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Tottenham Hotspur have re-signed Wales forward Gareth Bale from Spanish champions Real Madrid on a year-long loan. Bale, 31, left Spurs for a then world record £85m in 2013 and went on to score more than 100 goals and win four Champions Leagues with Real. He originally joined Tottenham as a 17-year-old from Southampton in 2007 for an initial payment of £5m. Bale has also won two La Liga titles, one Copa del Rey, three Uefa Super Cups and three Club World Cups with Real. Read: Bale Arrives In London Ahead Of Tottenham Return He remains the most expensive British player…

Former Gor Mahia striker Jacques Tuyisenge has completed a two-year move to Rwandan champions APR for reported Kshs 5.4 million. He will pocket around Kshs 350,000 per month, according to several media reports. “A new stage for a new challenge in my career. Happy, eager to start and full of ambition, dedication and commitment,” he tweeted. https://twitter.com/Tuyisenge250/status/1306932365806239747?s=19 APR are a military outfit, which is closely linked to the ruling party, Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), and is believed to be the wealthiest club in Rwanda. The club will represent the country in the African Champions League next season, having won the…

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola fears striker Sergio Aguero could miss the first two months of the Premier League season. Aguero suffered a knee injury against Burnley on 22 June. It kept the Argentine out of the final 10 games of City’s domestic campaign as well their two Champions League matches in August. Guardiola says he is now uncertain whether City’s 32-year-old record goalscorer will be fit until November. “We knew the injury was difficult,” said Guardiola. “He still hasn’t had one training session with us and Sergio is not a guy who regains his physical condition quickly. He has…

Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale arrived at Tottenham Hotspur’s training ground on Friday as he neared a return to the club. Wales international Bale, 31, is expected to rejoin Spurs on loan. He flew into Luton Airport before travelling to the training ground in Enfield, north London. Bale originally joined Spurs from Southampton in 2007 before moving to the Spanish giants for a then world record £85m in 2013. He has gone on to score more than 100 goals for Real and won four Champions Leagues. “Until I’m told Bale is a Tottenham player, I still think and feel and…

Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale is set to fly to England on Friday to complete his return to Tottenham Hotspur. A deal for Wales international Bale, 31, to rejoin Spurs on loan from Real Madrid is still being negotiated. Talks between the clubs are progressing positively and as long as they are concluded in the same manner, Bale will travel to London. He is understood to be training on his own at Real on Thursday and awaiting the outcome of negotiations. Read: Gareth Bale Declined To Play, As Row With Zinedine Zidane Escalates Bale originally joined Spurs from Southampton in…

Paris St-Germain forward Neymar has been banned for two games after being sent off against Marseille – but French football authorities will investigate his accusation of racial abuse. The Brazil international was the last of five red cards in Sunday’s bad-tempered Ligue 1 match after he hit Marseille defender Alvaro Gonzalez. Neymar later accused his opponent of racism on social media and urged the authorities to use VAR to investigate. Gonzalez has denied Neymar’s claim. The other four players sent off have also received bans – with PSG defender Layvin Kurzawa suspended for six matches. Read: Neymar In Trouble For…

Aston Villa have signed goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez from fellow Premier League side Arsenal for Kshs 2.4 billion. The 28-year-old Argentine, who made 23 appearances last season and played in the Gunners’ FA Cup final win over Chelsea, has signed a four-year deal. Villa manager Dean Smith said Martinez will be a “key player for our club for the long term”. Read: AFC Leopards Argentine Coach Rodolfo Zapata Allegedly Leaving The Team “It is rare to be able to buy a top-class goalkeeper who hasn’t yet reached their peak age,” he added. “We know how highly Arsenal rated him and we watched…

Gor Mahia captain Kenneth Muguna has broken his silence over his fate at the club by hinting at staying. Muguna’s future at the multi Kenyan champions has been doubtful with numerous reports linking him with a move away this summer. But in a tweet yesterday, the former Western Stima playmaker urged his teammates to brace themselves for next season. This was after Sports Dispute Tribunal (SDT) dismissed a petition by Kenyan Premier League (KPL) challenging the decision by Football Kenya Federation to prematurely end the 2019/20 season over Coronavirus and declare Gor Mahia champions. “Finally! Let’s do it again next…

Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has signed a new three-year deal with the club. The 31-year-old striker joined the Gunners in January 2018 and won the Premier League Golden Boot in his first full season in 2018-19. “Signing for this special club was never in doubt,” he said. “I believe in Arsenal. We can achieve big things together. We have something exciting here and I believe the best is to come for Arsenal.” Aubameyang scored in Arsenal’s victory at Fulham on Saturday, the first game of the new Premier League season. The Gabon striker also scored two goals against Chelsea in…

Kenyan Premier League side Posta Rangers have come under heavy criticism for signing a player in a PSG jersey. Eliud Lokuwam, formerly on loan from Gor Mahia, made his stay with the Mail-men permanent on Monday. Flanked by coach Pamzo Omollo and a club official, the 23-year-old striker was pictured inking the deal while wearing a jersey of the French giants. https://twitter.com/zaxoguda/status/1305564899024801792?s=19 Kenyans, including KPL players, are known to be madly in love with European football, but the oversight left tongues wagging. KPL is supposed to be a professional league and thus should take branding seriously, however most clubs still…

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has topped the Forbes list for highest-earning footballers in 2020. Forbes estimated Messi’s yearly earnings at $126m (approx. Kshs 13.4 billion) with Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo second on $117m (£90.3m). Neymar was in third with Paris St-Germain team-mate Kylian Mbappe fourth. Three Premier League players – Mohamed Salah, Paul Pogba, and David de Gea – made the top 10, as did Real Madrid and Wales forward Gareth Bale. Read: Change Of Heart, Messi To Stay At Barcelona Welshman Bale came eighth in the list at $29m (£22.4m) despite a disappointing 2019-20 season, on a personal level, which saw…

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho said a number of his players had coronavirus over the summer after a season-opening defeat by Everton. Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s header ensured Spurs started the 2020-21 Premier League campaign with a 1-0 home defeat. Mourinho criticised his players’ “lazy pressing” and was angered by the match officials, questioning the position of Lucas Digne’s free-kick which led to Everton’s winner. But the Portuguese admitted he was happy to no longer be starring in a fly-on-the-wall Amazon documentary. Mourinho did not name the players who had been infected but said it had disrupted his side’s preparations for the new…

Michael Olunga scored his 16th goal of the season in 2-1 loss on the road to Sagan Tosu on Sunday. The Harambee Stars striker’s record stands at 16 goals in 16 J-League games and continues to top the scoring charts. https://twitter.com/OgadaOlunga/status/1305359589072752640?s=19 Olunga opened the scoring in the 24th minute with a close left-foot strike, but Hayashi leveled from the spot before the end of the first interval before Harakawa grabbed the winner in 48th minute. The former Gor Mahia striker was on Saturday named the league’s most valuable player for the month of August. https://twitter.com/OgadaOlunga/status/1304349129171066881?s=19 Email your news TIPS to Editor@kahawatungu.com or…

Former Chelsea FC striker Soloman Kalou graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration from a university in Lyon, France on Saturday. The 35-year-old Ivory Coast international completed the three-year course while actively featuring for Bertha BSC in the German Bundesliga. https://twitter.com/MimosaFawaz/status/1305068881661382656?s=19 Balancing education and playing remains a challenge to many footballers, however, with the advent of online learning, more active players are trooping back to class. Some of the notable stars who went back to class include Kalou’s former teammate and captain at national level Didier Drogba, Vincent Kompany of Belgium, and England’s Steven Gerrard. Kalou recently moved to…

Debutants Gabriel and Willian impressed as Arsenal blew away promoted Fulham in the opening game of the Premier League season. Former Chelsea winger Willian had a hand in all three goals and Gabriel – a £23m signing from Lille – scored in his first game in English football. Arsenal were highly impressive, while Fulham caused themselves too many problems at the back. Both sides have played and won at Wembley – twice for the Gunners – in the 48 days since the last Premier League season finished. Alexandre Lacazette scored the opener from close range after Willian’s effort was saved.…