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Tottenham value Harry Kane close to £200 million following reports Manchester United were planning a £100m bid for the striker, according to The Independent . Kane has been linked with a move to Old Trafford as Jose Mourinho chases a new No.9, but Spurs have no intention of selling the England international and have ‘laughed off’ reports they would accept a £100m offer.

New photos of Chelsea’s rumoured 2017/18 strips have been leaked online after the shirts were spotted for sale in America. The Nike home and away kits were seen on mannequins in a New York sports store alongside Tottenham counterparts. Chelsea follower @ConteTweets shared images of the designs on his Twitter profile, with many users commenting on their similarity to the Spurs efforts. Photos of the Tottenham kits surfaced earlier this week, although it was confirmed they were not seen on sale at the time. Scroll through the gallery above to get a sneak peak at leaked images of Chelsea’s rumoured home and away kits ahead of the 2017/18 season.

The lawmaker representing Kogi west senatorial district, Senator Dino Melaye, has warned that many people will land in prison, over the move to recall him from the upper legislative chamber. Melaye stated this while answering questions from Seun Okinbaloye, anchor of Politics Today, a daily programme on Channels Television. When he was asked about the reports that files of signatures of voters in his district had been submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Melaye said: “I continue to laugh at their efforts which I know is in futility. The whole exercise is a comedy of errors. “Nobody should take it seriously; the whole thing is shrouded in money politics and cannot stand. “We have discovered names of dead people on the list and a handwriting with similar signatures for several people on petition, the discrepancies are too much and it’s a total fraud. “And I promise that many people will go to jail for forgery.” On Wednesday, the Independent Nati

Finman invested $1,000 as a 12-year-old in 2011, when bitcoin was worth $12 REUTERS A teenager from a family he describes as the "Elon Musk version of the Kardashians" has become a millionaire after investing $1,000 (£800) into bitcoin when he was just 12 years old. Thanks to a tip-off from his brother, Erik Finman, from Idaho, US, invested a $1,000 gift from his grandmother into the cryptocurrency in May 2011. At the time, bitcoin was unheard of outside of technology communities and worth around $12 per coin. Finman told CNBC how he invested in bitcoin as a way of winning a bet with his Ph.D-holding, Stanford-educated parents, who said he did not have to go to university if he became a millionaire by the age of 18. That first investment quickly grew from $1,000 to $100,000 by the end of 2013. Finman then sold the lot and used the proceeds to move to California's Silicon Valley and set up a company called Botangle, which allowed students frustrated with the quali

Lionel Messi purchases four-star hotel for £26m in beach town down the coast from Barcelona The Barcelona star has purchased hotel in beach town 40km from city Messi has paid 30 million euros for the hotel which boasts stunning views Recently renamed MiM, prices at the hotel start from 250 euros per night Barcelona star Lionel Messi has purchased a four-star-hotel in a beach town close to the Catalonian city. The Argentine has bought the luxury hotel, which has 77 rooms, for 30million euros (£26.01m), according to Spanish newspaper Expansion. The hotel, which boasts a panoramic terrace overlooking the sea and stunning views, is situated close to the beach and seafront promenade of Sitges, 40km from Barcelona. Recently renamed MiM and built in 2013, prices at the hotel range from 250 euros to 300 euros per night. The Barcelona forward has recently established a new company for investment in hotels and apartments under the name of Rosotel. According to expansion, Messi is p

Manchester United have overtaken Real Madrid as the world's most valuable football team, according to business magazine Forbes. United were valued at $3.69bn (£2.86bn) and returned to the top of the annual list for the first time in five years. Spanish club Barcelona were second with a worth of $3.64bn (£2.82bn) as Real $3.58bn (£2.77bn) went down to third. Six English teams were in the top 10, with Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham joining United. German champions Bayern Munich were fourth, while Italian title winners Juventus were ninth. Real, who won the Champions League and Spanish title, had been top for the past four years but saw their value drop by 2% as United's went up by 11%. "Manchester United's return to the top spot is a testament to their powerful brand and marketing acumen," Forbes Media assistant managing editor Mike Ozanian said in a statement. Leicester, who won the English Premier League in 2015-16, were 1

As preparations to 2019 general elections gather momentum and the politics in kogi takes a new shape in what I call kogi realignment',all may not be well with the senator representing kogi west senatorial district in the Red Chambers,Senator Dino Melaye. Senator Dino Melaye who has in recent times encountered turbulent times from the media d also from his own state may not find his way back to the Red Chambers if the home work of his would-be successor is perfected.Top on the lists seeking to unseat Melaye include;former Senator Smart Adeyemi and Hon.Sunday Karim amongst others. Meanwhile,Senator Smart Adeyemi who is in the good books of the state Governor,Yaya Bello and has decamped to the ruling All Progressive Congress with his thousands of supporters,has been pictured in a closed door meeting with the leader of the party,Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in Lagos.The meeting may not be unconnected with the plans ahead of 2019 general elections. However,interview with some members of h

Chelsea were paid £150.8m by the Premier League after winning the 2016-17 title - 50% more than the top earners in 2015-16. The 2016-17 season was the first of the latest TV deal and saw a total of almost £2.4bn paid to the 20 clubs - up from £1.6bn last season. Bottom club Sunderland got £93.471m - more than the £93.219m 2015-16 winners Leicester pocketed the previous season. The figures are based on broadcast and commercial deals plus prize money. Funds from the Premier League's central commercial deals and overseas broadcast rights are shared equally - as is half of the domestic broadcast income. A quarter is paid out in prize money based on each club's league position and the other quarter in "facility fees" for each game broadcast on UK television. Arsenal were the top earners in 2015-16 with £100.9m - but only the three relegated sides of Hull, Middlesbrough and Sunderland were paid less than that figure in 2016-17. The ratio between the highest a