Transfer talks LIVE – PSG offer Mbappe captaincy in latest bid to keep France moving forward in Paris
The summer transfer window is approaching and there are a lot of rumors surrounding who will move where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest gossip, information coming and going and of course, transaction done!
TOP STORY: Can the captaincy keep Mbappe at PSG?
Contract stories around Kylian Mbappe continued to rumble as his trading days counted down.
L’Equipe report that Paris Saint-Germain ready to offer Mbappe the club’s captaincy in an attempt to keep the 23-year-old striker at Parc des Princes beyond June 30. The development comes as the France international confirmed on Sunday that he is still undecided about his future.
Before AS Monaco The player has scored 15 goals and added 10 assists in 26 Ligue 1 appearances this season. Few performances have been better than the two second legs of the Champions League round of 16 Real Madridalthough his side surrendered in the closing stages and were eliminated at the Bernabeu.
However it is Los Blancos It is they who are most closely linked with Mbappe, who are aiming for a move to strengthen their forward line for the future. His ability to speak Spanish and talks about his dream of moving to LaLiga have also fueled the potential fire of a move to the Bernabeu.
If Mbappe stays, he will take over the captaincy from Marquinhos. 27 years old Brazil The international has spent nine years in the French capital and is one of the club’s longest-serving players, but the captaincy change will be a show of faith in Mbappe and a last-ditch effort to keep him in Paris.
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11.06 BST: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said that the Ajax coach Erik ten Hag could be a strong candidate to succeed him.
Ten Hag is also among the few names associated with the top job at Manchester United as interim manager Ralf Rangnick’s tenure comes to an end at the end of the campaign. Sources have told ESPN that Ten Hag held talks over role at Old Trafford.
Guardiola joined Man City in 2016 and has a contract until the end of next season. He said in January he could make a decision on his future this summer.
“Can Erik ten Hag be here at Man City? Sure. I think he could be,” said Guardiola. “As for the way he approaches the game, for sure.”
Guardiola worked with Ten Hag at Bundesliga club Bayern Munich for two seasons when Ten Hag was in charge of the second team.
The 52-year-old was appointed by Ajax during the 2017-18 season and led them to the Dutch league title in 2019 and 2021, as well as the semi-finals of the Champions League in 2019.
10.19 BST: Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo said he wants to stay at Camp Nou amid interest from Premier League sides Manchester United and Liverpool.
Araujo, 23, is out of contract in 2023 and negotiations between his agent and the club for an extension have so far been fruitless (see Paper Gossip section).
Sources told ESPN in March that Barca’s first offer worth about 5 million euros annually and the club remain confident that Araujo will eventually renew his terms.
“We’re working on it”, the Uruguay international told reporters after Barca beat Sevilla 1-0 on Sunday to move up to second place in LaLiga (replay on ESPN+ in the US).
“Yes [more] meetings this week and I hope it will be resolved soon as I want to stay at this club for many years. “
ESPN reported last month that Liverpool and United were still interested in Araujo, with the money across the board in England almost double Barca’s initial offer.
Araujo has emerged as a key player at Barca under Xavi Hernandez, be it at right-back, where he played in the recent Real Madrid 4-0 Clasico win, or in his more familiar role between the four defenders. In total, he has made 34 appearances in all competitions this season, scoring four goals.
09.33 BST: West Ham United manager David Moyes insists the club have no plans to midfield Declan Rice leave the club this summer.
Asked about the transfer prospect for Manchester United and Chelsea targets after the Hammers beat Everton 2-1 on Sunday to put them three points above the top four of the Premier League, Moyes said. Sky: “If I had heard something, I wouldn’t have told you.
“But the best thing to say is ‘no, we don’t,’ and let me tell you, he’s not for sale. So that might put any questions about Declan off, but they are. I expect questions about him because he is doing so. “Is he irreplaceable? I had to sell Wayne Rooney early while at Everton. I thought Wayne was irreplaceable but what happens?” That’s what happens in football. “Sometimes things like this happen but we don’t intend for that to happen at this moment here in the West. Ham.”
08.30 BST: Ralf Rangnick says Manchester United Board have to let the manager usually directly follow to rip the team off in the summer if they want to challenge Manchester City and Liverpool.
United are in the process of interviewing candidates for the position, including Ajax manager Erik ten Hag and Paris Saint-Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino. Rangnick says he has advised the board that the new man needs significant support in the transfer market while also suggesting the club sign more “physical players”.
Rangnick said: “Both the Manchester City and Liverpool teams, two teams that have been built together and recruited over a period of five or six years, it’s all under the hood of how the coaches want to play. “This is what has to happen. To that extent, I can go now. I told the board that this is what has to happen.
“Whenever the new head coach makes it clear, it has to be: ‘How does he want to play and what kind of players do we need for that?’ Then we go back to DNA, speed, physicality, tempo – what do we need? This team has no shortage of technical players; it can do with more physicality.”
WRAPPING PAPER
– Juventus joined Bayern Munich and Manchester United in the race to sign Ajax midfielder Ryan Gravenberchreport Calciomercato. The 19-year-old has been a regular starter in midfield this season, making 27 appearances for the Eredivisie so far, but with his contract expiring in 2023, a move before that is likely to be the case. .
– Barcelona is set to start a conversation with Ousmane Dembele and Ronald Araujo through new contracts, write Mundo Deportivo. Dembele is due to leave the club in the summer after failing to agree a new contract, but given his recent form, he could be persuaded to stay. As for Araujo, he has a contract until 2023, but has been linked with a move to the Premier League due to his short contract.
– Real Madrid are prepared to let some players go in the summer to free up space in their squad, according to Marca. The report suggests that Luka Jovic, Jesus Vallejo, Mariano, Takefusa Kubo, Reinier, Alvaro Odriozola and Brahim Diaz All are available for transfer at the end of the season, with the latter four on loan with other clubs and the other three not starting for the season. Los Blancos.
– Barcelona negotiated with Antonio Rudiger contracted him as a free agent after his contract at Chelsea expired, according to Sport. The Germany international is said to want 7 million euros per year to join Blaugrana. Several clubs have also been linked with the 29-year-old, who could join fellow Blues Andreas Christensenwho is also rumored to join the Catalan club.
– Everton decided against signing the winger on loan Anwar El Ghazi in the summer, according to Football Insider. The 26-year-old boy joined Toffees from Aston Villa on January’s transfer deadline, only two appearances since, with Villa now looking to move him to another club.
