Izuchukwu Okosi
Prime Business Africa presents titbits from the latest round of football transfer news making the rounds across Europe on Tuesday evening.
Fulham want to sign PSG‘s Layvin Kurzawa as priority target in the left back position.
Negotiations with AS Roma are said to be progressing also on a deal for Justin Kluivert.
Ajax forward Antony is still hopeful of forcing his way out of the Dutch club with Manchester United having agreed personal terms with his representatives.
All parties involved expect United to return with an improved proposal for the forward soon.
West Ham United have submitted a new bid for Hans Vanaken. The London side are proposing €11m guaranteed fee plus, add-ons but it is gathered that it was not enough to convince Brugge.
It is unlikely that Club Brugge will allow their captain leave for that amount with less than 10 days to the end of the transfer window.
Meanwhile West Ham on Tuesday unveiled former Chelsea left back, Emerson Palmieri on a permanent basis following his Medicals on Monday.
The deal is worth £12m plus £2m in add-ons fees. It is a four-year deal with an option for a one year extension.
Everton on Tuesday evening asked Chelsea to include either Armando Broja or Cornor Gallagher on loan as part of the deal to sign Anthony Gordon.
Youngster Gordon was an unused substitute in Everton’s EFL Cup game on Tuesday evening against Fleetwood Town.
Callum Hudson-Odoi’s brother and father are in advanced talks with Bayer Leverkusen for a loan deal as, many as 20 sides were interested.
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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