Paris Saint-Germain s Neymar wants Kylian Mbappe to break all the records possible as he hailed his star team-mate ahead of the Champions League semi-final against Manchester City.
Neymar and Mbappe are central to PSG s Champions League hopes this season, with last year s runners-up preparing to face Pep Guardiola s City in the semis on Wednesday.
Mbappe – who has been linked with LaLiga giants Real Madrid – has starred since joining PSG from Monaco in 2018, and the latter hopes they keep coming.
Neymar spoke of his admiration for France forward Mbappe on the eve of the opening leg against Premier League leaders City in Paris.
We have a great friendship. He is a great player and he has been showing that year after year, said Neymar.
I ho…
Speculations about the future of Cesc Fabregas have been appearing regularly since it became obvious he has no place in the starting XI under manager Maurizio Sarri this season. AC Milan reportedly hold a strong interest, but it seems AS Monaco have won the race for his services.
That s according to French outlet L Equipe, who claim the Spaniard will sign for the Ligue 1 side next week . His decision to move to Monaco rather than Milan is very likely to have something to do with the fact that he d be working there with his former teammate at Arsenal Thierry Henry, now the Monaco manager.
Fabregas spent eight years at the North London club, before moving to Barcelona in 2011. Having failed to secure a regular starting spot there for three seasons, Jose Mourinho gave him …
Luka Jovic s underwhelming Real Madrid career is over after Fiorentina confirmed the Serbian s arrival on a two-year deal.
Jovic cost Madrid €60million in 2019 after impressing for Eintracht Frankfurt, but his career has almost gone in reverse ever since.
He scored just two goals in 27 appearances during his first season at the Santiago Bernabeu, before then spending half of the 2020-21 campaign on loan in Frankfurt.
That spell was similarly unimpressive but he returned to Madrid for last season, scoring once in 19 games as Los Blancos won a LaLiga and Champions League double.
However, he now gets the opportunity for a clean break and the chance to re-establish himself away from the high-pressure environment of the Bernabeu.
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N Golo Kante believes Ballon d Or speculation is way ahead of schedule as he attempts to add Euro 2020 glory to his Champions League success.
After an outstanding performance against Manchester City helped Chelsea become European club champions, Kante wants to make it a double by guiding France to success over the coming month.
The dynamic midfielder was tipped for the highest individual honour in football after Chelsea s 1-0 win over City in Porto, and Les Bleus team-mate Paul Pogba has thrown his support behind the growing clamour.
But Kante said he doesn t pay attention to praise of his displays, saying on Sunday: What I hear can be touching, but I try to do what I have always done: be natural and give my best on the pitch. If it can give people pleasure, so m…
According to a recent report from L’Equipe, the future of Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti isn’t quite as certain as it may have once appeared. The defender, who is said to be a target for Arsenal amongst a series of other top clubs, would also consider a move to Lyon if he did decide to make the move away from the Nou Camp.
Umtiti has seemingly been bouncing back and forth between staying and leaving for longer than most of us care to remember, with Barcelona themselves not even really being all too certain as to what the next step was going to be for him.
When he arrived at the club he was being positioned as the next big thing at the back for the club, but it hasn’t quite worked out that way in the long run.
If he does leave, the question re…
Manchester United are interested in signing Douglas Luiz from Premier League rivals Aston Villa in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that the Red Devils have been considering making a bid for the Brazil international this summer. Newcastle United offered the Villans £30 million in the January transfer window, but it was turned down.
However, according to the report, Villa do not plan to sell Luiz in the summer transfer window. The Brazilian star is set to put pen to paper on a new three-year contract with Steven Gerrard’s side, having moved to Villa Park from Manchester City in 2019.
Luiz made and three substitute appearances in the Premier League for Villa last season, scoring two goals and providing three assists in the process. T…
Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City will continue to be perfect when he leaves the club.
The 51-year-old is in the final year of his current deal and has refused to be drawn on questions around his future beyond this season.
Guardiola has had a successful spell at City since arriving in 2016, winning four Premier League titles, four EFL Cups and an FA Cup.
Speaking to Sky Sports ahead of the derby against Manchester United on Sunday, the City boss said he is just focused on his immediate duties, but did say he has no concerns about the club s prospects even when he does finally depart.
I would say my future is lunchtime because I m starving. I didn t have breakfast, he initially joked.
When I started to be a manager I think next month, next w…
Derby County have completed and the signing of Jordon Ibe on a free transfer from AFC Bournemouth.
The winger took his first football steps with Wycombe and joined Liverpool s U-18 side in 2012. Having reached the first team, he was sent to learn the trade on loan first with Birmingham City, and then Derby where he spent a part of the 2014/15 season, making a total of 24 appearances for the Rams. He later returned to his parent club, but being unable to prove his worth to Jurgen Klopp, he joined Bournemouth on a permanent deal at the end of 2015/16.
It has now been a year since Ibe played his last competitive game, and he will now start working on rebuilding match fitness in order to prepare for the action in the Championship at Pride Park Stadium again.
Derby …
Arsenal forward Beth Mead hopes she did enough in her long-anticipated comeback to show Sarina Wiegman she is fit to play for England this month.
The Euro 2022 Golden Boot and Player of the Tournament winner, who ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) last November, was greeted with thunderous applause on her return in the 88th minute at the Emirates on Sunday, where two stoppage-time goals completed a dramatic 2-1 comeback victory against Aston Villa.
Mead looked sharp from the moment she stepped onto the pitch – observed by England boss Wiegman from the stands – and provided the assist to set up Alessia Russo’s winner, which came moments after Katie McCabe had cancelled out Maz Pacheco’s opener.
‘Meado! Meado! Meado!’
— Arsenal Wo…
Chelsea seem to have resigned themselves to making a major loss on Romelu Lukaku, who has only netted five times on loan at Inter this term.
According to a Football Insider report, the Blues are ready to move him on in at the end of the season, with Inter unlikely to try to extend his stay in Milan.
Chelsea spent £97.5milion to bring Lukaku back to Stamford Bridge in August 2021, but they are unlikely to get anywhere near that now.
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Bayern Munich are lining up a shock move for Chelsea s Romelu Lukaku to bolster their attacking options, claims Fichajes.
The report claims Bayern boss Julian Nagelsmann is an admirer of the Belgium striker, who he believes is one of the world s best forwards if…