Tottenham and Serge Aurier have decided to terminate his contract at the club.
Signed from PSG in August 2017, Aurier made his Tottenham debut in a 3-1 win over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League before going on to make 110 appearances for the club, scoring eight goals.
After four years at the north London club the defender says he wants to move onto a new challenge.
The right-back reportedly had interest from likes of Watford, Real Betis, Spartak Moscow and Genoa, but he chooses for his contract to be terminated on mutual consent and leaves on a free.
Serge said: “I have really enjoyed my time at Spurs and would like to thank the Club and the fans, but I feel now is the right time for me to move onto a new challenge.”
Aisha Buhari Cup (ABC) is an invitational tournament which will take pace in Lagos from September 13th – 21st at the Agege Stadium and the refurbished Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan.
The Nigeria Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, is very confident that the continental tournament sponsored by the First Lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari, has the potentials to boost the development of women’s football and unite the nation.
He declared this on Tuesday in his office in Abuja when he received in audience the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the competition, the Minister commended them for the wonderful work done so far and the efforts made to host a successful competition inspite of the challenges.
“I knew you started all these with little or no funds,” Dare remarked.
“But seeing how much progress you have made and positive strides you have taken show to me that you are miracle workers. I have read a lot about what you have done even when I was at the Olympics.”
The Minister pledges his support to make the competition a huge success because it will unite the nation and encourage more interest and participation in the women’s game.
“When the Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) president Amaju Pinnick told me of the plans to stage the competition, the first question I asked him was if he had enough time to see it through. He said yes and I promised to lend him my support hundred percent. I’m glad that the event is now a reality. The competition will not only excite and inspire our people, it will also unite us.
“Whatever will unite people has the full support of the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, so my support is total especially since it has to do with women’s football. FIFA is unapologetic about the development of the women’s game. The competition is going to attract more women to take to football.”
In his closing remarks, the Minister announced a financial support of Fifty Million Naira (N50m) for the competition with a promise to getting other well meaning Nigerians to do same.
The LOC Chairman, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi thanked the Minister for his support in getting the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Covid 19 to grant permission to have the event staged in Nigeria.
He said the importance of the competition is underscored by the interest shown in it by six of the top women football playing nations in Africa namely Ghana, Morocco, Cameroon, South Africa, Mali, Cote’d Ivoire and hosts Nigeria.
He appealed to the Minister to assist in fast tracking entry visas for the participating teams.
Barcelona and Tottenham Hotspur have reached a deal for Emerson for €30 million, including variables, which has been announced by the London outfit on their social media.
Barcelona will get €25 million from his sale, out of which 20% (€5 million) will go to Real Betis as part of their sell-on clause. signed for Barcelona just one month ago and made only three appearances in the league, starting only one — Sunday, against Getafe.
The Brazilian signed for Barcelona just one month ago and made only three appearances in the league, starting only one — Sunday, against Getafe.
The right-back is expected to arrive in the city of London later this week.
There are still plenty more Premier League deals to be completed before deadline, while across Europe clubs are taking their last chance to strengthen before January.
Leicester City have confirmed winger Ademola Lookman has joined The Foxes on a season long loan deal, subject to Premier League approval.
The 23-year old joins from Bundesliga side RB Leipzig, having signed a permanent deal with the side in 2019.
The Nigerian descent spent last season on loan at Fulham and were relegated to the Championship, but Lookman has now returned to the English top flight.
Lookman told LCFC TV: “I’m delighted to be here. It’s a great honour to be at such a big and amazing club with such a huge history and a quality group of players.”
It was reported in the news last week that the Chairman of Bayelsa Queens FC has been alledgedly exporting players of the club without the knowledge of the board members. The news which has now been refuted by the accused.
The Bayelsa Queens Chairman, Pastor Robin Apreala, has described the news as malicious and baseless rumour.
He said it is just a figment of the imaginations of those carrying fake news and that they don’t mean well for Bayelsa Queens Football Club and the State.
He also pointed out that the players reportedly sold by the team were free players who came from their respective clubs in Europe and had their clearance which stipulated that they were free to leave the club whenever they have offers outside the country.
The Champions of the 2021 AITEO Cup, Bayelsa Queens FC is one of the best teams in the Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWFL).
Despite this condition, the Chairman still encourage the club of Peace Efih, Hapeol Ben Sheva of Israel to assist Bayelsa Queens with training balls worth of N200,000.
Proof of Peace Efih Transfer Deal.
On the issue of the N450,000 gift given to the team by the Bayelsa State First Lady, Robin Apreala stated that the Board agreed to add N200,000 to the bonus promised the girls ahead of the AITEO Cup Final and that he remaining N250,000 was shared among the Board Members. This he said can be verified from any of the Board Members of the Club.
The Chairman believes he is running an open door policy and he is transparent in his dealings with the Board Members and the team in general.
He made it known that there is no rancor in the Bayelsa Queens FC board as they are all working in harmony for the betterment of the club and called on those peddling the fake news to stop forthwith and urged the public to discountenance the story.
“I have passion for this club and will use all within my power to attract good things to the club.” – He said.
The Bayelsa Queens FC Chairman is an ordained pastor which is why he said “as a Clergy man and a man of honour and integrity, I will not do anything to undermine the State Government and the club”, he emphasised that all the things said about him are lies.
Just two days ago, D’Tigers missed out on automatic quarterfinals qualification after losing their third group game against Cote d’Ivoire and headed to the qualifying game hoping for a chance to earn the right to the slot.
Cote d’Ivoire Denied Nigeria Quarterfinals Direct Ticket
The Nigerian side will shift focus to the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifier which will hold between November 2021 and February 2023.
The process will determine the five African teams that will participate in the FIBA World Cup, hosted by the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia.
D’Tigers have been drawn against Mali, Uganda and Cape Verde in group-A of the first round of qualifiers for the 2023 FIBA World Cup, at draws held in Switzerland on Tuesday.
UEFA Women’s Champions League round 2 begins on Tuesday 31 August with Lyon, Wolfsburg and Arsenal among the sides aiming for group stage slots while Real Madrid make their debut against Manchester City.
Twelve two-legged ties will decide the teams that will join holders Barcelona and fellow direct entrants PSG, Bayern and Chelsea in the new group stage running from October.
The 15 teams progressing from round 1, have joined nine sides beginning at this stage.
With the first leg scheduled for Tuesday, August 31st and September 1st, the second leg will take place in September 8 and 9, while the Group stage draw is scheduled for September 13th.
Leeds United have agreed to sign Dan James from Manchester United for a fee of around £25 million.
As at the time of writing, all the relevant paperwork that needs to be completed in order to bring the winger from Manchester United has reportedly been signed.
James wants to join up with the Wales squad later today ahead of the match in Finland tomorrow.
The 23-year-old Wales international winger has reportedly completed his medicals this morning before leaving to join his teammates for the international break.
With hiss medical completed, all parties hopeful a deal can be concluded before Tuesday’s 11pm deadline.
Transfer window closes at 23:00 BST in England & Scotland.
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