AN ACTIVE Premier League footballer will make history by becoming the first to join the Baller League.
The stunning announcement was made by Celebrity Traitors and YouTube star Niko Omilana.
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Niko Omilana has announced that an active Premier League player will join the Baller LeagueCredit: Instagram / @ndl.fc
The Baller League has already featured plenty of iconic former Premier League stars.
The likes of Arsenal academy product Henri Lansbury and Manchester United starlet Cameron Borthwick-Jackson are set to feature.
Premier League winner Joleon Lescott, 43, is another big name who has appeared at the popular six-a-side football event.
But it has been announced that an ACTIVE Prem star will be joining the league for its new season.
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Omilana was recently a star on the BBC show Celebrity Traitors, but was the first to be banished by his fellow cast members.
He manages the NDL FC in the competition and has confirmed the news on social media.
He shared a video on X explaining when the move will happen while wearing a 2023/24 United away shirt.
He said: “Ladies and gentlemen, I am about to tell you guys probably the craziest news in the Baller League history.
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“On Monday the 27th of October I, Niko Omilana the manager of the NDL FC, will be drafting an actual Premier League player, active.
“Can’t tell you who it is, we will get in a lot of trouble, it is going to go crazy.”
Fans flooded the comment section trying to figure out who the star could be.
One posted: “Probably the only football Raheem Sterling is gonna get. Might be him.”
A second wrote: “Must be a united player, he is literally wearing the shirt.”
A third commented: “West Ham‘s Kilman was a futsal player before he went into pro football.”
Baller League teams & managers
Here is a list of the teams in the tournament and their managers which features plenty of famous names…
26ers: John Terry
Clutch FC: Chloe Kelly
Deportrio: Micah Richards and Daniel Sturridge
M7 FC: Miniminter
MVPs United: Alisha Lehmann and Maya Jama
N5 FC: Jens Lehmann, Robert Pires & Eman SV2
NDL FC: Niko Omilana
Rukkas FC: Idris Elba
SDS FC: Sharky
VZN FC: Tobi Brown
Wembley Rangers AFC: Ian Wright & Alan Shearer
Yanited: AngryGinge
A fourth said: “Screams Alex Iwobi.”
Another added: “Maybe Michail Antonio.”
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Meanwhile, former Match of the Day host Gary Lineker recently stood down from managing Deportrio.
Instead, Hollywood star Idris Elba will be behind a brand-new team, Rukkas FC.
