Following the concluded move of Morgan Rogers to Chelsea, indication has emerged that want away Chelsea player, Garnacho may become an Aston Villa player soon according to transfer expert, Romano.

On July 21st, Romano stated on his podcast that Garnacho is moving closer to joining Aston Villa.
He reported that Morgan Rogers’ move to Chelsea has been officially announced, and in the same conversation, Aston Villa inquired about Garnacho.

” Before that, there had been no contact between the two parties, but now Garnacho is getting closer to joining Aston Villa.

“Villa sent an official offer this afternoon (local time, 21st): a loan with a buy-out clause that would become mandatory under specific conditions. The information I received tonight is that this mandatory buy-out condition is very easy to trigger, which is why Chelsea are prepared to accept Aston Villa’s terms.

“If Aston Villa can now agree personal terms with Garnacho, they can finalize the deal within the next few hours. Garnacho is very close to joining Aston Villa; it now only needs the player’s final approval. Emery is pushing hard to sign Garnacho and is personally involved. It now depends on the player’s stance, as Chelsea are open to accepting this offer” he maintained.

Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers have drawn a hard line with Super Eagles’ Tolu Arokodare after a fiery pre-season confrontation that left the Nigerian striker frozen out of first-team plans.

New head coach Cesar Peixoto has reportedly lost patience with the 25-year-old, who refused to leave the pitch when told not to train with the squad.

The fallout was immediate. Wolves cancelled training, tightened security at Compton Park, and left Arokodare out of the group travelling to Maidenhead United as the club made it clear that no player is bigger than the dressing room.

For Arokodare, this is no longer just a bad moment in pre-season; it looks like a full-blown exit route, per this post from journalist Nathan Judah.

Wolves are now actively trying to move him on after a difficult first season and his value has taken a hit following the club’s relegation to the Championship, but the striker still wants to stay in one of Europe’s top five leagues.

Wolves draw a line on Arokodare
This is a major power shift at Compton Park. Peixoto has signaled that discipline matters more than status, and Arokodare’s refusal to comply appears to have triggered a much bigger response than a simple training-ground warning.

The club’s reaction was severe because the message had to be severe. Cancelling a session and beefing up security is the kind of move that usually happens when a manager wants to make an example of a player and reset standards fast.

Wolves are said to be open to offers as they try to cut costs and recover part of the fee paid for Arokodare. Fiorentina and Genoa are understood to be among the clubs watching the situation closely, with loan deals and options to buy now being explored.

Turkey has also been in the conversation, but Arokodare reportedly prefers a move that keeps him in a top-five European league.

That preference may work in his favor if Serie A sides stay serious, but the standoff at Wolves has only made the next step more urgent.

The federal government has reduced the cost of textbook assessment and ranking under the National Textbook Ranking System and directed that publishers who paid the previous, higher assessment fees be refunded.

The Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council announced the decision in a statement signed by its Executive Secretary, Prof. Salisu Shehu, on Wednesday in Abuja.

According to the statement, the revised fees take immediate effect and are aimed at easing the financial burden on publishers and authors ahead of the full implementation of the National Textbook Ranking System.

Under the new rates, the assessment fee has been reduced from N2,000 to N1,500 per page, while the ranking fee has been lowered from N1 million to N750,000 per textbook title.

“The assessment fee has been reduced from N2,000 to N1,500 per page, while the ranking fee has been reviewed downward from N1 million to N750,000 per textbook title,” the statement read.

Prof. Shehu also announced that publishers who had already paid the previous assessment fee would be reimbursed for the excess amount.

“Publishers who had already paid the previous assessment fee of N2,000 per page will receive refunds of the excess payment, while the procedure for processing the refunds will be announced soon,” the statement added.

The Council further directed that all publishers and authors submitting textbooks for assessment should immediately comply with the revised charges.

“Publishers and authors submitting textbooks for assessment are to make payments based on the revised rates with immediate effect,” it stated.

NERDC urged publishers, authors and other stakeholders in the book industry to comply fully with the new fee structure.

The fee reduction comes ahead of the rollout of the federal government’s National Textbook Ranking System, a flagship education reform introduced by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, to improve the quality of instructional materials used in Nigerian schools.

Beginning in September 2026, only textbooks that have been assessed, approved and ranked by NERDC will be authorized for classroom use nationwide, while unranked textbooks will no longer be permitted in schools.

Speaking earlier at the unveiling of the initiative, Alausa said the policy was designed to eliminate substandard textbooks and ensure that learners and teachers have access only to high-quality, curriculum-compliant instructional materials.

He explained that although NERDC would continue to carry out its statutory responsibility of approving textbooks, approval alone would no longer be sufficient, as every approved title would undergo a rigorous national evaluation and ranking by expert committees before being recommended for use in schools.

The National Textbook Ranking System is one of the key education reforms being implemented by the Federal Ministry of Education under the Renewed Hope Agenda to strengthen quality assurance in basic and secondary education