shakmati:
Buhari can never be the symbol of Nigeria. He is too narrow minded for that. Vote Saraki, a true symbol of Nigeria! North, South, East and West! BAS 2019 issa goal! #growNigeria!

you forget to add all those industries he sold

Anoda front page topic loading

Something is really wrong with Nicki from Remy to cardi

bluefilm:
Again?

Anyway, make I go buy enough keep for storage.

I no get time for long queues abeg.

too risky

Anoda ember month, same story

Transfer market is still going

spoil kid

neezar:
I doubt the authenticity of this report

https://www.nairaland.com/4712033/fifa-releases-3-man-shortlist-best?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C5828634191

100% true

Barka fans will not like this

.

Don't try ilorin

Dino for cheif of staff or bodyguard

A US investment bank hired by Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich could help kickstart the halted redevelopment of Stamford Bridge within months, a source close to him claimed on Tuesday.

The Raine Group, based in New York, is understood to be offering executives a "wide range of advisory services" as the merchant bank helps the club develop its global brand in competition with the two Manchester clubs.

Abramovich, worth £9.3bn, is said to have no desire to sell the club, but he is willing to listen to offers to release equity, having turned a profit just once in his 15-year ownership of the club.

Chelsea temporarily shelved plans to build a new stadium "due to to the current unfavourable investment climate" in May. At the time, the decision was attributed to a visa wrangle between Abramovich and the Home Office, but a source insisted on Tuesday that the financial situation surrounding the development was always a main concern.

With the help of investment options from Raine, the £500m project to increase capacity of the ground from its current 41,600 to 60,000 could be resumed before the end of the year, The Telegraph understands.

The bank, which helped Manchester City’s Abu Dhabi ownership sell a 13% stake to Chinese investors in 2015, has refused to comment on its work with Chelsea, but says on its website: "We use our industry expertise to provide strategic guidance to our portfolio companies and help them drive growth through our global network."

Roman Abramovich has engaged Raine Group to advise on competing commercially with the Manchester clubs
Roman Abramovich has engaged Raine Group to advise on competing commercially with the Manchester clubs CREDIT: CLIVE MASON/GETTY IMAGES
Abramovich has already rejected a bid for his club earlier this year from Britain’s richest man, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the chairman and CEO of petrochemicals giant Ineos. Chelsea’s directors brought in Joe Ravitch from Raine after Silver Lake, a US private equity firm that owns shares in Tesla and Alibaba, made an unsuccessful approach for a minority stake, according to The Sunday Times. However, Chelsea categorically denied claims the owner may listen to £2bn offers to buy the club, and said nothing had changed since reports of the offer from Ratcliffe.

Tensions between Britain and Russia grew this year after London accused Moscow of poisoning former double-agent Sergei Skripal in Britain in March. Russia has denied any involvement in the poisoning but wealthy Russians have been affected by the frosty relations between the two countries. Abramovich ran into problems renewing his British visa earlier this year, which caused him to miss Chelsea’s FA Cup final victory over Manchester United in May.

Since Abramovich bought Chelsea in 2003, the club have enjoyed the most successful period in their history, with five Premier League titles, five FA Cups and the 2012 Champions League among their trophies.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/08/28/chelsea-investment-could-thaw-stamford-bridge-redevelopment/

G.o.a.t

So masquerade also like money

Kemizee:


Please can you metion the problems because as far as am concerned he is a serial winner every where he has been. All top Coaches underperform in certain seasons and are duly replaced by their clubs...Ancelotti, Pep, Conte, Benitez....that they were sacked from a club means they always have problems? As for the tactician comment, I have nothing to say anymore.

in his first stint at Chelsea, problem with Madrid,now problem with Martial and pogba

Kemizee:


Is 2015 1998? Come on. Give him some credit. The Chelsea playerd downed tools and refused to olay for him dt season. The man is still one of the best tacticians around

why does mourinho always have problems in every team he coach?..
Mourinho is a great tactician bt his tactics is outdated

Kemizee:


This is just utter rubbish that is being repeated a lot on the internet. For Christ's sake the man just won the Premier league in 2016 and won the Europa League and Epl Cup in 2017. How is his tactis outdated? What would you say about Klopor Pochettino's tactics then?

u don't know what u are talking about, mourinho last won the epl in 2015 and he almost relegate Chelsea In d following season

Kemizee:


This is just utter rubbish that is being repeated a lot on the internet. For Christ's sake the man just won the Premier league in 2016 and won the Europa League and Epl Cup in 2017. How is his tactis outdated? What would you say about Klopor Pochettino's tactics then?

u don't know what u are talking about, mourinho last won the epl in 2015 and he almost relegate Chelsea

Mourinho is a good coach but his tactics is outdated

pls I want to join kamaldeenadekunle1@gmail.com

no more saraki puppet

Kwara must change

3rd season syndrome, mourinho will be sack

Mateo Kovacic has joined the Blues from Real Madrid on a season-long loan deal.

The 24-year-old Croatian international arrives with experience having featured regularly in Serie A, La Liga, the Champions League and at international level. He played five games during Croatia’s run to the World Cup final this summer.

Upon arriving at Stamford Bridge, Kovacic said: ‘I am really happy and excited to be here at Chelsea. It is an amazing feeling. I will try to do my best for this club. It is a new league for me, the beginning is always tough but I am sure the coach and my new team-mates will help me and I am looking forward to a great season.’

Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia added: ‘We are very happy to welcome Mateo to the Chelsea family. He is a perfect fit for us this season, his style is well suited to how Maurizio wants to play and we are sure he will prove to be a valuable asset for the club.’


Kovacic is a ball-playing central midfielder who thrives on quick combinations. He combines hard work with skill in possession and penetrative passing. He can also play anywhere across the midfield.

Kovacic caught the eye from a very early age, and after joining Dinamo Zagreb’s academy as a teenager, it wasn’t long before he had established himself in their first team. He scored on his senior debut aged 16 years and 198 days, becoming the youngest goalscorer in the history of the Croatian top flight in the process.

He got his first taste of elite European football during his two-and-a-half years in Dinamo’s first team, and he remains the second-youngest player to have ever scored in the Champions League after netting against Lyon at just 17.

Kovacic left Dinamo for Inter Milan in January 2013 having won a pair of league and cup doubles with the Croatian giants. His performances at such a tender age, including in the Champions League, had made him one of the hottest properties in Europe.

His first half-season at Inter was so impressive he forced his way into the starting XI and he picked up the club’s young player of the year award.

After two more seasons at the San Siro, Real Madrid came calling in the summer of 2015 and with the Nerazzurri in financial difficulty, they had little choice but to sell one of their star assets. Kovacic headed to the Spanish capital having made almost 100 appearances in Italy. He had just turned 21.

With fierce competition for places at Real Madrid, Kovacic has more often than not featured off the bench during his time at the Bernabeu. Despite that, he has maintained regular playing time and has accumulated over 100 appearances during his three years with Real, including in the Champions League, which Real Madrid have won every season since Kovacic joined. Among his other honours won are a La Liga title and a Spanish Cup.

He already has 46 international appearances to his name since debuting in 2013, and along with playing his part this summer as Croatia entered unchartered territory, he started each of their games at the World Cup in Brazil four years ago.

Welcome, Mateo!
Source
https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2018/8/9/kovacic-loan-deal-completed

NEWS
KEPA ARRIVES AT CHELSEA
Chelsea Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of Kepa Arrizabalaga from Athletic Bilbao.

The 23-year-old Spanish international goalkeeper arrives ahead of the new Premier League season having signed a seven-year contract at Stamford Bridge.

Kepa, who has played over 100 career league games, has solid experience at the highest level having made more than 50 appearances in La Liga, his quality earning him a call-up to the Spain squad for this summer’s World Cup in Russia.

Upon completing his move to Chelsea, he said: ‘It’s a very important decision for me, for my career, and also for my personal life.

'So many things attracted me to the club, all the titles the club has won, the other players, the city, the English Premier League. It’s an accumulation of things, and I am very glad Chelsea has decided to trust me and to take me in as well.’


Director Marina Granovskaia added: ‘Kepa is a talent we have admired for a long time and we are extremely excited about his arrival. He has already demonstrated fantastic quality and consistency and will be a big part of any success Chelsea have in the coming years. His long-term contract reflects the belief we have in him and we look ahead to the coming seasons with an enormous sense of optimism.’

Quick and agile, Kepa possesses fantastic reflexes and has developed his all-round game since establishing himself as Athletic Bilbao’s first-choice ‘keeper two years ago. A great shot-stopper, he is confident with the ball at his feet and capable of playing out from the back, even under pressure.

Born in Ondarroa, a Basque seaside town, Kepa joined the Athletic academy at the age of nine and after gaining experience at their fourth-tier feeder club Basconia, he appeared regularly for Bilbao’s B-team, earning international recognition at youth level due to the quality of his displays.

Kepa was loaned to SD Ponferradina, a Spanish second division side, in January 2015 and having made his debut against Racing Santander, he started on a regular basis, keeping seven clean sheets in the process as the team missed out on the play-offs by just one point. He established himself in another second tier loan move with Real Valladolid the next season, before returning to Bilbao for the 2016/17 campaign.

Although not initially viewed as number one, he made his first appearance in an away game at Deportivo La Coruna, keeping a clean sheet in a 1-0 win. He went on to make over 20 appearances throughout a season which ended with him representing Spain at the European Under-21 Championship.

Last season, Kepa’s consistently impressive displays earned him regular plaudits inside and outside the club. He saved two of the three penalties he faced, as well as making the third-highest number of saves in the Spanish top flight and successfully executing more long-range passes – 368 – than any other goalkeeper in La Liga.

His impressive form at club level led to a debut for the senior Spain side, which came in a 5-0 win over Costa Rica last November. He was duly named in the 23-man squad for the World Cup in Russia this summer.

He becomes the sixth Spaniard in the Blues squad, joining Cesar Azpilicueta, Marcos Alonso, Cesc Fabregas, Pedro and Alvaro Morata.

Kepa, who is eligible to play in Saturday’s Premier League opener against Huddersfield, will train with his new team-mates for the first time tomorrow.

Welcome to Chelsea, Kepa!

Source https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2018/8/8/kepa-arrives-at-chelsea

hensben:
This guy face wan resemble Morata own??

he be Spanish player

Did you know kepa arrizabalaga is now the most expensive goalkeeper ever @lasticlala and mynd44

7yr contract

NEWS
KEPA ARRIVES AT CHELSEA
Chelsea Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of Kepa Arrizabalaga from Athletic Bilbao.

The 23-year-old Spanish international goalkeeper arrives ahead of the new Premier League season having signed a seven-year contract at Stamford Bridge.

Kepa, who has played over 100 career league games, has solid experience at the highest level having made more than 50 appearances in La Liga, his quality earning him a call-up to the Spain squad for this summer’s World Cup in Russia.

Upon completing his move to Chelsea, he said: ‘It’s a very important decision for me, for my career, and also for my personal life.

'So many things attracted me to the club, all the titles the club has won, the other players, the city, the English Premier League. It’s an accumulation of things, and I am very glad Chelsea has decided to trust me and to take me in as well.’


Director Marina Granovskaia added: ‘Kepa is a talent we have admired for a long time and we are extremely excited about his arrival. He has already demonstrated fantastic quality and consistency and will be a big part of any success Chelsea have in the coming years. His long-term contract reflects the belief we have in him and we look ahead to the coming seasons with an enormous sense of optimism.’

Quick and agile, Kepa possesses fantastic reflexes and has developed his all-round game since establishing himself as Athletic Bilbao’s first-choice ‘keeper two years ago. A great shot-stopper, he is confident with the ball at his feet and capable of playing out from the back, even under pressure.

Born in Ondarroa, a Basque seaside town, Kepa joined the Athletic academy at the age of nine and after gaining experience at their fourth-tier feeder club Basconia, he appeared regularly for Bilbao’s B-team, earning international recognition at youth level due to the quality of his displays.

Kepa was loaned to SD Ponferradina, a Spanish second division side, in January 2015 and having made his debut against Racing Santander, he started on a regular basis, keeping seven clean sheets in the process as the team missed out on the play-offs by just one point. He established himself in another second tier loan move with Real Valladolid the next season, before returning to Bilbao for the 2016/17 campaign.

Although not initially viewed as number one, he made his first appearance in an away game at Deportivo La Coruna, keeping a clean sheet in a 1-0 win. He went on to make over 20 appearances throughout a season which ended with him representing Spain at the European Under-21 Championship.

Last season, Kepa’s consistently impressive displays earned him regular plaudits inside and outside the club. He saved two of the three penalties he faced, as well as making the third-highest number of saves in the Spanish top flight and successfully executing more long-range passes – 368 – than any other goalkeeper in La Liga.

His impressive form at club level led to a debut for the senior Spain side, which came in a 5-0 win over Costa Rica last November. He was duly named in the 23-man squad for the World Cup in Russia this summer.

He becomes the sixth Spaniard in the Blues squad, joining Cesar Azpilicueta, Marcos Alonso, Cesc Fabregas, Pedro and Alvaro Morata.

Kepa, who is eligible to play in Saturday’s Premier League opener against Huddersfield, will train with his new team-mates for the first time tomorrow.

Welcome to Chelsea, Kepa!

Source https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2018/8/8/kepa-arrives-at-chelsea

frankson1:



He shouldn't come and start chopping 3 goals every game o

he will win the golden glove

Oluwasaeon:

This guy was £18m in January

he signed a 6yr new contract making his value to increase

which team you dey support lalasticlala and mynd44