Playing at PSG "
would please
", teases Rakitic (Sevilla)
In a lively interview with
beIN Sports
, Ivan Rakitic indulged in a schoolboy joke. The Croatian Sevilla FC midfielder was questioned about his failed transfer to Paris Saint-Germain, from the time he was a recognized starter at FC Barcelona. "
Today, I would like it,
" replied tit for tat Rakitic about the idea of playing at PSG. "
If PSG lacks a middle, Nasser or Leonardo can call me,
" he said with a burst of laughter. The 2018 vice-world champion would have "
liked to play in Paris
", but claims to have "
been happy to stay in Barcelona
», Where he won a Champions League and 4 times La Liga between 2014 and 2020. Aged 33, Rakitic is under contract until June 2024 at Sevilla FC, where he has 12 matches including 8 starts this season.
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Rakitic's top 5 goals at FC Barcelona (2014-2020)
MU: Solskjaer still there after the break?
After the lesson given by Manchester City in the derby at Old Trafford (0-2), the pressure was further accentuated on the shoulders of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Manchester United, 6th in the Premier League, are nine points behind leaders Chelsea.
Was it too much defeat for Solskjaer two weeks after the debacle against Liverpool (0-5)?
Not according to the
Guardian
.
The Norwegian coach (48) should still sit on the bench after the international break.
But he will not have many jokers left when it comes to moving to the promoted Watford, 17th in the standings, on November 20.
Luuk de Jong to leave Barça this winter
On loan from Sevilla FC for the season, Luuk de Jong was a wish of Ronald Koeman, sacked from FC Barcelona two weeks ago.
And with only one goal in 9 matches, the Dutch center-forward (31) already no longer has the slightest credit in Catalonia.
According to the daily
Sport
, he is not in the plans of Xavi, who should be presented to the press as a new coach on Monday.
Barça will therefore seek to cut short his loan from January.
Under contract at Sevilla until 2023, Luuk de Jong could bounce back on loan at another team for the second half of the season.
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Luuk de Jong's presentation at Camp Nou last September
Cuadrado soon extended to Juventus
Regular holder at the position of right-back, Juan Cuadrado entered at the end of the match last Saturday against Fiorentina… and scored the only goal of the match, in added time (1-0). A victory that does a lot of good for Juventus, only 8th in Serie A. As for Cuadrado (33), he seems to have scored points, he who is at the end of his contract next June.
Calciomercato
reveals that an extension was to be automatically triggered if the Colombian played a certain number of matches, but the Turin leaders decided to shorten his case. The former Chelsea is expected to extend until 2024, with an official announcement within 15 days. The last year of his lease could be optional. Cuadrado, at the club since 2015, has 235 matches in the Bianconero jersey.
Lampard new Norwich coach?
Red lantern of the Premier League, Norwich clinched his first victory of the season last Saturday on the lawn of another promoted, Brentford (1-2).
Not enough to save the coach Daniel Farke, thanked in the wake.
The Canaries are busy finding a successor for him, and according to the
Daily Mail
, Frank Lampard "
emerges as a favorite
".
The former glory of Chelsea had succeeded in his conversion to Derby County (2018-2019), but did not have the same success on the bench of the Blues, from which he was sacked last January.
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Lampard's best as a player at Chelsea (2001-2014)
