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French Clubs interested in Fulham defender Tosin Adarabioyo’s Transfer
Fulham defender, Tosin Adarabioyo is drawing interest from Ligue 1 clubs, Monaco and Stade Rennes.
According to RMC transfer expert, Fabrice Hawkins, the two clubs have opened talks with Fulham to sign the player.
Fulham are looking to sell the centre-back for between €10m and €15m, while a number of Premier League clubs are also said to be interested in Adarabioyo.
The Nigeria-born defender has a year remaining on his contract with the Whites and has made 25 league appearances for Fulham in the 2022/23 season.
He arrived at the Craven Cottage from Manchester City two years ago.
Sports
World Cup Final: Spain v Argentina Line Ups
Spain are aiming to win a second World Cup after their previous triumph in 2010. If Argentina win it will be their fourth title, which would put them level with Germany and Italy and one behind record five-time champions Brazil.
Spain:
Unai Simon; Pedro Porro, Pau Cubarsi, Aymeric Laporte, Marc Cucurella; Rodri (capt), Fabian Ruiz; Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo, Alex Baena; Mikel Oyarzabal
Coach: Luis de la Fuente (ESP)
Argentina:
Emiliano Martinez; Gonzalo Montiel, Cristian Romero, Lisandro Martinez, Nicolas Tagliafico; Rodrigo De Paul, Alexis Mac Allister, Nico Gonzalez; Enzo Fernandez; Lionel Messi (capt), Julian Alvarez
Coach: Lionel Scaloni (ARG
Spain are aiming to win a second World Cup after their previous triumph in 2010. If Argentina win it will be their fourth title, which would put them level with Germany and Italy and one behind record five-time champions Brazil.
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Argentina make three changes in starting line up
Gonzalo Montiel, who scored the winning penalty in the shootout in the 2022 final win against France, comes in at right-back in place of Nahuel Molina for Lionel Scaloni’s Argentina.
• Argentina’s players warm-up ahead of the 2026 World Cup football tournament final match between Spain and Argentina at the New York/New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford on July 19, 2026. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP)
Lionel Messi’s Argentina made three changes to their starting line-up for Sunday’s World Cup final against Spain as the holders attempt to become the first team since 1962 to retain the trophy.
AFP reported that Gonzalo Montiel, who scored the winning penalty in the shootout in the 2022 final win against France, comes in at right-back in place of Nahuel Molina for Lionel Scaloni’s Argentina.
The other changes see Rodrigo De Paul return in midfield, where Nico Gonzalez also starts, with Leandro Paredes and Giuliano Simeone making way.
Argentina reached the final by defeating England 2-1 in Wednesday’s semi-final in Atlanta following a dramatic late comeback.
Messi, 39, is appearing in his third World Cup final and starts the day on eight goals at the tournament, two behind France’s Kylian Mbappe in the race for the Golden Boot.
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Drake places N2bn bet on Argentina to beat Spain in World Cup final
According to the betting slip, Drake stands to win more than $5.1 million if Argentina successfully defend their World Cup title by beating Spain.
Canadian rapper Drake has placed a $1.5 million (about N2.3 billion) bet on Argentina to defeat Spain in Sunday’s 2026 FIFA World Cup final.
The award-winning rapper, born Aubrey Drake Graham, shared a screenshot of the wager on his Instagram page ahead of the showpiece at the New York New Jersey Stadium.
According to the betting slip, Drake stands to win more than $5.1 million if Argentina successfully defend their World Cup title by beating Spain.
Sharing the screenshot with his millions of followers, the 39-year-old wrote, “What’s that saying??? Better luck next time…”
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