Izuchukwu Okosi
Manchester United and Real Madrid have concluded talks on the signing of Brazilian midfielder Casemiro from the Spanish champions whose manager Carlo Ancelotti spoke to the media Friday morning in his pre match conference ahead of the game against Celta Vigo.
Earlier today (Friday) we brought you the report that talks between both clubs are ongoing.
There has been headway in negotiations Friday evening as United agreed to pay €72m + €13m in add-ons for the 30-year-old.
The deal is a four-year contract with the option of a year’s extension.
A statement from the Real Madrid hierarchy on their Twitter account confirmed the transfer business with Casemiro now expected to be unveiled at United’s training ground early next week.
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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