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1.23M
Posts
101.4K
Following
327
Account age
8 yrs
💰 Suggested sponsorship rate
$6.9K – $11.2K / sponsored post
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Known for
220.6K views
Vinicius Junior’s Real Madrid contract expires in 2027 and no agreement has been reached.
Arsenal are pursuing a deal.
This is what The Athletic’s @MarioCortegana, @gunnerblog and @David_Ornstein are hearing.
■ Arsenal’s ownership given approval to idea of moving forward with
145.2K views
Everton have reached an agreement in principle to sign Christian Norgaard from Arsenal for a fee in the region of £7million.
Should the deal be formalised, the 32-year-old Danish midfielder would undergo a medical next week ahead of completing his move to the Hill Dickinson
118.2K views
Chelsea forward Joao Pedro is in line to be rewarded with a new contract.
The 24-year-old forward joined Chelsea from Brighton & Hove Albion last summer for a deal in excess of £50million and signed a seven-year contract that runs until 2032.
Exclusive story from @SJohnsonSport
116.4K views
It's been 611 days since Mykhailo Mudryk last appeared in a Chelsea shirt.
On Friday it was announced that anti-doping disiplinary proceedings against him have been resolved, and he is free to play again.
But an awful lot has changed at Chelsea since November 2024.
Managers
📊 Post performance
72.7K
Avg views / post
5.9%
Reach vs followers
Mar 2018
On X since
🔥 Top post: Vinicius Junior’s Real Madrid contract expires in 2027 and no ag · 220.6K views
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
92.9 / week
A very active account — multiple posts a day, an always-on feed.
Content mix
Mostly images
Recent: 0 video · 13 image · 0 text.
Follower / following
3.8K×
Follows 327 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.
Recent posts
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🔥 Top post
Vinicius Junior’s Real Madrid contract expires in 2027 and no agreement has been reached.
Arsenal are pursuing a deal.
This is what The Athletic’s @MarioCortegana, @gunnerblog and @David_Ornstein are hearing.
■ Arsenal’s ownership given approval to idea of moving forward with
Roberto de Zerbi says Tottenham Hotspur “do not know” whether forward Richarlison will stay at the club as he “sometimes” wants to leave.
The 29-year-old has entered the final year of his contract with the north London club, and scored a …
Mamadou Sangare has just become Brentford's record signing, and according to those who have worked with him, he could be a Premier League star in the making.
The Mali international has signed a five-year deal at the west London club, with…
Xabi Alonso has welcomed Mykhailo Mudryk’s chance to return to Chelsea training following his doping ban but insists patience is required while the winger returns to fitness.
On Friday, a resolution between the Football Association (FA) a…
Everton have reached an agreement in principle to sign Christian Norgaard from Arsenal for a fee in the region of £7million.
Should the deal be formalised, the 32-year-old Danish midfielder would undergo a medical next week ahead of compl…
Gianni Infantino looked untouchable just a few short weeks ago.
Now, he is under more pressure than at any point in his reign as FIFA president.
With an election looming next year, could football finally be ready for a reset?
📝 @Simon_H…
Yan Diomande will not travel with RB Leipzig to the club’s pre-season training camp in Austria as the club continues to negotiate with Real Madrid over his transfer.
The Athletic reported last week Madrid were expected to reach an agreeme…
Rennes have agreed a deal to sign Charlie Cresswell from Ligue 1 rivals Toulouse.
Rennes, who will play in this season’s Europa League, will pay a loan fee of €2.5million with an obligation to buy the centre-back next summer for a fixed €…
With Roberto De Zerbi carefully managing the minutes of his most prized assets, Sandro Tonali had not started a game on tour before this evening, but he gave Spurs fans in Sydney and those watching at home an encouraging insight into what …
Two years ago Phil Foden was voted the best player in the Premier League but it has not gone to plan since.
Last season he lost his place in the Manchester City starting lineup and was left out of England’s World Cup squad.
From City’s p…
UEFA says it and “other members of the football family” have lost confidence in Gianni Infantino, accusing the FIFA President of a “shabby, back room, opaque” deal after plans to sell a stake in its competitions were abandoned.
FIFA and I…
Chelsea forward Joao Pedro is in line to be rewarded with a new contract.
The 24-year-old forward joined Chelsea from Brighton & Hove Albion last summer for a deal in excess of £50million and signed a seven-year contract that runs unt…
It's been 611 days since Mykhailo Mudryk last appeared in a Chelsea shirt.
On Friday it was announced that anti-doping disiplinary proceedings against him have been resolved, and he is free to play again.
But an awful lot has changed at …
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined X in 2018 — 8 years ago.
👁️Averages 72.7K views per post.
📤Posts about 92.9× per week.
💬0.08% engagement rate.
🏅Earned the 1M Followers for passing 1M followers.
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated37/100
Low
Credibility score
66%
Mixed
Real audience
Medium
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 66% real, active audience · Medium fake-follower risk.
- Low engagement (~5.9% of followers engage each post) — a sign of an inflated or inactive audience.
- Organic base — far more followers than accounts it follows.
- Established account (8+ years old).
- 0.08% engagement — below the ~10.8% typical for this size.
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
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