{"id":15358,"date":"2019-09-12T15:29:56","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T15:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=15358"},"modified":"2019-09-12T15:29:56","modified_gmt":"2019-09-12T15:29:56","slug":"man-utd-tottenham-liverpool-rangers-celtic-interested-in-chelseas-nigerian-winger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/man-utd-tottenham-liverpool-rangers-celtic-interested-in-chelseas-nigerian-winger","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd, Tottenham, Liverpool, Rangers, Celtic Interested In Chelsea&#8217;s Nigerian Winger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>several Premier League clubs are exploring ways to sign highly-rated Chelsea winger Adrian Akande.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur are among the clubs interested in signing the Nigeria U17 invitee and have all opened a line of communication with the player&#8217;s camp.<\/p>\n<p>West Ham are also keen on Akande and have made an offer to Chelsea to sign the teenager on a permanent deal after he impressed whilst undergoing training with the Hammers youth teams last month.<\/p>\n<p>And across the border in Scotland, the two fierce rivals Rangers and Celtic are fighting over his signature.<\/p>\n<p>Bundesliga outfit Hoffenheim are hoping they can steal a march on their rivals and have invited Akande to Germany and he&#8217;ll be shown around the club&#8217;s facilities when he visits the Sinsheim municipality on October 6.<\/p>\n<p>Aged 15, he became one of the youngest players to feature in the Premier League 2 this season when he made his debut against Newcastle United on August 17.<\/p>\n<p>Akande arrived at Chelsea from the youth team of Crystal Palace at the age of twelve<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>several Premier League clubs are exploring ways to sign highly-rated Chelsea winger Adrian Akande. 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