Mbappé wanted a 'Lewandowski'

 In May, PSG gave a blow of authority by announcing Mbappé's renewal until 2025 (2024 according to L'Équipe and a final year to be executed unilaterally by the player). 

After several months of endless negotiations, Al-Khelaïfi managed to convince the French international to continue in Paris and made sure to have him at the World Cup with the Parisian jersey. However, that path of roses that they promised the striker has been fading over time.

According to RMC Sport, Bondy's talent is not entirely happy with the market that PSG made. 

A disappointment confirmed by Luis Campos, who assured in an interview a month ago that he was not satisfied with the transfer market that the club had made. 

Mbappé was waiting for a top-level reinforcement in attack (Lewandowski, Rashford or Dembélé) to be able to play with more freedom. However, the current leader of Ligue 1 did not keep his promises and Mbappé has had to change his role to act as a 'pivot' ahead of Neymar and Messi.

A week ago, after France's 2-0 victory against Austria, the PSG star recognized that he felt much freer playing with the national team with a reference (Giroud) ahead of him and with greater capacity for movement. 

"At PSG that doesn't exist," he added. A few words that did not go unnoticed in France, although his coach, Christophe Galtier, did not give it much importance at Thursday's press conference.

10 players who Managed to win Trophies after leaving MU

Manchester United experienced a decline in performance after Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013. The Red Devils have struggled to win titles.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is still trying hard to win his first trophy. His team has reached the final of the Europa League.

The last trophy the Red Devils got was the 2017 Europa League. At that time, the Red Devils were led by Jose Mourinho.

During this title drought, many players left the Red Devils. Interestingly, some of them were able to win titles after leaving Old Trafford.

Here are 10 players who have left United since 2015 and have won titles at other clubs.

10 players who managed to Win Trophies

1. Angel Di Maria

Angel Di Maria came to Manchester United by breaking a transfer record. However, his work at Old Trafford only lasted one season.

Di Maria then continued his career at PSG. The Argentine star was able to achieve great success while at the Paris club.

Di Maria has never lifted the Champions League trophy with PSG. However, he has won 16 trophies including four Ligue 1 titles.

2. Ander Herrera

Ander Herrera has had five fine years with Manchester United. However, he had to part ways at the start of the 2019/2020 season after his contract ended.

Herrera then reunited with Angel Di Maria at PSG. He had a successful first season with the French club.

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Herrera embraced the domestic treble and finished runner up in the Champions League. This season PSG still has a great opportunity to defend the Ligue 1 title.

3. Matteo Darmian

Matteo Darmian came to Manchester United during the Louis Van Gaal era. However, he decided to leave Old Trafford following the arrival of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Darmian returned to Italy by strengthening Parma. However, the Italian player then left for Inter Milan at the start of this season.

Darmian did really well with the Nerazzurri. Although he did not always start, he managed to lead Antonio Conte's men to the Serie A.

4. Ashley Young

Ashley Young spent eight and a half years at Manchester United. He made over 250 appearances for the Red Devils.

After not being the first choice, Young decided to leave Old Trafford. He accepted Inter Milan's proposal in January 2020.

Young has made 56 appearances in all competitions for the Nerazzurri. He also won the Serie A title this season.

5. Alexis Sanchez

Alexis Sanchez joined Inter Milan last season on loan. The Nerazzurri then confirmed the player's status this season.

Sanchez has not been Antonio Conte's first choice this season. However, he often has an impact from the bench.

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The Chilean player has scored five goals and six assists in 27 appearances in Serie A. Sanchez helped Inter to their 19th Scudetto.

6. Romelu Lukaku

Romelu Lukaku scored 42 goals in 96 games at Manchester United. However, many were not satisfied with the performance of the Belgian player.

Lukaku then left for Inter Milan in the summer of 2019. The player was redeemed for a fee of up to 74 million euros.

Lukaku then became a key player for Inter in embracing the scudetto this season. He has scored 21 goals in 33 appearances in Serie A.

7. Adnan Januzaj

Adnan Januzaj is predicted to be a future player for Manchester United. Unfortunately, the Belgian player failed to live up to these expectations.

Januzaj finally moved to Real Sociedad in 2017. His career at Anoeta Stadium is quite good.

Januzaj was part of the Sociedad squad which won the 2019/2020 Copa del Rey. At that time, they beat Athletic Bilbao in the final.

8. Javier Hernandez

Javier Hernandez left Manchester United in 2015. After playing for Bayer Leverkusen and West Ham, Hernandez joined Sevilla in 2019.

Hernandez only made 15 appearances for Sevilla during the half season. He then left for LA Galaxy as the Europa League entered the knockout stages.

However, Hernandez still won the championship medal after Sevilla won the Europa League. The Mexican player scored two goals in four matches in the group stage.

9. Daley Blind

Daley Blind played for Manchester United for four seasons in 2014-2018. He then returned to the Netherlands by strengthening his former club Ajax Amsterdam.

Blind is now a key player at Ajax. He managed to lead the club to two Eredivisie titles and two KNVB Cup titles.

Before joining MU, Blind also had success with Ajax. In total, the Dutchman has collected six Eredivisie titles.

10. Robin van Persie

Robin van Persie won the Premier League title with Manchester United. However, he decided to leave the club in 2015.

Van Persie failed to lift the trophy during the three years defending Fenerbahce. He then returned to the Netherlands with his former club Feyenoord.

So far, Van Persie has successfully led the club to the KNVB Cup. They also won the Johan Cruyff Shield.

Source: Planet Football

5 Most Expensive Goalkeepers for Manchester United

Manchester United is one of the most successful clubs in the world of football. As a big club, the Red Devils certainly have many quality goalkeepers who guard their goals.

Peter Schmeichel is one of the best goalkeepers the Red Devils have. The reason is, he contributed many trophies to the Old Trafford-based team.

After the Schmeichel era ended, the Red Devils were noted to buy a lot of goalkeepers. In fact, they don't hesitate to spend a lot of money to get quality goalkeepers.

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Here are the five most expensive goalkeepers Manchester United have ever signed.

5 Most Expensive Goalkeepers

5. Edwin van der Sar

Edwin Van der Sar was signed by Manchester United in 2005 from Fulham for 4 million euros. The Dutch goalkeeper joined when he was no longer young, namely 34 years.

However, Van der Sar answered those doubts with achievement. He was able to present many trophies for the Red Devils.

Van der Sar's title collection includes four Premier League titles, the Champions League trophy to the Club World Cup. He made 266 appearances during his six years at the club.

4. Tomasz Kuszczak

Tomasz Kuszczak joined Manchester United from West Bromwich in 2006. The Red Devils spent 4.3 million euros to bring the goalkeeper from Poland to Old Trafford.

However, Kuszczak was never the first choice between MU's goal. He warmed the bench until he was finally released at the end of the 2012 season to Brigthton & Hove Albion.

While wearing the Red Devils costume, Kuszczak made a total of 61 appearances. As for the 10 trophies that Kuszczak won with Manchester United, including the Champions League in 2007-2008.

3. Anders Lindegaard

Manchester United recruited Anders Lindegaard from Norwegian club Aalesund. He was bailed out for a fee of up to five million euros.

Lindegaard was never the main choice during his time at Old Trafford. The total Danish goalkeeper played in only 29 matches in all competitions.

Lindegaard won the 2012-2013 Premier League and left the Red Devils in 2015. MU decided to release him to West Brom for free.

2. Fabien Barthez

Fabian Barthez was recruited by Manchester United to replace Peter Schmeichel. Redeemed for a dowry of 11.7 million euros, the French goalkeeper became a mainstay of MU from 2000 to 2003.

Barthez is not as great as Peter Schmeichel, but he was able to present two Premier League trophies for Manchester United, namely in the 2000/01 and 2002/03 seasons.

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Barthez only lasted four seasons at Old Trafford before finally being released to Marseille. He made 139 appearances in all competitions for the Red Devils.

1. David de Gea

David De Gea came to Manchester United in 2011. The Spanish goalkeeper was recruited from Atletico Madrid at a cost of 25 million euros.

The 30-year-old player then managed to become the Red Devils main goalkeeper. De Gea has so far made 438 appearances in all competitions.

De Gea has been at Manchester United for almost a decade. He has won seven titles at Old Trafford including the Premier League, FA Cup and Europa League.

Source: transfermarkt

These 5 players will be Released by Arsenal in the Summer

Arsenal plans to overhaul their squad this summer. There are five players who could potentially be released at the end of the season.

Arsenal performed poorly in the 2020/2021 season. Mikel Arteta's team has just been eliminated from the Europa League.

Arsenal are also in danger of failing to finish in European club competition for the first time. They are currently slumped to 9th place in the Premier League.

The Gunners must make big changes in order to compete next season. A number of players reportedly will be released this summer. Anyone?

5 Players to be Released by Arsenal

1. Hector Bellerin

Hector Bellerin is Arsenal's first choice right-back. He has strengthened the Gunners since 2013 ago.

However, Bellerin's appearance seems to have declined lately. As a result, the Spanish player spent more time on the bench.

This season, Bellerin has played in 34 matches in all competitions, scoring 1 goal and 3 assists. The 26-year-old defender is still under contract until June 2023.

2. Calum Chambers

Calum Chambers is not Arsenal's first choice this season. Injuries and inconsistent performance limited his performance.

Chambers has played 17 games in all competitions so far. Of that amount, he managed to score one goal and he assisted.

The 26-year-old has played at right-back in recent matches. Chambers still has the remaining contract until June 2022.

3. David Luiz

David Luiz's performance at the heart of Arsenal's defense is somewhat inconsistent. He only appeared 30 times in all competitions this season.

David Luiz is currently 34 years old. Therefore, the Brazilian defender cannot be Arsenal's long-term project.

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David Luiz's contract with Arsenal will end in June. So far there have been no signs the player will sign a new contract at the Emirates Stadium.

4. Alexandre Lacazette

Alexandre Lacazette has strengthened Arsenal for four seasons. He was previously recruited from French club Lyon in 2017.

This season, Lacazette has scored 17 goals in 41 appearances in all competitions for Arsenal. He also managed to record three assists.

Lacazette's contract at Arsenal leaves about one year left. This made Lacazette reportedly included in the sell list in the summer transfer market.

5. Eddie Nketiah

Eddie Nketiah is an original product of the Arsenal academy. However, the 21-year-old striker's performance with the Gunners was not very satisfying.

Nketiah has not been the main choice of coach Mikel Arteta this season. He appeared 17 times in the Premier League scoring two goals.

Nketiah's contract with Arsenal will expire on June 30, 2022. The player is reportedly going to be sold by the Gunners.

Source: Telegraph