TRANSFERS – Football Flame

Premier Division Waterford have confirmed the departure of Romeo Akachukwu, who has joined English Premier League side Southampton.The 18-year-old has spent the last few weeks on trial with the Saints with a view to joining on a permanent deal. Romeo Akachukwu of Waterford during the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division match between Waterford and Shelbourne at the Regional Sports Centre in Waterford. And he completed his switch to Southampton on Monday having played 35 times at senior level for Waterford in the First Division and Premier Division.He also lined out for Ireland’s under-17 side at the European Championship last year.“I’m buzzing,” Akachukwu said. “The standard is obviously really good and it’s a place I feel like I can thrive so I’m just looking forward to the s...

After several days of intense speculation over his future, Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher has accepted a proposal from Atletico Madrid. He is due to fly to the Spanish capital to complete his move on Monday. The 24-year-old England international has rejected multiple contract offers from Chelsea to extend his deal beyond next summer, while the Blues have encouraged him to take the €40m deal on the table from Atletico. Their motive was to avoid him leaving either on a free, or joining Premier League rivals to Aston Villa or Tottenham Hotspur. Gallagher had been given until the end of the week to make his decision, and Atletico had even worked out a deal for Valencia midfielder Javi Guerra in case their move for the Chelsea midfielder collapsed. It seems Guerra will now be back on ...

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Waterford agree ‘club record’ fee as Romeo Akachukwu joins Southampton

Conor Gallagher to leave Chelsea to join Atletico Madrid