £ 20 m with the remaining £ 52 m spread over the next five years as a result of their transfer limitation, according to an arrangement reached between both clubs.  The 24-year-old Ivorian forward, who is going to wear the No 19 shirt, said after completing his move:' It's very emotional to be here because it wasn't simple for me. I've come a long way and struggled a lot, so it's a great reward to sign for this wonderful club. Making the correct decision was crucial, and I am persuaded that Arsenal is the correct option.' Unai Emery, arsenal boss, added:' Nicolas is a highly-rated and talented winger that many of Europe's top teams wanted. In this transfer window, signing a top-class winger was one of our main goals and I'm happy that he's joining. He will add pace, power and creativ

The Nigerian Defense Headquarters (DHQ) has rejected allegations published by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) that it has secretly buried over 1000 troops.  We stated previously that the study admitted that, according to Nigerian troops, diplomats and a senior public official,' after dark, soldiers ' bodies are covertly transported from a mortuary that sometimes gets so crowded the bodies are delivered by truck. The corpses are placed in trenches created by infantrymen or local villagers paid a few bucks per change by flashlight. The declaration issued by the Director of Defense Information Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu, however, insisted that the "insinuation can only emanate from the uninformed situation of the author of the said publication." It further reads, "It must be unambiguously clarified that the Nigerian Armed Forces do not indulge in secret marriages, as it is sacrilegious and profane to the ethos and trading that still exists. "Th

Ayo Oluwaniyi's family, the wife of one of the soldiers who allegedly stole N400 m they were escorting, lamented the Nigerian Army in Ondo State's arrest and imprisonment of the lady and her three kids.   According to reports, after her husband, Gabriel, was recognized as one of the five troops alleged to have stolen the cash they escorted from Sokoto to Kaduna, 37-year-old Ayo and her kids were detained.     A member of the family, who spoke to Punch on condition of anonymity, said Ayo and her kids were arrested at the 32 Artillery Brigade, Owena Barracks, Akure. She said they were denied access to family members, adding that the family was concerned about the health status of Ayo and her children.   Five troops were revealed in the first week of July to have stolen the cash while on duty of escort from Sokoto to Kaduna.  Reportedly, the former General Commanding Officer, 8 Division, Nigerian Army, Sokoto, Maj. Gen. Hakeem Otiki, had asked the s

Another two-story house collapsed in the  Gbagada region of of Lagos State  ' The house, situated on 24 Adio Street close New Garage Bus Station, Gbagada, was said to have crashed partly in today's early hours of 1 August. Lagos State Emergency Management Authority LASEMA's men are presently on the floor saving those stuck in the rubbles. See more pictures below from the accident scene.

The Lekki Concession Company Limited has handed 18 toll collectors to the police for inquiry, accused of defrauding it with enormous amounts of cash. Mubashiru Hassan, the managing director of LCC who announced this in a declaration on Wednesday, July 31st, said the staff impacted took benefit of the operational hitches that took place in January to perpetrate some heavy procedures at the Admiralty Circle Toll Plaza in Lekki, Lagos. According to him, after the hitches were resolved in June, the operations department conducted an audit and found some anomalies in transactions, such as transaction unblock main abuse and non-compliance, Including obtaining cash from clients without handling cars and failing to issue toll payments to clients after payment has been received. "Other offenses included sabotage of toll equipment; non-compliance with controls and operating procedures, including the use of personal phones in booths; processing of vehicles on the profile of ano

FIFA MEN’S PLAYER FIFA on Wednesday released the list of the ten nominees for the Best Men’s player 1. Cristiano Ronaldo: Juventus 2. Frenkie de Jong: Juventus 3. Matthijs de Ligt: FC Barcelona 4. Eden Hazard: Real Madrid 5. Harry Kane: Tottenham 6. Sadio Mane: Liverpool 7. Kylian Mbappe: Paris Saint Germain 8. Lionel Messi”: FC Barcelona 9. Mohammed Salah: Liverpool 10. Virgil Van Dijk: Liverpool FIFA: BEST MEN’S COACH Jurgen Klopp: Liverpool Pep Guardiola: Manchester City Mauricio Pochettino: Tottenham Fernando Santos: Portugal Tite: Brazil Ricardo Gareca: Peru Erik Ten Hag: Ajax Marcelo Gallardo: River Plate Didier Deschamps: France Djamel Belmadi: Algeria The Best FIFA Women’s Player nominee s Lucy Bronze (ENG) – Olympique Lyonnais Julie Ertz (USA) – Chicago Red Stars Caroline Graham Hansen (NOR) – Wolfsburg / FC Barcelona Ada Hegerberg (NOR) – Olympique Lyonnais Amandine Henry (FRA) – Olympique