Izuchukwu Okosi
In a sensational twist on transfer deadline day, La Liga giants Barcelona early Tuesday morning confirmed the free acquisition of Arsenal forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
A deal sheet had to be provided by the parties involved to see it get over the line.
The deal to take the Gabon international to Camp Nou looked dead in the waters but it emerged late Monday that both clubs have agreed to do business albeit without a fee paid to Arsenal.
The move is a permanent one with the Gunners allowing him to go which means that they are able to save about £25m with Aubameyang’s contract expiring in 2023 on a £350,000 weekly wages.
It is understood that Aubameyang, a lifelong Real Madrid supporter took a pay cut for the Barcelona move to materialise.
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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