He was my number one managerial target for the last five appointments, but his desire to honour existing contracts meant we were not able to bring him to Sunderland previously.
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As a midfielder, Iheanacho won Player of the Tournament when Nigeria won the 2015 U-17 World Cup in Chile before he was converted to a number nine at Manchester City.
The Super Falcons keeper Nnadozie has been fantastic in the two games she has played, pulling a number of top-class saves. Nigeria will rely on her if they are to make it to the latter stages of the prestigious global competition.
I could say in terms of numbers he can be replaceable, it’s not easy when you see more than 360 games played and more than 250 goals, the number of titles.
Following his outstanding performance under Mourinho, a number of top European clubs, especially in the Premier League, have shown interest in signing him.
"You can look at the likes of Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar - who have all been fantastic for PSG this season - but De Bruyne is the all-round package and was an easy pick at number one.
He did score some fantastic goals for Southampton but, let's face it, Southampton aren't Chelsea. 'He's going to get more goal scoring opportunities at Chelsea and he's technically good enough to score more next season.'
He was ranked number 8 in the world by Ballon d'Or. That's absolutely amazing. I must say congratulations. The season you had, it was fantastic and I never got to that stage. You've raised the bar so high."