Arsenal Target Ighalo

Arsenal may be going for Watford striker and Nigeria international in this summer transfer move to fortify their front.

Following their failure to sign the new African footballer of the year Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, the Club’s scouts have put their search light on Ighalo who has scored 14 premiership goal since his debut this season.

AFC Bournemouth Confirm Benik Afobe Deal

AFC Bournemouth have confirmed the signing of striker Benik Afobe from Wolverhampton Wanderers FC for an undisclosed fee on a four-&-a-half-year deal.

He netted 23 times in 48 appearances for championship side.

This is the second deal in the January transfer window by AFC Bournemouth.

Juan Iturbe joined on loan from AS Roma January 2 with an option to make deal permanent.

FA Cup Highlights 2015/16 Chelsea 2 - 0 Scunthorpe United, Tottenham 2-2 Leicester

 Chelsea 2 - 0 Scunthorpe United

Diego Costa put Chelsea ahead just 13 minutes from Branislav Ivanovic's cross.

Second half substitute, Ruben Loftus-Cheek scored his first Chelsea senior team goal at 68 minutes to put Chelsea in control of the game.

Chelsea secured their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 2-0 win over Scunthorpe at Stamford Bridge thanks to goals from Diego Costa and Ruben Loftus-Cheek.

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Tottenham 2-2 Leicester

Tottenham took the lead through Eriksen, who followed up Chadli's initial shot to fire home.1-0.

Demarai Gray whipped in a corner for unmarked Wasilewski to head in the equaliser.1-1.

Okazaki put Leicester in front when he dribbled between two defenders & poked in at the second attempt.1-2.

Dyer was deemed to have handled in the box late on, gifting Kane the chance to level things up.2-2.

Leicester have only failed to score in one of their last 17 FA Cup games {a 0-0 draw away to Nottingham Forest in January 2012}

Transfer Talk

Chelsea have offered Shakhtar Donetsk star Alex Teixeira a contract at Stamford Bridge and would pay £30m to secure his services.

Liverpool could make a £22.3m bid for Anderlecht midfielder Dennis Praet.

Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri would not stand in the way of Andrej Kramaric leaving the club on loan in January

Lavezzi could be on his way to Inter Milan in January, according to his agent

Bournemouth have submitted a formal bid for Norwich City striker Lewis Grabban.

Aston Villa are one of two Premier League clubs interested in Arsenal full-back Mathieu Debuchy.

Former Hull striker Dame N'Doye is expected at Sunderland for a medical ahead proposed season-long loan move from Trabzonspor.

Liverpool could make a shock bid for West Brom striker Saido Berahino.

CELEBRITY BIRTHDAY Jamie Richard Vardy

Jamie Richard Vardy

Born Jan 11, 1987 (age 29)
England

Professional footballer who plays striker but can also play winger. He started his senior career with Stocksbridge Park Steels, scoring 66 goals in 107 appearances. In 2012, he began a career with Leicester City

He scored in a record eleven consecutive Premier League matches in 2015, breaking Ruud van Nistelrooy's record

Louis Van Gaal Gives Updates On Injuries

Schweinsteiger is a major doubt for midweek BPL match against Newcastle after sustaining a knee injury during the win over Sheffield United.

'It shall be difficult [for Schweinsteiger to face Newcastle]'

'Schneiderlin is not injured but he's in the red zone & had an overload in the Christmas period'

Shaw(leg), Valencia(foot) & Rojo(shoulder) remain long-term absentees after undergoing surgery.

Yaya Toure's Agent Dimitri Seluk Blast Pep Guardiola

'The truth is that my grandfather would win the title with Barcelona & Bayern Munich because they are big clubs with great player's

'I'd like to see Pep take a club that is eighth or ninth & make them champions'

'I don't know what Pep's plans are, but after what happened at Barcelona - of course it is a worry that when he comes Yaya will be out' 'Pep is a great coach' -Seluk told Mirror

‘It Should Have Been Me Or Yaya Toure’- Andre Ayew Slams CAF

In an interview with L’Equipe, the 26 year old Ghanaian forward Andre Ayew condemned the decision of CAF on making Gabonese star, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang  the African Footballer of the year few hours after Manchester City star Yaya Toure also criticized Pierre’s emergence..
Andre who is the son of Ghanaian legend, Abedi Pele said he expected either himself or Yaya to have won the award having played in the final of the last AFCON..
He said in the interview:

‘I think that playing the final game of the African cup of nations should be considered. I played this game and so did Yaya. I thought that the winner will be one of us..
However, I think that the Africans should consider their competitions before choosing the winner. To be honest, I think that the winner should have been me or Yaya.’

Andre’s Father Abedi Pele won the award in 1992 which was the last time a Ghanaian footballer did so..

Arsene Wenger Hails 'Visionary' Iwobi

Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, has hailed the performance of his young Nigerian forward, Alex Iwobi, in the Gunners 3 – 1 triumph over Sunderland in Saturday’s FA Cup clash.

The teenager impressed in his first start at the Emirates Stadium and was involved in the equalizer netted by Joel Campbell in the first half.

“I liked the timing of his passes. He did well in the middle of the park,

Alex Iwobi is Jay Jay Okocha's Cousin.

Monaco Reject Radamel Falcao

Chelsea Striker Radamel Falcao looks set to stay at Stamford Bridge for the rest of the season after Monaco ruled out the possibility of him making a return to the club.

Monaco Vice-President Vadim Vasilyev said in an interview on the club's DailyMotion page:

"Falcao is currently injured. He has six to eight weeks to go like that"

"We have decided not to take him back to Monaco for the moment"