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Leicester City manager, Puel has confirmed that Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho sustained a broken hand on international duty but could still feature in the club’s away trip to Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League on Saturday. Speaking at a prematch conference, Puel said “almost all the players are fit. Just Iheanacho, who has a broken hand, and (Matty) James. We will see if Iheanacho can play with this injury.

Former Chelsea defender, William Gallas believes Tiemoue Bakayoko deserves more time to prove himself at Chelsea after a successful spell at Monaco. The midfielder who joined Chelsea last summer from the League 1 side has been disappointing since his arrival the Chelsea fans calling for his sale.

Manchester United have made an offer to Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo, according to Diario Gol.

The report states Ronaldo is frustrated with Real president Florentino Perez, who has refused to sanction a new contract for the 33-year-old.

Super Eagles midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo will undergo further tests on his quadriceps on Friday ahead of Las Palmas’ LaLiga clash against Real Madrid on Saturday.

Etebo missed Nigeria’s two international friendlies against Poland and Serbia due to the injury he sustained a fortnight ago.

Leicester City manager Claude Puel has confirmed that Nigeria forward Kelechi Iheanacho sustained a broken hand on international duty but could still feature in the club’s away trip to Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League on Saturday.

Iheanacho who played in Super Eagles’ 1-0 victory against Poland last Friday, did not play any part in the 2-0 defeat to Serbia in on Tuesday in London.

Champions Plateau United ended their three-game winless streak in the Nigeria Professional Football League by edging out Yobe Desert Stars 2-1 in a rescheduled matchday 11 fixture in Jos on Wednesday, according to reports. Kennedy Boboye’s men, who still have a game in hand, jumped from the 10th to fourth position following the win.