{"id":2643,"date":"2023-07-29T01:41:43","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T00:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2023\/07\/29\/read_news-phpnid48203\/"},"modified":"2023-07-29T01:41:43","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T00:41:43","slug":"read_news-phpnid48203","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2023\/07\/29\/read_news-phpnid48203\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea and Manchester City battling to re-sign 2021 Super Eagles invitee:: All Nigeria Soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsbody\">\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.allnigeriasoccer.com\/..\/football_pics\/21587olise.png\" height=\"240\" hspace=\"8\" vspace=\"8\" alt=\"Chelsea and Manchester City battling to re-sign 2021 Super Eagles invitee\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea are aiming to re-sign 2021 Super Eagles invitee Michael Olise but face competition for his services in the form of Premier League champions Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The France underage international of Nigerian descent was a youth teamer at Chelsea for approximately seven years and also spent time at the Manchester City academy before joining Reading.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nAccording to Fabrizio Romano, the two English giants have identified the talented Crystal Palace winger as a target this summer.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nThe Italian transfer market expert added that Olise has a release clause which is said to be around 35 million pounds which could make a move easier for his suitors.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nHowever, the two sides are being cautious due to the injury he picked up while on international duty with France U21s in the 2023 European U21 Championship.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City are on the brink of losing the services of\u00a0 Algerian forward Riyad Mahrez and Olise would be a suitable replacement for the former African Player of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, Chelsea struggled in front of goal last season and are interested in the England-born forward to improve their chances in front of goal heading into the new season.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0The 21-year-old scored 2 goals and registered eleven assists for Crystal Palace last season which earned him the club&#8217;s Players&#8217; Player of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Olise joined the Eagle from Reading in 2021 and has notched 6 goals and 19 assists in 71 appearances across all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"embeddedContent oembed-provider- oembed-provider-twitter\" data-align=\"none\" data-oembed=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1683157607966449666\" data-oembed_provider=\"twitter\" data-resizetype=\"noresize\" data-title=\"m\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">Chelsea and Manchester City have both Michael Olise in their list. Understand there\u2019s release clause into his contract \u2014 around \u00a335m. \ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udd35 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">#CFC<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MCFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">#MCFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Both clubs are waiting for clarity about his conditions as he picked up injury last month.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfa5 More: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A0Fr3VmL5g\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/A0Fr3VmL5g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1683157607966449666?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">July 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Abdulkareem Abdulhamid<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: cpfc.co.uk<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Copyright ANS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nAll rights reserved. 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