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      Chelsea ‘make Napoli striker Victor Osimhen top transfer target’ and could shatter their own Premier League record

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      CHELSEA have set Napoli superstar Victor Osimhen as their “primary target” and could break their own Premier League record to sign him.The Blues are in dire need of a striker that would be a focal point in Mauricio Pochettino’s frontline amid another turbulent season that has seen the team slump to 10th place in the Prem table.
      Chelsea have set Napoli superstar Victor Osimhen as their top targetCredit: Getty
      Chelsea may have to shatter the Premier League transfer record again for OsimhenCredit: Alamy
      According to The Telegraph, the West Londoners have placed Osimhen at the top of their transfer wishlist with the player presumably keen to move to Stamford Bridge.
      However, the 24-year-old commands a massive release clause north of £100million, which makes a January swoop unlikely.
      That means Chelsea may have to shatter the Premier League transfer record for a third time in a row.
      Club owner Todd Boehly splashed £107m for Enzo Fernandez last January.
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      Boehly then went all out once more in the summer when he paid £115m for Moises Caicedo.
      However, Chelsea have a link in their bid to sign Osimhen and that is Kalidou Koulibaly, who could help his former club.
      Al-Hilal star Koulibaly spent two years with the Nigerian at Napoli and still has close ties with the player as well as the Prem giants.
      Osimhen has scored six goals in 11 appearances so far this season after leading Napoli to their first Serie A title in 33 years with 31 goals in 39 appearances last term.
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      The centre-forward, however, has butted heads with the Partenopei this season after some videos were posted on an official club TikTok account.
      The ex-Lille star’s representatives threatened legal action after now deleted clips appeared to make fun of him.
      Chelsea will soon have Christopher Nkunku back in action from a knee injury and the versatile forward could add some much-needed firepower up front come December. More

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      AC Milan kid, 15, dubbed ‘next Haaland’ after becoming Serie A’s youngest ever player and academy stats are outrageous

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      AC MILAN wonderkid Francesco Camarda made history in Serie A on Saturday night.At 15 years, eight months and 16 days old, he made his debut for the European giants against Fiorentina.
      Francesco Camarda made history as AC Milan’s youngest ever player on SaturdayCredit: Getty
      In doing so, he became the youngest player to feature in Italy’s top flight.
      The striker replaced Luka Jovic in the 83rd minute as AC Milan won 1-0 to move within five points of rivals Inter Milan at the top of the table.
      But much of the focus was on Camarda – whose academy stats are quite astonishing.
      Playing for AC Milan’s age group sides, journalist Luca Bendoni has revealed he scored a breathtaking 247 goals during the 2018/19 campaign.
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      He then netted 172 the following season, before bagging 64 and 21 in the next two campaigns.
      Camarda has also scored four goals in six appearances for Italy’s U17s.
      And fans on social media were quick to hail the precocious talent as a star of the future following his AC Milan debut.
      One said: “Superstar at 15🚀🚀🚀🚀.”
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      Camarda alongside Zlatan Ibrahimovic just three years ago
      Another added: “The next Haaland.”
      A third replied: “That’s massive!! I wish him all the best! Imagine him in school on Monday though.”
      While a fourth responded: “That’s wild, he’s strong enough to play CF at that age in Serie A.” More

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      Champions League club hails Mia Khalifa’s sexy Instagram post as former adult star swaps teams from West Ham

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      MIA KHALIFA has switched football alliances from West Ham in favour of a Champions League club. The pornstar won the hearts of Hammers fans by revealing her support for the East London side.
      Mia Khalifa has switched her football allegiance from West HamCredit: Instagram @miakhalifa
      Mia posed in a Champions League jerseyCredit: Instagram @miakhalifa
      The former porn star previously won the hearts of Hammers fans by revealing her support for West Ham
      But it seems Mia has now thrown her support AC Milan’s way as she posed on a boat in the Italian giants’ jersey.
      She captioned the post: “The open sea.”
      Milan jumped on the post and reacted with this comment: “Forza Milan.”
      It translates to “Go Milan.”
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      Milan were not the only to gush as one fan added: “She is the most beautiful woman around and the jersey makes her even better.”
      Another joked: “Finally an interesting signing!”
      One commented: “This cannot be true, Mia supports Milan.”
      Perhaps it is not a shock Mia is supporting Milan – after all, they invited her to their gala event at the San Siro in September.
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      She attended a fashion event along with other VIPs to celebrate the club’s collaboration with Off White.
      Pictures emerged showing the ex-adult film star posing alongside Italian rapper Fedez.
      Mia left the adult film industry in 2015 and now runs a jewellery and clothing company called Sheytan.
      Mia left the adult film industry in 2015Credit: Instagram / @miakhalifa
      She now runs a jewellery and clothing company called SheytanCredit: instagram
      Mia has over 27.4m Instagram followers
      Mia has a previous connection with AC MilanCredit: miakhalifa/Instagram
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      Roma boss Jose Mourinho plots transfer swoop for TWO Chelsea outcasts frozen out by Mauricio Pochettino

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      JOSE MOURINHO is reportedly plotting a double transfer swoop on Chelsea as he eyes up a pair of outcasts.The Roma boss has already reunited with Chris Smalling from Manchester United and plucked both Tammy Abraham and Romelu Lukaku from the Blues after taking the Serie A job.
      Trevoh Chalobah is a transfer target for RomaCredit: Getty
      Malang Sarr has been frozen out by Mauricio PochettinoCredit: Getty
      And now Calciomercato report he wants another two men from his former employers at Stamford Bridge.
      It is understood Mourinho has identified both Trevoh Chalobah and Malang Sarr as transfer targets.
      Neither player has even managed to make it into a matchday squad this season under new boss Mauricio Pochettino.
      England Under-21 ace Chalobah, 24, has been sidelined by a thigh injury while fellow centre-back Sarr continues to be overlooked.
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      Chalobah came through the academy but there are suggestions he is being “forced out” of the club – with Manchester United, Borussia Dortmund and Thomas Tuchel’s Bayern Munich all monitoring his situation.
      Sarr, 24, does not even have a squad number and was left out of the Premier League squad but did not get sent out on another loan – after heading to Porto and Monaco in recent seasons since his free arrival from Nice in 2020.
      Instead, Poch has preferred the likes of Axel Disasi, Thiago Silva and Levi Colwill.
      Wesley Fofana also remains unavailable due to injury while Benoit Badiashile and Bashir Humphreys both have one Carabao Cup appearance.
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      But with £100,000-a-week Sarr out of contention and Chalobah facing a huge uphill task to get significant game time at Chelsea, Mourinho is keen to offer them an escape route.
      Roma sit seventh in Serie A – 13 points adrift of leaders Inter – but are well in contention of the Champions League places.
      Mourinho has tended to go with a back three of Gianluca Mancini, Diego Llorente and Evan Ndicka this term.
      Smalling only has three appearances this term but the possible additions of Sarr and Chalobah could suit the out-of-favour Chelsea duo – especially in a three-man defence.
      Jose Mourinho is trying to get Roma back into the Champions LeagueCredit: Getty More

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      Where Alex Song’s team-mates from final Arsenal game are now including club legend and flop-turned-failed-restaurateur

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      ALEX SONG has retired from football and he will now join many of his final Arsenal team-mates in going on to a life outside of the sport.The former Gunner announced his retirement from football with his last club being Djibouti Premier League side Arta Solar 7.
      Alex Song has retired from footballCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Former team-mate Wojciech Szczesny is playing for JuventusCredit: The Mega Agency
      How Arsenal lined-up in his last game for the club
      Song, 36, enjoyed a long career that saw him star for the likes of Arsenal, Barcelona, West Ham and Russian outfit Rubin Kazan.
      His last game for the Gunners came in May 2012, as he helped the club finish third in the Premier League with a 3-2 win over West Brom.
      He was sold to Barcelona that summer. However, he never managed to hit the heights expected of him at the LaLiga outfit.
      Song left behind an Arsenal squad that would all go on to their own things in life.
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      Here, SunSport takes a look at where the rest of the stars who played that day are now.
      Wojciech Szczesny
      The goalkeeper, 33, joined Juventus in 2017 and has since made 227 appearances for the Serie A giants.
      He battled Gianluigi Buffon for the No1 spot when he first arrived but he has made the position his since the Italian legend left in 2021.
      Last season, he suffered a health scare on the pitch as he started to feel chest pains, but has since made a full recovery.
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      Carl Jenkinson
      Carl Jenkinson is playing in AustraliaCredit: Getty
      Jenkinson, 31, is still playing football but down under at Newcastle Jets.
      He had two loan spells away from Arsenal at West Ham and one at Birmingham City.
      He left the club permanently in 2019 and joined Nottingham Forest before moving to Melbourne City on loan in 2022.
      Thomas Vermaelen
      Thomas Vermaelen worked for Belgium’s coaching staffCredit: PA
      Vermaelen left Arsenal in 2014 to join Barcelona, but like Song, he also struggled to star at the club.
      He retired from football in 2021 after spells with Roma and Vissel Kobe.
      He was most recently an assistant coach for the Belgian national side.
      Laurent Koscielny
      Laurent Koscielny left Arsenal in 2019Credit: AFP or licensors
      The Frenchman has returned to Lorient where he is an under-17 coach.
      Arsenal signed the now 38-year-old from the Ligue 1 side in 2010 and he played 353 times for the Gunners, and was appointed captain of the club in 2018.
      He left under a cloud when he signed for Bordeaux after the club failed to convince him to stay.
      Andre Santos
      Andre Santos opened a restaurant in BrazilCredit: Getty
      Santos was very much described as a flop during his time at Arsenal.
      He left the club after two seasons and returned to Brazil to play for clubs such as Gremio, Flamengo and Figueirense.
      He retired from football in 2018 and set up a restaurant called Flavours in Sao Paolo, however, it appears to have since permanently closed.
      Francis Coquelin
      Francis Coquelin is now playing in SpainCredit: AP
      Coquelin, 32, struggled to hold down a starting role at Arsenal throughout his time at the club.
      He had loan spells at Lorient, Frieburg and Charlton before eventually leaving on a permanent deal in 2018 to Valencia.
      He is now starring for Villarreal, having joined the club in 2020, and in his first season won the Europa League.
      Gervinho
      Gervinho most recently played for ArisCredit: Getty
      Gervinho enjoyed a colourful career as he left Arsenal a year after Song.
      He moved to Italy and played for both Roma and Parma either side of a spell in China with Hebei China Fortune.
      The rapid winger then moved to Trabzonspor before his most recent club in Greece, Aris Thessaloniki.
      In the summer, he was linked with a move to Serie D side Trapani.
      Tomáš Rosický
      Tomas Rosicky is working at Sparta PragueCredit: Alamy Live News
      Rosický retired from football in 2017 one season after leaving Arsenal for his boyhood club Sparta Prague.
      He is now working at the club as the sporting director.
      Yossi Benayoun
      Yossi Benayoun is a sporting directorCredit: Getty – Contributor
      Benayoun was only at Arsenal for that season as he was on loan from Chelsea.
      He continued to play until he was 39 at clubs such as West Ham, QPR, Maccabi Haifa, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Petah Tikva.
      Like Rosicky, Benayoun is also working as a sporting director, but at his last club Israeli side Beitar Jerusalem.
      Robin Van Persie
      Robin van Persie is coaching at FeyenoordCredit: Getty
      The Dutchman, 40, is now back in his native Netherlands where he is the assistant coach of Feyenoord.
      Erik ten Hag reportedly wanted Van Persie to join him at Manchester United but he was rejected by the former striker, who revealed he wanted “stability”.
      He played for United after leaving Arsenal following a controversial transfer in 2012.
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      There were also some notable names on the subs bench for Song’s last game for Arsenal.
      Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski is currently playing at West Ham while Aaron Ramsey is back at his boyhood club Cardiff City.
      Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain had a missed spell at Liverpool and is now at Turkish outfit Beşiktaş.
      Striker Marouane Chamakh retired in 2019 and has since earned his coaching badges in Morocco. More

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      Jorginho already planning next transfer away from Arsenal with contract expiring in summer

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      JORGINHO could be on the verge of returning to Serie A as his Arsenal contract enters into its final eight months.The 31-year-old joined the Gunners from Chelsea for £12million in January.
      Jorginho has revealed he intends to play in his native Italy before retirementCredit: Getty
      While not a guaranteed starter since then, Jorginho made 14 Premier League appearances during the second half of last season as the Gunners narrowly missed out on the title to Manchester City.
      This term, the Italian has had more of a prominent role and has captained the side for the last three matches in the absence of Martin Odegaard.
      The midfielder’s deal is set to expire next summer, and while there is an option to extend it for a year, his future is firmly up in the air.
      If Jorginho doesn’t agree new terms, he can talk to non-British clubs over signing a pre-contract agreement in January. 
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      Speaking ahead of Italy’s Euro 2024 qualifier against North Macedonia, he said: “I’m very much in doubt, I would like to return to Italy.
      “But I don’t know when the right time would be.
      “I want to return yes, but I don’t know when, I feel I still have things to do at Arsenal.
      “It always takes time when you change teams, but the first six months at Arsenal were not negative, on the contrary.”
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      The former Chelsea star is attracting interest from Lazio, AC Milan and his former side Napoli.
      Meanwhile, La Liga giants Barcelona are also reportedly targeting the Euros 2020 winner in order to fill in for the departed Sergio Busquets.
      Jorginho has started in four of the Gunners’ last five matches, including last month’s 1-0 victory over City.
      He is keeping his options open, though, and is enjoying his time at the Emirates as they look to mount another Premier League title challenge this season.
      The midfielder beat England in the 2020 Euros finalCredit: Rex More

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      Former Premier League boss whose contract was ripped up after one year returns to Champions League giants

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      FORGOTTEN ex-Premier League boss Walter Mazzarri is the new manager of Napoli.The Serie A champions are have sacked Rudi Garcia just 16 games into his tenure.
      Walter Mazzarri has re-joined NapoliCredit: PA:Empics Sport
      He replaced title-winning boss Luciano Spalletti following his resignation at the end of last season.
      But Napoli have struggled since the Italian national team boss left them and they are already ten points behind top of the table Inter Milan.
      Garcia has proved unpopular with many and chiefs in Naples have axe the Frenchman with his replacement given the international break to get settled in.
      Former Watford boss Mazzarri has taken over on a short-term deal that runs until the end of the season.
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      The 62-year-old managed the Hornets during the 2016/17 season before his contract was ripped up after they finished 17th.
      Mazzarri is an experienced Italian gaffer, who has had spells in charge of Sampdoria, Inter, Torino and most recently Cagliari.
      He returns to the Napoli dugout for a second stint with the club.
      The veteran was at the helm from 2009 to 2013, winning the Coppa Italia and coming runners-up in Serie A.
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      Napoli had been linked with ex-Marseille boss Igor Tudor but he rejected the club as he was not promised a long-term contract.
      They were also rumoured to be interested in Graham Potter and Antonio Conte. More

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      Inter Milan star Dimarco scores ‘out of this world’ belter from near halfway line as fans hail ‘goal of the decade’

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      INTER MILAN star Federico Dimarco scored an incredible goal of the season contender against Frosinone on Sunday.The left wing-back gave his side the lead with the outrageous strike to help the Serie A league leaders to a 2-0 win.
      Federico Dimarco stunned fans with a goal of the season contenderCredit: Getty

      Former Manchester United star Henrikh Mkhitaryan picked up the ball and played Dimarco in down the left flank.
      The Italian briefly glanced up to check where the goalkeeper was before unleashing a powerful drive from near the halfway line.
      Dimarco hit the ball first time and was right on the touchline, but his perfect technique meant the ball sailed over the head of goalkeeper Stefano Turati and nestled in the top corner.
      San Siro erupted with amazement as TNT commentators Adam Summerton and Don Hutchinson waxed lyrical about the strike.
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      Summerton said: “That’s genius! Unbelievable from DiMarco. Just out of this world.”
      Co-commentator Hutchinson added: “Stop the ride I want to get off. That’s one of the best goals I’ve ever seen in my lifetime.
      “That is unreal. To hit that shot from 60 yards with that accuracy into the top corner. One of the best goals I’ve ever seen. That technique is ridiculous.”
      Fans were also blown away by Dimarco’s feat with one describing his effort as the “goal of the decade”.
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      Another added: “Incredible effort.”
      And a third said: “Possibly the greatest lob of all time. The difficulty level is insane. It’s much easier from a central and status position to lob someone.” More