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  • Ibrahimovic reveals transfer advice to Mbappe

    Ibrahimovic reveals transfer advice to Mbappe

    AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic admits he’s offered transfer advice to PSG star Kylian Mbappe.

    It isn’t a particularly open auction for Mbappe, with the player having always wanted to represent Los Blancos, but PSG will be left embarrassed if they lose their star player for nothing.

    “Only Kylian can answer this question, it depends on what he wants and what he thinks,” Zlatan explained to L’Equipe when asked about Mbappe’s future.

    “It is true that one day he asked me and I replied, ‘If I were you, I would go to Real Madrid.’

    “I had the opportunity to play for different teams in different countries, that’s how I learned and grew up. Playing at home your entire career is easy.”

  • Mbappe, Lewandowski not in favour of biennial World Cup

    Mbappe, Lewandowski not in favour of biennial World Cup

    Kylian Mbappe and Robert Lewandowski have expressed concerns about the lack of rest footballers will get if plans for a biennial World Cup come to fruition.

    FIFA’s proposal to host the tournament every two years instead of four has largely been met with scepticism.

    Both Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) forward Mbappe and Bayern Munich striker Lewandowski are not in favour of the change.

    Mbappe suggested that the quality of the spectacle would suffer if the health of players is not taken into account.

    “We like to play but it’s too much,” Mbappe said in Dubai, where he was named men’s player of the year at the Globe Soccer Awards on Monday. “If people want to see quality, we have to take a break.

    “Playing the World Cup every two years would make this competition ‘normal’ and that shouldn’t be the case. The World Cup, the (UEFA) Nations League… we love to play but it’s too much.

    “If people want to see quality, I think we have to take a break.”

    Lewandowski echoed the France international’s sentiments, stating that the schedule is already congested even without the added burden of an increased number of World Cups.

    “We have a lot of games in the year, very dense weeks,” Lewandowski said at the same event. “If you want to give the fans something different, you need a break.

    “We have to look into the future, if we want to play a World Cup every two years, the level will drop. It’s impossible for the body and the mind to perform at the same level.”

  • Mbappe, Messi double up in PSG victory

    Mbappe, Messi double up in PSG victory

    Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi both scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain rounded out their Champions League group-stage campaign with a 4-1 thumping of Club Brugge on Tuesday.

    Mbappe scored twice in the first seven minutes, the second-fastest double at the start of a game in Champions League history, before setting up Messi to make it 3-0 at half-time.

    Mats Rits got one back for the Belgians in the second half but Messi then netted a penalty to make it 4-1 and give PSG a welcome confidence boost in an underwhelming European campaign to date.

    Mauricio Pochettino’s side knew before this game that they were heading through to the last 16 in second place in Group A behind Manchester City after losing 2-1 in England last month.

    That means a theoretically harder tie against a group winner awaits them in next Monday’s draw, with Liverpool, Ajax, Bayern Munich and Manchester United already potential opponents.

    However, with Mbappe on this kind of form and Messi saving his best for Europe, there is still plenty of reason for optimism for Pochettino, who should also have Neymar back from his latest ankle injury by the time the knockout phase begins in February.

    Mbappe needed just 73 seconds to open the scoring, following up to finish low into the far corner after Simon Mignolet had saved from Nuno Mendes.

  • I was disappointed not leaving PSG – Mbappe

    I was disappointed not leaving PSG – Mbappe

    Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe has revisited missing a move to Real Madrid last summer.

    Mbappe saw offers of €160m and €180m from Real Madrid turned down by PSG in August. He is now set to come off contract in June.

    He recalled: “During the Euro Cup they asked me a lot of questions. I talked a lot with my parents, I knew I wanted to leave. My parents told me to concentrate on the pitch. Maybe I was putting too much energy into other things.

    “Disappointed with not leaving? A little. It’s not easy, but whatever happened, I was going to play for a great club. I’m Parisian, I feel great, but I wanted to discover something else.”

    Asked about a reputation of being selfish, Mbappe responded: “I have the best assists in the French championship and in the Champions League, and that shows that I am not a selfish player who only thinks about scoring. I know I can do even better.”

  • I urged Mbappe to leave PSG for Real Madrid – Zlatan

    I urged Mbappe to leave PSG for Real Madrid – Zlatan

    AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic admits he encouraged PSG ace Kylian Mbappe to move to Real Madrid.

    Ibrahimovic has never been afraid to speak his mind and he has told of how he once advised Mbappe to sign for Real Madrid, although he also then warned Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi not to sell him.

    The Swedish striker spent four years in Paris, but he left a year before Mbappe arrived from Monaco.

    “It’s true that I advised [Mbappe] to leave the club,” Ibrahimovic told the Corriere della Sera.

    “He needs a more structured environment, like the one at Real Madrid.

    “But then I told the PSG president not to sell him.”

  • I’ve always rated Super Eagles striker ahead of Mbappe – Spalletti

    I’ve always rated Super Eagles striker ahead of Mbappe – Spalletti

    Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti admits he rates Victor Osimhen ahead of PSG star Kylian Mbappe.

    When former Lazio sports chief Walter Sabatini was asked to choose between Osimhen and Mbappé, he opted for the Napoli centre-forward.

    “If I were to pick one of them, I’d go for Osimhen. He is unstoppable, because he can run onto seemingly impossible balls and make them count,” Sabatini told the Corriere dello Sport.

    “Right now, I would choose Osimhen.”

    Spalletti was asked the same question ahead of Sunday’s clash with Roma.

    “I agree with what he said and I have always thought that,” smiled Spalletti.

  • PSG offering Mbappe €225m contract to reject Real Madrid

    PSG offering Mbappe €225m contract to reject Real Madrid

    PSG are offering Kylian Mbappe a contract worth a staggering €225 million to stay in Paris.

    Mbappe’s current deal expires in June and the France striker is a priority target for Real Madrid and their president Florentino Perez.

    For the moment, Mbappe has offered no hint of a willingness to consider new terms with PSG, though there’s hope in Paris the new offer will bring him to the table.

    Okdiario’s football chief Eduardo Inda, when speaking on El Chiringuito, revealed: “They will give him 45 million net per season, which amounts to 225 million.”

    Mbappé would become the highest paid player in a squad that includes stars like Leo Messi or Neymar, so making clear that PSG’s board is firmly committed to making him the key personality in their current Galacticos project.

  • Mbappe scores controversial goal to beat Spain in Nations League final

    Mbappe scores controversial goal to beat Spain in Nations League final

    Kylian Mbappe fired a contentious winner as France came from behind to beat Spain in the Nations League final.

    Spain had taken the lead through Mikel Oyarzabal, who beat defender Dayot Upamecano to finish past Hugo Lloris.

    But the world champions fought back into the game, first through Karim Benzema.

    The Real Madrid delivered the perfect goal for the perfect moment as he equalised with a stunning strike which Unai Simon could do nothing about.

    With ten minutes remaining, Mbappe put France ahead at Milan’s San Siro.

    The PSG superstar raced onto a through ball but it was obvious he had raced well clear of the last Spain defender, Eric Garcia, when the ball was played.

    But VAR refused to overturn the goal despite a lengthy check with English referee Anthony Taylor.

    It was later revealed that a slight touch from Spain defender Eric Garcia played Mbappe onside, although that defence has been challenged by many pundits and observers.

    Nonetheless, the goal stood and France become the second country to win UEFA’s newest international competition.

  • Ligue 1: I told PSG I wanted to leave – Mbappe

    Ligue 1: I told PSG I wanted to leave – Mbappe

    Kylian Mbappe admits he told PSG he wanted to leave this past summer.

    In the final days of the summer market, Real Madrid had offers of €160m and €180m rejected by PSG.

    Mbappe told RMC: “I asked to leave, because from the moment I didn’t want to extend, I wanted the club to have a transfer fee to have a quality replacement. It’s a club that has given me a lot, I have always been happy, the four years I spent here, and I still am.

    “I announced it early enough that the club could turn around. I wanted everyone to go out to grow up, to go out hand in hand, to make a good deal, and I respected that. I said, if you don’t want me to go, I will stay.

    “Me, my position was clear. I said I wanted to leave and I said it early enough. Personally, I didn’t really appreciate the fact of saying ‘yes, he’s coming the last week of August …’ because that makes a thief. I said at the end of July that I wanted to leave.”

  • Messi has to serve Mbappe at PSG – Anelka

    Messi has to serve Mbappe at PSG – Anelka

    Former France international, Nicolas Anelka, has said Paris Saint-Germain’s attack should be led by Kylian Mbappe.

    According to Anelka, Messi “has to serve” Mbappe.

    Mbappe has been a talismanic figure at PSG since he joined from Monaco in 2017.

    The 22-year-old boasts of 136 goals from his first 180 games for the club.

    However, since the arrival of Messi this summer, Mbappe is having to share the spotlight with him and Neymar.

    It has been suggested that Mauricio Pochettino will need to build his team around Messi in order to deliver the Ligue 1 title and Champions League, but Anelka thinks Mbappe deserves to be the main man in the PSG squad.

    Anelka told Le Parisien: “Mbappe has to lead the attack because he’s No.1.

    “Messi was at Barcelona, but now he has to serve Mbappe. He’s been at the club for five years and Messi has to respect him.”