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      Matteo Guendouzi takes veiled swipe at Arsenal fans as he hails Marseille supporters for filling stadium

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      FORMER Arsenal outcast Matteo Guendouzi has revealed he feels the ‘true love’ Marseille fans have for the club after switching North London for the South of France in the summer. According to L’Equipe the 22-year-old is reported to have clashed with a number of Marseille players, but is still the ‘happiest’ he has been in his career.
      Guendouzi has impressed since joining Marseille in the summerCredit: Getty
      He’s started seven out of Marseille’s eight Ligue 1 games so far this seasonCredit: Getty
      His form has led to back-to-back international call-ups, although he is yet to make his France debutCredit: Getty
      Guendouzi joined Marseille in July on loan from Arsenal, and the French side have the obligation to buy the midfielder at the end of the season.
      He has revealed he enjoys playing in a ‘full stadium’ at Marseille, perhaps suggesting that he has not had the same experience before.
      That’s despite playing 82 times for Arsenal during a three-year spell with the North Londoners.
      The Frenchman has claimed, via the Mirror: “Before coming to OM [Marseille], I had a few choices. The speeches of Pablo Longoria, the president, and Sampaoli convinced me.
      “I immediately said I want OM. It’s the biggest French club, the one who has won the Champions League, there’s a great history.
      “There’s the strongest crowd in the country, and maybe continent.

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      “I like playing in a full stadium when at home. I like to feel the true love from the fans for this club.
      “That’s what I found here. I haven’t been this happy since the start of my career.”
      The comments come despite Guendouzi’s outburst at teammate Gerson last month.
      In a 3-2 home defeat to Lens, Guendouzi was seen in an angry confrontation which resulted in Gerson having to be held back by his team-mates.
      Club captain Dimitri Payet was even forced to intervene to try and calm the situation down.
      Guendouzi’s move to Marseille follows spending last season on loan at German side Hertha Berlin, having been frozen out at Arsenal.
      After taunting Brighton players about earning more money then them in June 2020, Guendouzi never played for the Gunners again.
      He was also filmed in the same game grabbing Neal Maupay around the throat and throwing the Brighton striker to the floor.
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      Kylian Mbappe in talks with PSG over shock new contract despite revealing dream to make Real Madrid transfer

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      KYLIAN MBAPPE’S mum has claimed the Paris Saint-Germain star is open to a new contract despite revealing his dream of a Real Madrid move.The striker is currently at the centre of a transfer saga involving two of football’s heavyweights.
      Kylian Mbappe has made no secret of his love for Real MadridCredit: Rex
      Real boss Carlo Ancelotti wants to add Mbappe to his attacking optionsCredit: Rex
      With one year left on his PSG contract the 22-year-old recently admitted he dreams of forcing a move to Real.
      The LaLiga giants have made no secret of their desire to sign the Frenchman, with talk of a pre-contract agreement on the table in January.
      That sparked fury at the Parc des Princes with PSG director Leonardo slamming Real for a lack of respect.
      And despite her son’s Bernabeu ambitions, Mbappe’s mum has suggested he could be staying in Paris after all.
      Fayza Lamari told Le Parisien: “We are currently talking with PSG (about a contract extension) and things are going well.

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      “I even spoke to Leonardo [on Monday]. Will we find an agreement? One thing for sure, he will give everything until the end to win the Champions League.”
      PSG added superstar Leo Messi this summer from Real’s Spanish rivals Barcelona in a bid to lift their first European crown.
      But Mbappe sensationally claimed the Argentine great’s arrival did nothing to stop his desire to leave for Madrid.
      PSG may not be the only French organisation Mbappe decides to quit in the near future after he revealed he is considering retiring from the national side.
      The forward claimed he ‘was made to feel like a problem’ after his penalty miss sent Les Bleus out of Euro 2020 in a 5-4 shoot-out defeat by Switzerland.
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      Kylian Mbappe threatens to retire from international football at 22 after France star ‘was made to feel like problem’

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      KYLIAN MBAPPE has revealed he felt unwanted by France after their Euro 2020 exit and is considering retirement.Mbappe’s spot-kick miss sent Les Bleus out of the tournament in a 5-4 shoot-out defeat by Switzerland in the last 16.
      Mbappe has been strongly linked with a move away from PSG to join Real MadridCredit: Getty
      And the striker, who has given the clearest signal yet he wants to leave Paris Saint-Germain after this season, has stirred it up at international level by admitting he will walk if he is no longer wanted by France.
      Mbappe, 22, said: “I have always put the France team above everything and I will always put it above everything.
      “Above all, I never wanted to be a problem but I felt that I was supposedly starting to become a problem and people saw me as a problem.
      “The most important thing is the France team, and if the France team is happier without me, that’s how it is.
      “The message I received was my ego was making us lose, that I wanted to take up too much space, and without me, therefore, we might have won.
      “It’s over now. I have so much love for the France team that I can ignore it all.”

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      Mbappe also said he felt he lacked support from French Football Federation president Noel Le Graet after he was racially abused at Euro 2020.
      But his international team-mate Lucas Hernandez said Mbappe remained “100 per cent integrated” in the France squad during the summer tournament.
      The Bayern Munich defender added: “He wanted to play and win the Euros.
      Messi is reportedly earning £1,000,000-a-week at PSG
      “Elimination was a huge blow to all of us but everyone loves Kylian.
      “Kylian is a huge player. We are all with him and we need him.”
      Meanwhile, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez was forced to backtrack after appearing to suggest Mbappe could be heading to the Bernabeu in the January window.
      He said: “What I have said is that we have to wait until next year to have news and that, I always respect PSG, with whom we have a good relationship.”
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      Kylian Mbappe offers to QUIT France team if they don’t want him after being made to feel like he was a ‘problem’

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      KYLIAN MBAPPE has revealed he felt unwanted by France after their Euro 2020 exit.Mbappe’s spot-kick miss sent Les Bleus out of the tournament in a 5-4 shoot-out defeat by Switzerland in the last 16.
      Mbappe has been strongly linked with a move away from PSG to join Real MadridCredit: Getty
      And the striker, who has given the clearest signal yet he wants to leave Paris Saint-Germain after this season, has stirred it up at international level by admitting he will walk if he is no longer wanted by France.
      Mbappe, 22, said: “I have always put the France team above everything and I will always put it above everything.
      “Above all, I never wanted to be a problem but I felt that I was supposedly starting to become a problem and people saw me as a problem.
      “The most important thing is the France team, and if the France team is happier without me, that’s how it is.
      “The message I received was my ego was making us lose, that I wanted to take up too much space, and without me, therefore, we might have won.
      “It’s over now. I have so much love for the France team that I can ignore it all.”

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      Mbappe also said he felt he lacked support from French Football Federation president Noel Le Graet after he was racially abused at Euro 2020.
      But his international team-mate Lucas Hernandez said Mbappe remained “100 per cent integrated” in the France squad during the summer tournament.
      The Bayern Munich defender added: “He wanted to play and win the Euros.
      Messi is reportedly earning £1,000,000-a-week at PSG
      “Elimination was a huge blow to all of us but everyone loves Kylian.
      “Kylian is a huge player. We are all with him and we need him.”
      Meanwhile, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez was forced to backtrack after appearing to suggest Mbappe could be heading to the Bernabeu in the January window.
      He said: “What I have said is that we have to wait until next year to have news and that, I always respect PSG, with whom we have a good relationship.”
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      Monaco ‘want £34m transfer fee’ for Aurelien Tchouameni with Chelsea and Liverpool chasing 21-year-old’s signature

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      LIVERPOOL and Chelsea will have to pay £34million to land Monaco’s precocious midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni.The 21-year-old is also wanted by Serie A giants Juventus, according to Italian football news website CalcioMercato.
      Monaco midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni has three caps for FranceCredit: Getty
      The report says the Juve hierarchy are hoping to get a closer look at Tchouameni if he wins his fourth cap for France in a Nations League match against against Belgium at Juventus Stadium on Thursday.
      Les Bleus boss Didier Deschamps has again called up Tchouameni after he impressed last month against Ukraine, Finland and Bosnia.
      The CalcioMercato report acknowledges the starlet, who started his career at Bordeaux, is “also liked by Liverpool and Chelsea”.
      But it says The Old Lady will be hoping do a deal for him in the first half of 2022.
      And any move for Tchouameni by Juve would be accelerated if their out-of-favour former Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey or USA international Weston McKennie leave next year.
      CalcioMercato also say Monaco have valued Tchouameni at “40 million euros”, just over £34m.

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      We reported last month how Chelsea were lining up a swoop for him next summer, while Liverpool are also monitoring his progress closely.
      Tchouameni scored the first of Monaco’s goals in a 3-0 league win over Bordeaux on Sunday.
      He had a breakthrough season in the last campaign when he started 36 of 38 league games for a Monaco side which finished third in Lique 1.
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      Cops arrest three men over burglary of Angel Di Maria after £425k worth of jewellery and watches taken from family home

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      POLICE have arrested three men in connection to the burglary of Angel Di Maria’s family home.It was reported by L’Equipe on Tuesday morning the trio were brought into custody for questioning.
      Three men have been arrested in relation to the burglary of Angel Di Maria’s family home in MarchCredit: Instagram / @angeldimariajm
      The men targeted Di Maria’s house in March while the Paris Saint-Germain footballer was playing against Nantes, stealing £425,000 worth of jewellery and watches.
      Manager Mauricio Pochettino, on the touchline, was in contact with sporting director Leonardo who informed him of the break-in.
      And moments later he withdrew the ex-Manchester United man, who went down the tunnel and quickly left the stadium in tears.
      Di Maria is married to Jorgelina and the couple have two young children.
      The three were at the property in the Neuilly-sur-Seine region when the terrifying incident took place.
      It was reported Jorgelina found a box in a wardrobe had been ransacked with the robbers snatching the expensive luxury accessories.

      The three suspects, aged between 25 and 30, are also being questioned in relation to a separate attempted break-in of Julian Draxler’s home, report Get French Football News.
      These are just two recent examples of PSG players targetted by robbers.
      The family home of Brazilian defender Marquinhos was raided on the same night as Di Maria’s.
      Mauro Icardi got burgled in February while playing in an away clash against Lorient.
      Thiago Silva, Dani Alves and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting have also been the victims of break-ins while at the club, who are now reportedly funding 24-hour security for its stars in wake of the spate of attacks.
      Di Maria’s house was also targeted by robbers in 2015 while he was playing for Manchester United.
      Di Maria, who was also targeted at Manchester United, is one of a number of PSG players to get robbedCredit: Getty
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      Man Utd’s draw with Everton looks like good result after shock defeats for European giants including SIX leaders losing

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      MANCHESTER UNITED’S draw with Everton on Saturday was made to look like a decent result after SIX of Europe’s league leaders all lost.The Red Devils drew 1-1 at Old Trafford to make it four games without a win but Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich were just some of the teams who said: “Hold our beers.”
      Man Utd could only draw 1-1 with Everton at Old Trafford on SaturdayCredit: PA
      But several of Europe’s biggest teams – including PSG – lost at the weekend which made United’s point look a little betterCredit: Getty
      Bayern Munich were beaten 2-1 at home to Eintracht Frankfurt in the BundesligaCredit: Getty
      Anthony Martial scored his first goal since February to put United 1-0 up at the end of the first-half before Andros Townsend levelled with 25 minutes to go.
      Everton had a winner disallowed in the closing stages and United were lucky to come away with a point.
      Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is under severe pressure having benched Cristiano Ronaldo and not having won since September 19 – a fortunate 2-1 win at West Ham.
      United sit fourth in the Premier League after the disappointing point but Europe’s big guns made it look like a solid draw.
      Bayern were beaten 2-1 at home to Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga – their first league defeat of the season.
      Leon Goretzka put them 1-0 up before on the half hour mark before Martin Hinteregger and Filip Kostic’s goals either side of half-time saw the visitors take the points.

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      Bayern remain top but are now level on 16 points after seven matches with Bayer Leverkusen who won 4-0 at Arminia.
      In France, PSG were beaten 2-0 at Rennes.
      Gaiten Laborde and Flavien Tait scored a quickfire double within two minutes of the start of the second-half.
      Neymar was slammed by Le Parisien who gave the Brazilian a 2.5/10 rating.
      And ex-PSG and West Ham ace Edouard Cisse, 43, also tore into him after the defeat – calling the Brazilian a spoilt brat and saying he bosses everyone around.

      LaLiga’s leadership race took a turn as Real Madrid lost 2-1 at Espanyol.
      Raul de Tomas and Aleix Vidal scored for the home side before Karim Benzema’s strike on 70 minutes proved to be nothing more than a consolation.
      Real also stayed top but are now level with city rivals Atletico AND Real Sociedad with just goal difference separating the three who are on 17 points after eight matches.
      Benfica’s grip on the top spot in Portugal’s Primeira Liga got weaker with a 1-0 home defeat to Portimonense thanks to Lucas Possignolo’s second-half effort.
      Porto and Sporting are just one point behind the Lisbon outfit who have 21 points from their first eight games.
      Ajax also lost at home by the same scoreline. Utrecht were their assailants with Dutch left-back Django Warmerdam scoring the winner.
      They have 19 points from their opening eight with PSV now just a point behind them at the top of the Eredivisie, and Utrecht now within two.
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      Finally, ten-man Zenit lost 2-1 at home to Sochi in the Russian Premier League.
      The visitors moved to within five points of first-placed Zenit who are still four points above second placed Dynamo Moscow.
      According to Reddit user Danny Boy, the odds of the league leaders of Spain, Germany, France, Russia, Portugal and Holland at the weekend were 244,497/1.

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      Chelsea keeping transfer tabs on French teen prospect Mohamed-Ali Cho after impressive form for Angers

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      CHELSEA are rumoured to be monitoring Angers starlet Mohamed-Ali Cho following his eye-catching performances for the Ligue One side. The striker, 17, became the youngest footballer in his country to sign a professional deal after joining the French club from Everton in 2020.
      Mohamed-Ali Cho’s Angers performances are reportedly being monitored by ChelseaCredit: AFP
      Cho, who has dual English and French citizenship, has made eight appearances for Angers in France’s top-flight this term.
      And CaughtOffside claims the forward, whose team play Metz later, is being observed by scouts from Chelsea. 
      It is thought the club’s scouting analysts have been pleased with the player’s showings.
      Cho, who netted against Rennes in a Ligue One clash back in August, is part of a group of stars to have scored as 17-year-olds in the division.
      That includes PSG goal machine Kylian Mbappe, Man United’s Anthony Martial and Eduardo Camavinga. 

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      Following his strike, Cho told bEIN SPORTS: “I was really chuffed to score that goal.
      “But I’m trying not to get carried away, the coach said to me that a goal doesn’t make a career, it starts it, so I’ll keep working hard.”
      Cho, who played for the Three Lions in their Under-16 age groups, has since switched his allegiance to France.
      The striker has also made two appearances for the Les Bleus Under-21s. 
      The player made his senior debut for the French club back in August 2020 at the age of 16 and 224 days.

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