Real Madrid: Mbappé priority ahead of Haaland
The news caused a stir.
Erling Haaland's father Alf-Inge as well as his agent Mino Raiola visited Barcelona and Madrid last week as the Borussia Dortmund forward's name circulates in many transfer rumors.
As confirmed by our colleagues from the newspaper
L'Équipe
, Real Madrid executives discussed a potential arrival of Halaland (20) and what it would cost in salary compensation.
But the fact that this leaked info would be, in large part, a communication blow from President Florentino Pérez to the attention of the club's members, a few weeks before new elections.
If Real are interested in Haaland, valued at nearly € 150 million, priority would be very clearly given to Kylian Mbappé.
Even before the French striker (22) joined Paris Saint-Germain in 2017, his entourage was already talking with the Madrid management.
PSG have been negotiating for more than a year for a contract extension with Mbappé, whose current lease expires in June 2022. The world champion was still playing for time last week, warning that criticism towards him could play a role in his to come up.
Mbappé's 99th and 100th goals in Ligue 1 against Lyon on March 21 (2-4)
Haaland would lean for City, PSG far from the case
We are speculating on which clubs are interested in Haaland, but which clubs are Haaland interested in?
L'Equipe
provide details on the preferences of the Norwegian striker, who would have recorded his departure from Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season.
It is still early for a final choice, especially as the will of Halaland (20 years) is not the only element in the balance.
But according to the French daily, Manchester City sits at the top of its list.
His father, Alf-Inge Haaland, wore the Skyblues jersey between 2000 and 2003. In addition, the departure of the top scorer in the club's history, Sergio Agüero, at the end of the season, leaves a gap to be filled on the field and especially in the hearts of supporters.
Manchester City would not be as financially limited as FC Barcelona, but like Bayern Munich, which remains interested, the English club would refuse to play the overbid.
A game of lying poker that Paris Saint-Germain should not take part in.
Certainly, the Parisian sporting director, Leonardo, and the agent of Halaland, Mino Raiola, get along wonderfully.
But it would take a sale of Argentine center-forward Mauro Icardi, or even that of Kylian Mbappé as a bonus so that PSG can enter the dance from an economic point of view.
Wink of fate: Manchester City, therefore considered in pole position for Haaland, faces Borussia Dortmund this Tuesday in the quarter-final first leg of the Champions League (9 p.m.).
The opportunity for Pep Guardiola to see the native of Leeds in the flesh.
OM: Germain stirs up greed
Since the arrival of Jorge Sampaoli at Olympique de Marseille, Valère Germain has lived 4 matches ... on the bench.
The former Monegasque is relegated to third place in the center-forward hierarchy, behind Arkadiusz Milik and Dario Benedetto.
According to
L'Équipe
, his departure at the end of his contract has already been recorded.
Rennes and Bordeaux approached him, as did Genoa and Sampdoria in Italy.
AC Milan would also have inquired, without going any further.
Author of 3 goals in 32 matches (10 starts) this season, Germain represents an inexpensive and therefore interesting option at the time of the crisis, and at the dawn of celebrating his 31 years on April 17.
Germain's top 5 goals at Olympique de Marseille
LOSC: Létang "wants Galtier to stay"
Leader of Ligue 1 with three points ahead of PSG, whom he beat at the Parc des Princes last Saturday (0-1), LOSC has had a season that could not be more satisfactory.
Olivier Létang, president of the Lille club, did not hide it on the airwaves of RMC on Monday evening.
And expressed his desire to see his trainer, Christophe Galtier, register for the long term with the Mastiffs.
“When you are very happy to collaborate with someone, you want it to last,” commented Létang.
I hope that Christophe will stay and that we discuss the extension of his contract. ”
Galtier (54) is linked with Lille until June 2022, but according to
Le Parisien
, Olympique Lyonnais would see him replace Rudi Garcia this summer.
“Today, Jean-Michel Aulas did not call, swept Olivier Létang.
There is no discussion, Christophe said it too.
Things are pretty clear. ”
There will therefore be no need to clarify them on April 25, on the occasion of a perilous trip by LOSC to OL, 4th in Ligue 1 five points behind the Northerners.
Calhanoglu from AC Milan to Juventus?
Predominant in the excellent first half of the season for AC Milan, Hakan Calhanoglu may be living his last days in Lombardy.
The Turkish attacking midfielder (27) is at the end of his contract, and according to
Sky Sport Italia
, negotiations have stalled with Milan.
A free start is highly topical as Arsenal, Chelsea and Juventus each come to make an offer.
And it is the Turin club which would offer the largest sum.
Recruited for € 23m from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer of 2017, Calhanoglu has 7 goals and 10 assists in 34 appearances for AC Milan this season.
The Rossoneri are 2nd in Serie A, eight points behind leaders Inter Milan.
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