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Eastbourne-born Nigerian defender Tayo Subuloye has taken to social media to break his silence after committing his future to Premier League giants Chelsea by signing a new contract.

Chelsea confirmed the new academy scholars for the 2024-2025 season on Friday, July 12, with Subuloye and Landon Emenalo, son of retired Nigeria international left-back Michael Emenalo, part of the intake.

Subuloye is guaranteed a professional contract as soon as he turns seventeen on December 18, 2024.

The Blues saw off competition from several Premier League clubs to tie down the highly-rated young defender to a new contract.

In his final season as a schoolboy, he made his competitive debut in the U18 Premier League and was a key member of the side that won the U17 Premier League Cup.

Originally a midfielder, Subuloye is comfortable playing in several defensive positions including centre-back.

He joined Chelsea at U12 level, after previously wearing the colours of Brighton & Hove at youth level.

The Anglo-Nigerian teenager captained Chelsea to victory at the U16 Premier League National Championships in October 2023 and was promoted to first team training in February 2024.

In a message posted on his Instagram page on Wednesday, July 17, Subuloye said: "Delighted to sign my scholarship with @chelseafc Incredibly proud moment for me and my family. Looking forward to continuing my journey here."

Napoli closing in on Romelu Lukaku

It was recently reported that Napoli could sign Lukaku for £25m this summer. It now looks like they could land him for around that price very soon.

According to Corriere dello Sport, Napoli have a €25m (£21m) agreement with Chelsea to bring the striker in.

However, a transfer being finalised may depend on Victor Osimhen’s future.

Chelsea’s Marc Guehi sell-on clause

The same report from The Times claims that Chelsea have a sell-on clause in the deal for Guehi that will see them bank 20 percent of any profit made on a transfer.

Should Palace sell the defender for £70million this summer, that would return a profit of £52million for the Eagles on his original signing fee.

The clause for Chelsea would mean they take just over £10million of the transfer for themselves, leaving the Eagles with the remaining £60million.

Patrick Vieira er fortid i Strasbourg.

Den franske manager kom til klubben for et år siden, men nu går parterne hver til sit.

Det skriver klubben på sin hjemmeside.

Her gør de det også klart, at parterne er enige om beslutningen.

Strasbourg, som blev nummer 13 i sidste sæson, meddeler også, at en ny træner snart vil blive offentliggjort.