Super Eagles Striker Scouted By Chelsea In FA Cup Clash Against Tottenham Hotspur

Published: February 19, 2017

Former CSKA Moscow coach Leonid Slutsky was one of the distinguished guests at Craven Cottage, where Fulham took on Tottenham Hotspur in the fifth round of the Emirates FA Cup on Sunday.

It has been reported that the ex-Russia manager, who was sitting next to Alan Pardew, was in the stands to run the rule over the players from both teams.

English journalist Jonathan Wilson has claimed that Slutsky is close to Roman Abramovich and has been doing some scouting for Chelsea.

However, the Head of CSKA, Mikhail Baryshev, has stressed that their former manager is only undergoing training at the Academy of Sport in the UK.

Three players of Nigerian heritage featured in the game, Sone Aluko for Fulham plus Dele Alli and Josh Onomah for Tottenham Hotspur.

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte also attended the match between the two London teams which finished 3-0 in favour of Spurs.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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