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      Man Utd blow as Mauro Icardi’s wife and agent Wanda is set to hold transfer talks with Galatasaray over loan from PSG

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      MANCHESTER UNITED have been dealt a reported blow in their pursuit of Mauro Icardi.That’s because the Paris Saint-Germain star’s wife and agent Wanda Nara is in talks with Galatasaray over a loan move.
      Mauro Icardi is in talks with Galatasaray over a loan moveCredit: Alamy
      Wife and agent Wanda Nara is leading talks with the Turkish sideCredit: @wanda_nara
      Nicolo Schira claims Icardi looks destined to leave France this summer after falling out of Christophe Galtier’s plans.
      The former Inter Milan captain, 29, scored just four times in Ligue 1 last term.
      And partner Wanda, who is also his agent, is on the hunt for a fresh start.
      Man United have been strongly linked with a move following doubts over Cristiano Ronaldo’s future.
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      The Red Devils were reportedly ready to make a swoop ahead of transfer deadline day.
      But it’s now reckoned Galatasaray are leading the race for Icardi.

      The Turkish giants have made several big signings so far, including Napoli’s Dries Mertens, Porto’s Sergio Oliveira and Arsenal’s Lucas Torreira.
      But they now want Icardi to lead their charge to a first league title since 2019.
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      Wanda is known as a tough negotiator in transfers
      Man Utd have also been linked with a move for Wanda’s partner Icardi
      It’s reckoned Galatasaray are looking to strike an initial loan deal.
      And they are willing to cover £2.5million of Icardi’s £10m annual wage.
      Incredibly, PSG are so eager for a move to happen that they are happy to cover the other £7.5m.
      Icardi and Wanda are now set to hold talks with Gala with the aim of striking an agreement as soon as possible.
      It means United will have to look elsewhere if they remain set on signing another striker.
      But with Anthony Martial back from injury and Ronaldo appearing to be more settled following Casemiro’s arrival, Erik ten Hag could yet stick with his current options. More

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      Lille banish striker Mohamed Bayo to reserves and fine him £65k after he went clubbing night before 7-1 thrashing by PSG

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      LILLE summer signing Mohamed Bayo has been banished from their first-team squad due to disciplinary reasons.The 24-year-old played no part in Sunday’s 7-1 defeat against Paris Saint-Germain at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy after a picture of him clubbing the night before emerged.
      Lille striker Mohamed Bayo was seen clubbing before their 7-1 defeat against Paris Saint-GermainCredit: Instagram
      Bayo linked up with Lille in the summer after joining from ClermontCredit: Getty
      After learning about his antics, L’Equipe claimed that the club decided to drop him having been left furious by the striker.
      And now it has been reported by AFP, via The42, that Lille have slapped him with a £65,000 fine.
      To make matters worse for the Guinea international, he will now be forced to train with Lille’s second team.
      Their reserve team compete in the fifth-tier in France.
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      Lille president Olivier Letang failed to hide his anger at Bayo after his side were humiliated by Les Parisiens in front of their own fans.
      Letang told Amazon Prime : “It is a lack of respect for the club.
      “A lack of respect for the coaching staff and also our supporters.
      “We were, along with the coach, very annoyed, even furious, about this behaviour that for us is not tolerable.”
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      Bayo arrived at Lille earlier this summer from Clermont in a £10million deal.
      He started in Lille’s opening two top-flight fixtures against Auxerre and Nantes.
      But he failed to chip in with a goal contribution in either match.
      It now remains to be seen when the centre-forward will be reintroduced back into Paulo Fonseca’s side.
      Next up for Lille is a trip to AC Ajaccio, who currently sit in the bottom three in Ligue 1. More

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      Watch Kylian Mbappe score fastest Ligue 1 goal EVER in just 8 seconds for PSG… as fans go crazy for Lionel Messi assist

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      KYLIAN MBAPPE needed just EIGHT SECONDS to score for PSG on Sunday night as he set a new record for the fastest ever Ligue 1 goal… before going on to bag a hat-trick in a 7-1 win over Lille.The 23-year-old had the ball in the net just moments after kick-off as Lionel Messi played a majestic pass over the top of the Lille defence before Mbappe lobbed keeper Leo Jardim.
      Kylian Mbappe’s goal was the fastest ever scored in Ligue 1 historyCredit: Getty

      Mbappe has made a superb start to the new season with PSGCredit: Getty
      Lionel Messi’s assist Mbappe’s opener was simply delightfulCredit: AFP
      It was sensational goal which blew up social media as fans drooled over both the assists and finish.
      One fan said: “What amazes me is how Messi passed the ball to Mbappe with so much ease 😫.”
      While another added: “Looks like whatever issues Mbappe has had, he’s put them behind him.
      “Great move by the front three. Messi is a genius.”
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      Lionel Messi makes it look so easy… 🤤Passes the ball into the net with ease 😅A goal and assist for the Argentine in Lille 💪 pic.twitter.com/F8RSxdPolO— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) August 21, 2022

      Messi caught the eye again before the half hour mark when he casually passed Nuno Mendes’ cutback into the bottom corner to doubled the French champions’ lead.
      It was the second of seven PSG goals on an evening where they put the 2021 Ligue 1 champions to the sword and were 4-0 up before half-time.
      Mbappe struck a hat-trick and Neymar helped himself to a brace – with Mbappe’s second featuring a sumptuous one-two with the Brazilian.
      And Achraf Hakimi also got his name on the scoresheet.
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      PSG have now won all three of their Ligue 1 games so far this season – scoring 17 and conceding three.
      Christope Galtier’s side already look to be a formidable force as they seek a ninth French title in 11 seasons.
      But it remains to be seen whether they will be able to finally secure the club their first ever Champions League. More

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      Red hot Arsenal loanee Folarin Balogun matches 47-year record as he scores in third game running for Reims

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      ARSENAL youngster Folarin Balogun has already made history with loan club Reims.The striker joined the Ligue 1 outfit on a season-long loan deal earlier this month.
      Folarin Balogun was in action against Strasbourg earlier todayCredit: AFP
      Balogun, 21, scored in his first two matches for the French side.
      And earlier today he made history in his third.
      The England youth international scored an 81st minute equaliser against Strasbourg, cancelling out Alexander Djiku’s opener.
      Balogun’s strike earned his side their first point of the season… as well as a slice of history.
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      The young Gunner became the first player to score in their first three matches for Reims in 47 years.
      Jacques Vergnes was the last player to do it, all the way back in August 1975.
      Balogun’s previous two goals came in defeats to Marseille and Clermont Foot.
      In the 4-2 loss against Clermont, Balogun also won a penalty, which was converted by Kamory Doumbia.
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      Balogun has made ten first team appearances for Arsenal.
      During the season before last, he scored Gunners first team goals against Molde and Dundalk in the Europa League.
      He spent the second half of last season on loan at Middlesbrough.
      Balogun made 21 appearances for Chris Wilder’s side, scoring three goals.
      The Arsenal youngster has scored three goals in three games for ReimsCredit: Rex More

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      Mauro Icardi and wife Wanda Nara travel to Turkey for transfer talks with Galatasaray and Fenerbahce from PSG

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      MAURO ICARDI’S wife Wanda Nara has travelled to Turkey for transfer talks ahead of a potential transfer from Paris Saint-Germain.The glamorous agent is representing her husband amid discussions with Galatasaray and Fenerbahce.
      Icardiis wanted by the Istanbul rivals Galatasaray and FenerbahceCredit: Alamy
      Agent and wife Wanda Nara will reportedly negotiate with the Turkish sidesCredit: Instagram @wanda_icardi
      It was revealed earlier this week that the two Turkish giants had joined Manchester United in the chase for Icardi’s signature.
      The pair of Istanbul rivals are both interested in signing the 29-year-old striker.
      And according to RMC Sport, Nara has travelled to Istanbul in order to negotiate the conditions on a proposed move. 
      The PSG No9 wants to make sure he will be starter at whichever club he ends up at.
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      However, his annual salary of around 170k-a-week remains a stumbling block.
      The lucrative wage packet threatens to derail any deal to the Super Lig, even if it was only a loan move.
      Icardi is not in PSG’s plans as new boss Christophe Galtier attempts to manage a host of superstar attacking options.
      The Ligue 1 champs boast a terrifying front three of Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi and Neymar.
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      And Icardi is then competing for a position behind the formidable trio alongside Julian Draxler and Pablo Sarabia.
      Man Utd are claimed to have enquired after the Argentine forward by making an “informal enquiry” to Nara.
      But there has still been some backlash to talisman Mbappe after he sulked and gave up on a counter-attack when he was not passed to.
      The Red Devils are desperately searching for a new goalscorer with Cristiano Ronaldo looking for a way out of the club and Anthony Martial sidelined by injury.
      There is not thought to have been any official contact yet between United and PSG. More

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      PSG football advisor BANS Messi, Neymar, Mbappe and rest of squad from drinking Coca Cola and Ice Tea

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      PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN have BANNED their squad from drinking Coca Cola and Ice Tea.New football advisor Luis Campos made the decision to employ a nutritionist for the squad as one of his first major moves at the club.
      Lionel Messi will have to go without soft drinks this seasonCredit: Pepsi
      The superstar front three will not be consuming any fizzy drinks under GaltierCredit: EPA
      And according to The Mail, the dietary plan put in place for the team means they are now not allowed to consume soft drinks or ice tea during meal times.
      The decision has been made despite PSG holding a sponsorship deal with Coca Cola until 2024.
      Remarkably, PSG did not have a nutritionist before this season.
      So superstars Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar will now have to deal without fizzy drinks.
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      The soft drink ban encompasses all meals which the players consume together.
      Recently, it was revealed that a measure put in by new manager Christophe Galtier is that the squad will eat breakfast and lunch as a team.

      These are rules being put in place to try and turn the club’s fortunes around in Europe.
      They continue to chase their first Champions League trophy – a goal which managers Carlo Ancelotti, Unai Emery, Thomas Tuchel and Mauricio Pochettino all failed to achieve.
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      But in Ligue 1 they have dominated over the past decade, winning eight of the last 10 French titles.
      And Galtier’s men have made the perfect start to defending their league crown.
      They dispatched Clermont Foot 5-0 and Montpellier 5-2 to move straight to the top of the table. More

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      Kylian Mbappe ‘isolated’ at PSG after Neymar bust-up and ‘disappointed’ club hasn’t lived up to summer contract promises

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      KYLIAN MBAPPE feels “isolated” at Paris Saint-Germain after a bust-up with team-mate Neymar, reports suggest.The Frenchman is also said to be unhappy with the club, after promises he was given upon signing his new contract have not been fulfilled.
      Kylian Mbappe and Neymar warm-up ahead of the Montpellier matchCredit: AFP
      Mbappe tried to take the second penalty in the game against Montpellier but Neymar refusedCredit: Getty
      Mbappe was criticised by pundits and fans alike after a video clip appeared to show him stropping when he was not given the ball on a counter-attack during PSG’s 5-2 win over Montpellier.
      To top it all off, Mbappe missed a penalty before Neymar stepped up and converted another later in the game, despite Mbappe’s pleas to take the second spot kick as well.
      After the game, Neymar appeared to like a pair of tweets criticising Mbappe’s apparent role in the team as the main penalty taker.
      The pair were scheduled to be hauled in by PSG to clear the air, but if new reports are accurate then this appears to have not provided the solution Mbappe was looking for.
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      AS report that as a part of his new mega-contract Mbappe would be given the opportunity to take all of the team’s penalties and have power over club decision-making in transfers and appointments.
      However, the report adds Mbappe’s new-found power has caused a rift between him and some of his team-mates, leaving him feeling “isolated.”
      The World Cup winner has also been left “disappointed” with the club failing to sell Neymar, a move Mbappe did not object to.
      What will not be helping is Mbappe’s relatively slow start to the season.
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      Neymar and Lionel Messi look to have found the spark which made them a part of one of Europe’s deadliest attacks while at Barcelona, with 12 goals and assists between them to Mbappe’s one.
      Mbappe turned down a move to Real Madrid in favour of a new three-year deal with the Parisians, with his wage package worth a staggering £507m. More

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      ‘Play, shut up and run!’ – Kylian Mbappe BLASTED by Frank Leboeuf for PSG strop with Chelsea legend ‘ashamed’

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      KYLIAN MBAPPE has been blasted by Chelsea legend Frank Leboeuf for his stroppy Paris Saint-Germain display at the weekend.And the iconic former France defender admits he’s “ASHAMED” of Mbappe’s behaviour on the field.
      Frank Leboeuf has slammed Kylian Mbappe for his petulant PSG display on SaturdayCredit: Getty
      Leboeuf admits he was ‘ashamed’ of Mbappe’s actions at the weekendCredit: Action Images – Reuters
      Mbappe appeared to have a major sulk during his side’s 5-2 win over Montpellier on Saturday.
      The 23-year-old stopped running on a counter-attack when new teammate Vitinha opted to pass the ball to another player.
      And PSG fans slammed Mbappe’s efforts after the club handed him a mind-boggling new contract worth £507million earlier this summer.
      Mbappe was also involved in a spat with fellow superstar Neymar, denying the Brazilian a penalty kick even though he’d already missed one earlier in the game.
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      After the match, Mbappe’s MOTHER claimed the issue is being dealt with internally, telling reporters: “Things are being managed internally, everything is going well.”
      And Arsenal legend Thierry Henry defended Mbappe’s actions by claiming the forward has “nothing to prove.”
      But former France and Chelsea star Leboeuf believes Mbappe’s behaviour was totally unacceptable, urging the forward to simply “play, shut up and run” in future.
      Leboeuf told ESPN: “If I were Christophe Galtier, at the end of the game I would say to him: ‘Kylian, I love you, but what the hell are you doing? 
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      “‘It’s the last time you do this. I don’t care if you’re the star of the team, you can’t do this’.
      “It’s a shame. I’m ashamed now because I adore him and I can’t understand it. 
      “He’s an example for the youth, he knows that and he should never have done that.”
      Leboeuf also criticised PSG captain Marquinhos for failing to take a stand against Mbappe’s petulance, adding: “This would never have happened in the ’90s. 
      “If I did something like that someone would have walked up to me and said ‘who do you think you are? 
      “It doesn’t matter if you won the World Cup! We are Chelsea, play, shut up and run!’ 
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      “That’s what Marquinhos should have done. I should have gotten close to Kylian and should have said ‘what are you doing? 
      “‘It’s the last time! Next time we’ll go to the locker room and I’ll show you how things work’.” More