🚨 Kylian Mbappé on ego differences between Real Madrid and PSG: “It’s normal in every dressing room”.
“My last year in PSG, apart from me, there weren't any stars. Ousmane became a star later on”.
“People always associate ego with stars. And yet, I've seen players who nobody even asked for a photo or an autograph, have enormous egos”, told L’Équipe.
🚨🇫🇷 Mbappé when asked if defeat vs Spain was the hardest of his career: “It was difficult. The hardest... I don't know. I've lost a World Cup final and a Champions League final!”.
“We can't always win the World Cup, because it's not always possible. But we're always hungry”.
🚨⚪️ Thiago Pitarch, not expected to join Fulham as they signed Shea Charles.
Real Madrid are prepared to keep Thiago as part of Jose Mourinho’s squad for the upcoming season.
Real Madrid almost never part with a peak-age, high-performing superstar. They are among a select group of clubs to have poured more money into the Premier League than they have received from it.
Drilling down into their Premier League dealings, the three biggest transactions involving moves to the Bernabeu are the signings of Eden Hazard from Chelsea in 2019, Gareth Bale from Tottenham Hotspur in 2013 and Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United in 2009.
In each case, the selling club were reluctant to part with their talisman, but ultimately bowed to the player’s determination to join Madrid.
It is a similar story with Madrid’s biggest rivals Barcelona, where the highest fees have been spent on players arriving from the Premier League rather than moving in the opposite direction.
If Arsenal get a deal for Vinicius Jr over the line, it could signal a seismic shift in the status quo.
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🚨🟣🔵 João Palhinha, on Aston Villa
shortlist among midfield targets.
No official bid or talks with Bayern yet.
Villa see João as option, as A Bola reports; he’s 100% leaving Bayern.
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🫂🇺🇾 Ronald Araujo: “I spoke to Phil Foden after the game, he told me it was all good… these are football things, things that happen on the pitch”.
“I never wanted to do anything bad, I was going for the ball — he knows and it’s all good. I’m happy he has no problems”.
🚨 Andy Robertson: “There was obviously interest from Spurs in January… but the decision was that I wanted to stay”.
“This club has given me everything and I've given this club everything. I’ve always been committed”.
“Now as soon as I decide my future, it will be announced”.
🔵🔴 Vitor Roque's agent Cury: "It would be nice if he played some full matches. Xavi must show confidence to an important asset of the club...".
"He wants to show his quality. Look at Vinicius Jr at Real Madrid, it took two years and half to see his quality… let Vitor play".