On the radar

(Lille)

With13 goals in 27 games for Lille last time out, the Nigerian followed in the footsteps of talents such as PierreEmerick Aubameyang (2013) and Nicolas Pepe (2019) by winning The Prix Marc-Vivien Foe award for the best African player in Ligue1.

Named in honour of the Cameroon midfielder who died during a Confederations Cup game against Colombia in 2003, the 21-year-old striker finished ahead of Monaco loanee Islam Slimani and Yunis Abdelhamid of Reims in a vote among100 journalists.

Osimhen is the youngest-ever recipient of the honour and, like Aubameyang and Pepe before him, now looks set to follow the Arsenal stars abroad, with Lille coach Christophe Galtier admitting: “I have planned for some time that Victor will no longer be here next season.”

Napoli are leading Liverpool and Manchester United in the race for the

€ 80 million-rated front man, who can play as a central striker or on either flank.

MARIO PASALIC

(Atalanta)

The Croatia midfielder celebrated making his loan move from Chelsea permanent with a hat-trick in a 6-2 thrashing of Brescia.

MOHAMMED KUDUS

(Ajax)

Eleven goals in 25 league games for Nordsjaelland in Denmark this season saw the Ghana midfielder move to the Netherlands for € 9m.

HUGO GUILLAMON

(Valencia)

Reportedly on Barcelona’s watch list, the 20-year-old central defender signed on for three more years at the Mestalla.

MICHAIL ANTONIO

(West Ham)

The powerful forward eased his side’s relegation fears with all four goals in the Hammers’ 4-0 victory over Norwich City.

JAMAL MUSIALA

(Bayern Munich)

The England U17 midfielder, who left Chelsea last summer, became Bayern’s youngest-ever Bundesliga debutant aged17 years and115 days.

ALEJANDRO POZUELO

(Toronto FC)

Ayo Akinola may have scored five goals in his first two MLS is Back games, but the ex-Swansea City midfielder set up four of them.

“We didn’t expect to finish in this way, but it sums up the year for us. We are a weak team who can be beaten with intensity and enthusiasm. We have lost a lot of points which we shouldn’t have”

Lionel Messi speaks out after Barcelona’s defeat to Osasuna hands Real Madrid the title