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  • EPL: Manchester United confirm Paul Pogba exit

    EPL: Manchester United confirm Paul Pogba exit

    France midfielder Paul Pogba will leave Manchester United when his contract expires at the end of the month, the English Premier League (EPL) club announced on Wednesday.

    The Old Trafford academy graduate joined Juventus as a free agent in 2012, only to return four years later for a then world-record fee of 105 million euros (113 million dollars).

    But Pogba has had a topsy-turvy second spell with Manchester United and he will leave for nothing for a second time.

    “The club can announce that Paul Pogba will leave Manchester United at the end of June, upon the expiry of his contract,” Manchester United said at the start of a lengthy send-off statement on the club website.

    “Everyone at the club will like to congratulate Paul on his successful career, and thank him for his contributions to Manchester United.

    “We wish him all the best for the next steps on a remarkable journey.”

    Pogba scored 39 goals in 233 first-team appearances for Manchester United, who he first joined from French club Le Havre in 2009.

    A key part of the triumphant FA Youth Cup side of 2011, the midfielder joined Juve the following year and enjoyed a medal-laden time in Turin.

    Pogba returned to Old Trafford in 2016 but struggled to live up to the billing.

    The League Cup and Europa League in his first campaign back at Manchester United have proved to be his only silverware.

    The 29-year-old –– a FIFA World Cup winner with France in 2018 —- has been linked in the media with a return to Juventus.

    Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and Manchester City are other clubs to have been linked with him in recent months.

  • Kylian Mbappe explains signing new PSG contract

    Kylian Mbappe explains signing new PSG contract

    Kylian Mbappe’s contract renewal was made official in a statement released by the Parisian club on Saturday evening.

    Ahead of the Ligue 1 win against Metz, president Nasser Al-Khelaifi and Mbappe joined each other on the pitch to make clear to the supporters that the 23-year-old is staying at the Parc des Princes.

    “I would like to announce that I have chosen to extend my contract at Paris Saint-Germain, and of course I am delighted,” Mbappe told PSG’s official media.

    “I am convinced that here I can continue to grow at a club that provides everything necessary to perform at the highest level.

    “I am also delighted to continue to play in France, the country where I was born, where I have grown up and where I have made my name.

    “I would like to thank the president, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, for his trust, his understanding and his patience.

    “I would also like to thank all the fans of Paris Saint-Germain, both in France and around the world, for their support, especially in recent months.

    “Together, side by side and ambitious, we will make magic in Paris.”

    Few anticipated such an outcome as recently as one week ago, with it clear that Real Madrid and Mbappe had reached an agreement on the terms of his contract at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.

    This agreement included a significant salary, a signing-on fee of 130 million euros and total control of his own image rights.

    It was a contract never before offered by Los Blancos, yet Mbappe and his entourage were swayed by political pressure from Qatar and France, and he kept channels of dialogue open with PSG throughout the entire process.

  • Mbappe’s mother denies PSG contract, reveals son’s preferred move

    Mbappe’s mother denies PSG contract, reveals son’s preferred move

    The mother of Paris Saint-Germain star, Kylian Mbappe has denied reports of any agreement with the Ligue 1 Champions.

    The World Cup winner comes off contract in June.

    Le Parisien had claimed that negotiations between PSG and the player’s parents have intensified in recent hours and the player is closer to renewing his contract and staying with PSG.

    However, Mbappe’s mother Fayza Lamary has told Marca this is not the case.

    “It is completely false that Kylian has renewed,” she said, denying reports from Le Parisien, while also signalling that Real Madrid are “his first option”.

    It was reported by Le Parisien that the agreement was for a salary of 50 million euros per year for Mbappe for the two seasons, plus an option of another.

    There was also a loyalty bonus of 100 million euros when he signed the contract. In addition, PSG had convinced him by presenting an ambitious sporting project.

  • Thomas Tuchel confirms Rudiger’s exit from Chelsea

    Thomas Tuchel confirms Rudiger’s exit from Chelsea

    Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger has informed manager Thomas Tuchel he will leave the club this summer after failing to agree a new deal.

    Rudiger, 29, was offered a new contract worth more than £200,000 a week, which would have made him the best-paid defender in Chelsea’s history.

    BBC Sport understands the signing-on and agent’s fees have proven the stumbling block.

    “He informed me some days ago in a personal talk,” Tuchel told Sky Sports.

    Tuchel had hoped to keep Rudiger at Chelsea but the Germany international has been strongly linked with a move to Real Madrid.

    “We gave everything and now we enter a situation where we can’t fight any more because of the sanctions and now Toni will leave,” Tuchel added, referring to the restrictions placed on the club while a new owner is sought.

    “Our hands are tied. I don’t know what would have been the outcome [without the sanctions]. That’s his decision. It’s not a nice one for us but we don’t take it personally.

    “He is a key figure and will stay a key figure for us. We will miss him a lot. He is a guy who gives people courage, who people are a bit afraid of. He plays 55 games a season for 90 minutes at an outstanding level.

    “He was the top defender in the past one and a half years with me and I have nothing but respect for him.”

    Chelsea could also lose centre-back Andreas Christensen this summer.

    Like Rudiger, who joined the Blues for an initial £29m from Roma in 2017, the Denmark international’s contract is up at the end of the season and will be allowed to leave on a free transfer, with Barcelona agreeing a deal to sign the 26-year-old.

    Chelsea’s financial situation has been uncertain since owner Roman Abramovich put the club up for sale last month before being sanctioned by the UK government.

    Three bidders are attempting to buy the club from the Russian billionaire for more than £2.5bn, with the hope that a preferred bidder can be selected this week.

    But it is understood the contract offer to Rudiger was made weeks before the advent of the sanctions, which put player contract deals on hold until the end of May when the government is expected to issue the club with a special licence.

  • Erik Ten Hag doubles pay before leaving Ajax for Man Utd

    Erik Ten Hag doubles pay before leaving Ajax for Man Utd

    Erik ten Hag will double his contract when he leaves Ajax for Manchester United.

    Ten Hag was confirmed as United’s manager on Thursday on £9million a year until June 2025, and is set to be joined by his Ajax assistant Mitchell van der Gaag when he starts this summer.

    The Dutchman has doubled his salary at Ajax by signing a three-year deal worth close to £30million, with the option on the club’s side of an additional 12 months, says the Daily Mail.

    Additional incentives have been built in based on United’s success. Van der Gaag is still in discussions over his deal.

    Ten Hag replaces Rangnick at the end of the season, having beaten Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino to the job.

  • EPL: ‘I don’t know’ about Liverpool future – Salah admits

    EPL: ‘I don’t know’ about Liverpool future – Salah admits

    Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has again cast serious doubt on his future at Anfield.

    Salah’s future remains unclear with the impasse over a new contract still to be resolved after months of negotiations.

    Speaking to FourFourTwo, the 29-year-old revealed remaining at Anfield was far from a foregone conclusion but insisted money would not be a motivating factor should he decide to leave.

    “I don’t know, I have one year left,” he said.

    “I think the fans know what I want, but in the contract it’s not everything about the money at all. So I don’t know, I can’t tell you exactly. I have one year left and the fans know what I want.”

    Regardless of the timing of his departure from Liverpool, the two-time African Player of the Year admitted leaving Anfield will not be easy.

    “To play in that atmosphere and to see the fans always behind me […] I have banners in the stadium […] and they’re always singing my song,” he added.

    “It’s going to be a really sad moment.”

    Asked whether speculations over his future may be a source of distraction at such a delicate stage of the season, the current Premier League top scorer replied: “I’m not worried, I don’t let myself worry about something. The season didn’t finish yet, so let’s finish it in the best possible way – that’s the most important thing. Then in the last year, we’re going to see what’s going to happen.”

  • Chelsea midfielder tables personal terms to Juve

    Chelsea midfielder tables personal terms to Juve

    Chelsea midfielder Jorginho has set his terms to leave Stamford Bridge for Juventus.

    Inside the final 18 months of his Chelsea contract, Jorginho has found himself in limbo with talks over a new deal frozen while the club is being sold.

    A return to Italy for the former Napoli midfielder has been mooted, where Juve are keen.

    La Gazzetta dello Sport says negotiations have commenced with Juve and terms have been discussed.

    Jorginho is seeking €7m-a-year to join Juve, which falls within the club’s wage budget. Matthijs de Ligt is the highest earner at the Allianz Stadium with an €8m-a-year salary, plus €4m add-ons.

  • I’ll extend my Man City contract for 10 years – Guardiola

    I’ll extend my Man City contract for 10 years – Guardiola

    Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola admits part of his commitment to the club is due to his rivalry with Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.

    On the eve of Sunday’s title showdown with Liverpool, Guardiola reaffirmed his commitment to City and said he would happily sign a new 10-year contract if he could.

    “I’m under contract here, I’m so happy here,” said Guardiola. “I’m willing to stay here forever. There cannot be a better place to be, I’d extend the contract for 10 years. It looks like when you praise your team, you praise yourself, but that’s far away from my intention. My team, they are the best.

    “But we absolutely wouldn’t be as good were it not for Liverpool. After 100 points, then we got 98 and they were just behind us. When you have someone pushing you, you have to make another step.

    “Jurgen, as a manager, has been the biggest rival I’ve ever had in my career and I think what both teams propose is good for football.

    “In Munich I faced Jurgen for one year and we were there all the time. Apart from the year we made 100 points, then they made 99, the rest were tight. The point is not a jibe to Jose – he’s an exciting manager and I was his rival, but I’ve been here five years and played many times against Liverpool.”

  • Pogba must play at his best before contract expires – Rangnick

    Pogba must play at his best before contract expires – Rangnick

    Manchester United caretaker boss Ralf Rangnick says there’s been no talk regarding Paul Pogba’s expiring contract.

    Pogba is set to play his first game since November tonight in the FA Cup against Middlesbrough.

    “I’m happy to have him back in the squad as I said he might be playing from the start tomorrow,” Rangnick said.

    “His contract is expiring in the summer and if, in the end, he would like to stay or go somewhere else he has to show up. It’s not only in the interest of us as a club, but it’s in his personal interest that he plays and performs at the highest possible level in the next couple of weeks.

    “We haven’t spoken about that (his future) at all so far, not only about Paul’s situation but also other players with contracts expiring in the summer, we also didn’t speak about new players so far.

    “My focus now is to play the best possible season we can, to be as successful as we can be and for Paul, it is in his own interest to play on a high level to have a good performance tomorrow and do everything to get into the first XI – that will not automatically happen because we have other good players in that area.”

  • Pogba ready to sign new Man Utd contract if Rangnick…

    Pogba ready to sign new Man Utd contract if Rangnick…

    Paul Pogba is ready to sign a new contract with Manchester United and stay – if Ralf Rangnick does the same.

    The midfielder has been so impressed with the new Red Devils manager during a number of talks with him that he is ready to make a u-turn rather than leave the club on a free in the summer, says The Sun.

    France World Cup winner Pogba is yet to play for Rangnick due to a thigh injury picked up on international duty at the start of November.

    But the manager’s vision of the future and the part Pogba can play in it at United has won over the player.

    Former managers Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could not find the key to unlock Pogba’s best form for the Red Devils in the seasons following his then world record £89million move from Juventus in 2016.

    Now Rangnick has started to convince the four-time Serie A winner that he can build a midfield and indeed a team around him.

    Rangnick also believes Pogba could prove a galvanising force behind the scenes.

    A number of cliques have started to develop in the squad but Pogba remains popular with all his teammates and he would be inspired by this new leadership role.

    The 28-year-old is due to return to action for United on Thursday, February 8th for the trip to Turf Moor to face Burnley in the Premier League.

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