Izuchukwu Okosi
Arsenal’s bid to land Fiorentina striker Dusan Vlahovic in the January transfer window is under threat after the Italian media on Tuesday report that the Serbian has agreed terms with Juventus.
The Gunners are desperate to find a replacement for the ostracised Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who was stripped of the Arsenal captaincy in December over disciplinary issues.
Vlagovic scored a fine goal on Monday night in Fiorentina’s 6-0 thumping of Genoa – his 41st in 62 appearances in all competitions and 17th in the Serie A this season albeit he missed a penalty and is said to prefer a team that will play in the UEFA competitions next summer when his contract runs down.
Vlahovic seemed to inform Viola fans of his departure after scoring his goal but reports in the media have clarified that he was only apologising to the fans for missing his penalty kick earlier.
Arsenal’s chances of securing the loan signing of Juventus midfielder Arthur Melo on loan for the rest of the season looks increasingly likely to become a reality as the Old Lady are said to have contacted Borussia Moncjengladbach’s Denis Zakaria to take the Brazilian’s place at the Turin club.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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