United, along with Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal, are among the clubs who have been contacted about the potential availability of Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior, 25. (Teamtalk, external)
Tottenham defender Luka Vuskovic, 19, currently on loan at Hamburg, has suggested he could return to White Hart Lane despite interest from major clubs in Europe. (The Standard, external)
Bayer Leverkusen will try to retain star forward Yan Diomande, 19, with a deal for a further year, despite numerous clubs being interested in signing the Ivorian. (Fabrizio Romano, external)
Junior Andre has revealed how mum Katie Price ‘crushed his dreams’ of being a professional footballer after getting scoutedCredit: YouTube/NotMyBaggThe budding musician and actor says he ‘loved’ the sport as a child and was scouted by several teamsCredit: Shutterstock
But once upon a time, Junior had high hopes of becoming a footballer.
And he was even scouted by professional club Millwall, before trialing for premiere league side Chelsea, Junior has revealed.
Appearing on the Not My Bagg podcast, Junior said that glamour model mum Katie informed him he didn’t have the skills to make it big time in the sport.
“She watched me play once and she says, ‘Junior, let’s be real, you’re not gonna be a footballer. You’re not good enough. Don’t worry, you’re gonna be an entertainer’.”
“But, also, equally, I wanted to be a musician and actor,” assured Junior.
Continuing that he would play Saturday league, he said: “I used to play every week and I loved it.
“When I was young I got scouted at Millwall, and I had a trial and Brighton and Chelsea and I was loving it.
“But I was never actually really that good, I was just above average.”
Just this month, Junior made his acting debut as he is starring in a new coming-of-age drama called Finding My Voice.
He stars alongside his dad Peter and EastEnders star Michelle Ryan in the flick.
Alongside acting, Junior has been in the studio working on new music, with the budding star seen recording in a recent episode of his sister’s reality show, The Princess Diaries.
Speaking on his secret TFL job, Junior said: “It’s been a long time coming, it’s been hard, you know I’ve obviously had to do nine-to-five, Monday to Friday.
“I found a night job basically just working on the London underground, grafting, lifting heavy metals, cutting, filing, painting. I got them jobs so I could do my music career, so I could fund it.”
Princess, 18, gushed over her brother for following his dreams self- sufficiently.
The reality TV star said: “So proud of Junior, his last two singles went in at number one , but while he was sorting differences out with his label he went to work through the nights and work a full time job so he was fully self sufficient. Which I’m super proud of.”
Junior recalled how his mum told him he wasn’t good enough to be a footballer, but assured he wanted to go into entertainment anywayCredit: YouTube/NotMyBaggThe budding star has been in the studio working on some new music over recent monthsCredit: ITV
Waiting patiently as he watched Ethan Schiefelbein, then Seth Hernandez perform as ace pitchers for Corona, junior left-hander Mason Sims has now assumed that role — and what a performance he turned in Monday during a Big VIII League game.
Sims struck out 12 with no walks in six innings of Corona’s 3-0 win over King. He gave up four hits. Anakin Tolman picked up the save in the seventh. Sims learned from the two current minor-league pitchers when he was a freshman and sophomore. He showed potential and is set to lead the Panthers’ pitching staff for the next two years.
Norco 8, Corona Centennial 4: Dylan Seward had a triple and three RBIs for the Cougars. Centennial got nine hits off Norco ace Landon Hovermale.
Corona Santiago 11, Eastvale Roosevelt 3: Striker Pence hit a home run, double and finished with four RBIs and Ben Lewis struck out 11 in five innings for Santiago. Max Eldridge had three hits and three RBIs.
San Juan Hills 7, El Dorado 2: Derrick Robertson contributed three hits for San Juan Hills.
Santa Margarita 13, Mountain Vista 2: Cooper Holland had three hits and six RBIs, including a grand slam, for the Eagles. Luke Blanchard added three hits.
South Hills 10, Los Altos 1: Diego Villarreal hit a grand slam for South Hills.
Carson 5, Narbonne 3: Joseph Meza struck out seven in five innings and Skylar Vinson and Fernando Barajas each had two hits for Carson in the Marine League opener.
Banning 3, San Pedro 2: AJ Herrera had the save and Oscar Chavez and Ethan Camejo contributed two hits each for Banning.
Calabasas 12, Taft 1: Trevor Chang had a grand slam and seven RBIs for Calabasas.
Garfield 9, Roosevelt 4: Angel Zamudio had a two-run double and Nate Vasquez had two hits and RBIs for Garfield.
San Fernando 6, Kennedy 4: Alex Torres improved to 3-0 and Armando Villegas had a double and single in the Valley Mission League win.
Sylmar 6, Verdugo Hills 2: Rickee Luevano went four for four and delivered a three-run home run for Sylmar.
JUNIOR Andre has made his acting debut alongside his father Peter and an EastEnders star, just days after revealing his secret job.
The young lad, 20, played the role of Johnny in a new coming-of-age drama called Finding My Voice.
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Junior has announced he’ll be starring in a filmCredit: Instagram/findingmyvoicemovieThe news comes only a matter of days after he revealed he secretly works at the London underground to make money to support his own musicCredit: Instagram/findingmyvoicemovie
Finding My Voice is about a girl called Mel who feels like she has nowhere to go after facing a series of tragedies.
Her family breaks up due to alcoholism following the death of her baby brother, plunging her into deep struggles.
Johnny is a friend who is always there for her when she needs someone to believe in her, which is truly heartwarming.
At the end of the month Finding My Voice will host its first screening as a part of Manchester‘s Film Festival.
Another Instagram post announced who Junior would be playing, which received a roaring reception from his friends and family.
The post shows a carousel of snaps of Junior featuring in the film, the first of which includes the name “Johnny” over his head in block lettering.
The caption says: “Junior Andre. Johnny is Mel’s school friend and one of the few people who’s always there when she needs someone to believe in her.
“Finding My Voice movie is out on 28th March at Manchester Film Festival. See you there!”
Junior’s character is very supportive in the filmCredit: Instagram/findingmyvoicemovieHis girlfriend Jasmine gushed with pride online about his film debutCredit: Splash
Right at the top of the post’s comments section is Peter, gushing: “Yea my son,” followed by three flame emojis.
Junior’s girlfriend Jasmine Orr added: “Can’t wait for this,” along with three hand emojis forming hearts.
Fans felt the same level of enthusiasm, saying “Wow” and that they “can’t wait to watch” the film.
Peter plays the role of Costas, who more details are yet to be released about.
