Lagos, Nigeria – E be like say Jadon Sancho don turn football transfer story to reality show! Last week, na Istanbul we dey hear say him fit land, but dis week, na Turin dey call am. Man United dey wan£25 million for di England winger, wey don dey 25 years old. Juventus don show interest, and Sancho dey ready to reduce him wage just to join di Old Lady. E be like say he wan enjoy some nice Italian food too, abi?
As Sancho dey waka go, Man United fit use dat money chop Ollie Watkins, wey cost £60 million. Na wetin make sense? Buy 29-year-old striker who dey prepare for big payday. Man no mind say na money dey enter when better players dey around. Wetin be dat!
Rumors dey fly say Jim Ratcliffe’s crew dey hot for Watkins, while Rasmus Højlund fit return to Italy. But e no end there! Newcastle dey look alternatives too, and dem eye Anthony Elanga from Nottingham Forest and Mohammed Kudus from West Ham. Wetin be dis? Everybody don dey knack di transfer market like sey na market day!
But no be all players wan pack their bags. Kaoru Mitoma, di Japanese winger wey dey play for Brighton, don drop update wey go make fans smile. Bayern Munich dey chase am, but Mitoma wan stick around and sign new deal. Na wetin dem call loyalty!
Sunderland dey prepare to join di Premier League party again, but dem need defensive muscle. Dem don bring in Habib Diarra and Enzo Le Fée, but dem dey eye Chelsea’s goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic and dribble master Noah Sadiki from Union Saint-Gilloise. Na serious business!
Bayern Munich still dey look Lyon’s Malick Fofana like say na diamond. Di 20-year-old dey cost at least £51.5 million; e fit cause bidding war with all di top clubs wey catch feelings fir am. Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Fulham, Nottingham Forest – make una gather dey watch di show!
Di real drama na for Italy where Inter captain Lautaro Martínez don vex join Hakan Calhanoglu saga. After their exit from Club World Cup, Martínez don yarn say “whoever wan leave, make dem leave.” Na dia everybody dey feel di tension. Galatasaray fit enter as Inter chop Calhanoglu price down to €30 million. Wetin be dis drama, soap opera?
Nah so e be for dis transfer summer. By di time we go finish, we go know who don land for which club. As usual, just dey sip your palm wine and dey follow di gist, dem go keep coming. Na so football be, na gist and money dey rule di game!
