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      PSG eye SIX free transfers including Lionel Messi, David Alaba and Georginio Wijnaldum amid coronavirus crisis

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      PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN are reportedly lining up SIX free transfers including Lionel Messi, David Alaba and Liverpool’s Georginio Wijnaldum.
      The French giants are looking to do some frugal business after the coronavirus crisis cut purse strings.

      PSG are chasing superstar Lionel Messi on a free transferCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      David Alaba has already announced he is leaving Bayern Munich as a free agentCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Georginio Wijnaldum is yet to sign an extension at LiverpoolCredit: PA:Press Association

      ESPN reports the club are keen on a number of free agents as they look to bolster Mauricio Pochettino’s options without breaking the bank.
      PSG are hoping to land Messi if he chooses to leave when his Barca contract expires in the summer.
      The Argentine could be tempted to sign on at the Parc des Princes after watching the Parisian side dismantle his Catalan giants 4-1 in the Champions League last 16 first leg.
      Versatile Bayern Munich star David Alaba has already confirmed he will be leaving the German champs as a free agent at the end of the season.

      Alaba reportedly has a verbal agreement to join Real Madrid but PSG are one of eight clubs still battling it out for the 28-year-old.
      Liverpool midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum is also off contract in the summer and the 30-year-old is yet to agree a new deal with the Reds.
      Barcelona have long been interested in the Dutch ace – who could link up with former national boss Ronald Koeman at the Nou Camp.
      PSG are also keen with Poch a fan of the player from his time in the Premier League at Spurs.

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      Other names on the radar for sporting director Leonardo include Manchester United flop and Lyon skipper Memphis Depay.
      The Dutch star is hoping to finally wrap up a dream move to Barca but could still end up in the French capital with Lyon also confident they can keep hold of him.
      Napoli right-back Elseid Hysaj could be brought in to strengthen the backline while PSG want to keep hold of Everton loanee Moise Kean.
      The report states they may propose another loan deal with an option to buy to the Toffees.
      For now the club are said to be focusing on hanging onto their headline stars with Leonardo holding talks over contract extensions with Neymar, Mbappe and Angel Di Maria.
      Juan Bernat and even Julian Draxler could also be signed up to longer deals with the French champs.
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      How PSG could line up with Hector Bellerin joining Messi and Dele Alli if ex-Spurs boss Pochettino lands Arsenal star

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      PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN are reportedly interested in Arsenal full-back Hector Bellerin this summer.
      And it’s unlikely that the Gunners stalwart would be the only new star addition at Parc des Princes.

      PSG could line up with a frighteningly star-studded side if they pull of their desired business

      Hector Bellerin has been linked with a move away from ArsenalCredit: Getty – Pool

      New boss Mauricio Pochettino is still getting his feet under the table in the Parisian hotseat.
      But he has already captured the imagination of supporters, by inspiring his side’s 4-1 thumping of Barcelona in their own back yard.
      The subsequent 2-0 home defeat to AS Monaco provided a stark reality check, however, and a reminder that they could still do with strengthening.
      PSG’s signings haven’t always worked out in recent years, but goalkeeper Keylor Navas has been a revelation since joining from Real Madrid in 2019.

      In front of him, Pochettino will want to improve in the full-back areas, with Danny Rose and Kyle Walker having been key cogs of his Spurs side at its best.
      This is where interest in Bellerin, 25, comes in – while PSG are also refusing to give up on Bayern Munich star David Alaba.
      RMC Sport report that club president Nasser Al Khelaifi and sporting director Leonardo have held talks with the Austrian ahead of a potential summer free transfer.
      In the centre, skipper Marquinhos and homegrown star Presnel Kimpembe are capable of marshalling the back line with aplomb.

      Mauricio Pochettino is aiming high with his new clubCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Lionel Messi has been strongly linked with a move to the French capitalCredit: Reuters
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      Should Pochettino field the 4-2-3-1 that he had joy with in North London, Idrissa Gana Gueye and Marco Verratti provide classy options as midfield screeners in front of the back four.
      Looking further forward, PSG were interested in Dele Alli even before Poch’s arrival, let alone after.
      Having been treated oddly by manager Jose Mourinho this season, Alli last week gushed about Pochettino and his ‘dad vibes’.

      He would pull me in if I was doing dumb stuff and speak with me. Not like a dad – but that sort of vibe
      Dele Alli on Mauricio Pochettino

      He said: “I was very lucky to have a manager like Pochettino – he was an unbelievable guy and very experienced.
      “He would pull me in if I was doing dumb stuff and speak with me. Not like a dad – but that sort of vibe.”
      To Dele’s right, PSG are desperate to pull of an incredible free transfer for Lionel Messi, with Pochettino and Angel Di Maria having flirted with the potential signing in the press.
      Messi’s arrival would surely cement Neymar’s desire to sign a new contract, with the Brazilian having already admitted that he’d like to extend his current deal beyond its June 2022 expiry date.
      And with this sort of quality arriving, surely forward Kylian Mbappe would be barmy not to follow suit, spearheading a sensational starting XI.

      Old friends could reunite in ParisCredit: –

      David Alaba is available on a free transfer this summerCredit: AFP or licensors
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      Monaco defender Benoit Badiashile confirms Man Utd transfer offer in summer but does not regret snubbing move

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      AS MONACO defender Benoit Badiashile has confirmed that he received an offer from Manchester United in the summer.
      The teenager was subject of a reported £22million bid from the Red Devils last September.

      Benoit Badiashile has made 71 appearances for AS MonacoCredit: AFP or licensors

      But having enjoyed a fruitful campaign on the Cote d’Azur, Badiashile has insisted that he has no regrets over not moving to Old Trafford.
      He told RMC Sport: “It was the right choice, first off is I have not enjoyed good seasons since I have been at Monaco.
      “We played to stay up and so now I am really experiencing the top of the table and I think that continuing with the club that formed me was the right decision and this is being proved by the season that we are having.”
      Pressed further about whether he specifically has any Man United regrets, he replied unequivocally: “No, not at all.”

      Badiashile was thrust into the AS Monaco first team aged just 17 by Thierry Henry in November 2018.
      With Leonardo Jardim having been sacked a month earlier, the Monegasque were enduring a difficult campaign compared to recent title hilts.
      Badiashile’s debut came in a 4-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain.
      But, more than two years on, things came full circle last Sunday, when he played the full 90 minutes of a 2-0 victory over the Parisians at Parc des Princes.

      The teenager was handed his debut by Thierry Henry in 2018Credit: AFP or licensors
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      Badiashile has now made 71 appearances to date, as his side have improved their fortunes over the last two seasons.
      Now under the tutelage of former Bayern Munich boss Niko Kovac, AS Monaco find themselves in the Ligue 1 title race.
      Sunday’s victory saw the fourth-placed side climb to within two points of champions PSG, and six off leaders Lille OSC.
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      PSG ‘set to make transfer swoop for Arsenal star Hector Bellerin as Gunners eye Aarons or Lamptey as replacement’

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      ARSENAL face a fight to keep hold of Hector Bellerin with Paris Saint-Germain reportedly plotting a summer swoop.
      Heavily linked with a £30million move last year, the Ligue 1 giants and coach Mauricio Pochettino are said to be big fans of the right-back.

      Hector Bellerin is reportedly interesting a number of European clubsCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      A renewed push could force Arsenal’s hand, given Bellerin will have two years left on his contract at the end of the season.
      Cost cutting at Emirates Stadium may tempt a cash-in with the player reportedly considering his future last summer until Mikel Arteta persuaded him to stay.
      According to CBS Sports, PSG are joined by Barcelona and two Serie A clubs in monitoring the Spaniard.
      Bellerin has been a senior figure throughout the Gunners’ mixed campaign so far, which has at least uncovered a resilience at the back and the fourth-best defensive record in the league.

      After almost eight years in the team, the 25-year-old has won three FA Cups at Arsenal and recently returned to the Spanish national setup.
      Should Bellerin leave, the North London club are said to have two potential replacements already in mind.
      Norwich right-back Max Aarons and Brighton’s Tariq Lamptey are named in reports.
      The Canaries rebuffed an approach from Barcelona for their homegrown star last summer and look primed to bounce back to the Premier League.

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      While former Chelsea youngster Lamptey signed a fresh four-year deal with the Seagulls last month amid his impressive form.
      Having let Mesut Ozil, Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Shkodran Mustafi leave in January, Arsenal are expected to continue their squad revamp in the summer.
      Separate reports detail a potential swoop for up-and-coming Club Brugge defender Odilon Koussounou, who is also interesting Wolves.
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      PSG 0 Monaco 2: Mbappe and Co come crashing back down to Earth as shock defeat leaves them THIRD in Ligue 1

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      PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN were brought back down to Earth with a bump on Sunday night by title rivals Monaco.
      The defending French champions – who battered Spanish big boys Barcelona last Tuesday – suffered a 2-0 defeat to Les Monegasques at the Parc des Princes.

      Sofiane Diop celebrates scoring Monaco’s opener against Paris Saint-GermainCredit: Getty

      Guillermo Maripan wheels away after scoring Monaco’s second in the 51st minuteCredit: AP

      Goals from Sofiane Diop and Guillermo Maripan condemned the Parisians to only their second defeat under new boss Mauricio Pochettino.
      France Under-20 international Diop opened the scoring in the sixth minute with a well-placed header, his fifth goal of the season.
      And Maripan doubled the visitors’ lead in the 51st minute with a neat side-foot finish after an error from former Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera.
      Pochettino’s troops are now toiling in third place in the Ligue 1 table, four points behind leaders Lille.

      The Argentine said: “We were not good enough and that is why we lost the game.
      “We decided before but in the moment that we conceded the second goal it’s was similar, two approaches from Monaco and we conceded.
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      “Then we dominated the game for more than 75 minutes with the possession of the ball, but we never found a way to break down their defensive line.

      “Of course, they defended well and there’s nothing more to say.
      “Congratulations to Monaco and we need to work hard to try to turn this type of situation around.”
      Monaco chief Niko Kovac was delighted with his troops’ display in the French capital and was particularly pleased by how they nullified the potent threat of Kylian Mbappe.
      He said: “I am very happy with the performance of my team. PSG are a great team.
      “We played very hard for 90 minutes and we deserved the victory.

      A frustrated Kylian Mbappe remonstratesCredit: Reuters

      PSG are now toiling in the third place in the Ligue 1 tableCredit: Getty
      “They didn’t have a lot of opportunities. I have to congratulate my players.
      “Our plan? We had to erase Kylian Mbappe because he’s a great striker.
      “We had to deprive him of the ball by putting three or four players on him.
      “In defence, we showed another face of Monaco because we didn’t concede many chances.
      ‘Tonight was wonderful. This is what we needed.

      Defeat to Monaco was PSG’s second under Mauricio PochettinoCredit: Getty

      “We managed to beat PSG for the second time, now we are going home and going to rest.
      “Can we finish in the top three? As I said before, we mainly have to increase the gap with the teams fifth and six.
      “There are still a few games left, if we have the chance to close the gap then we will do it. But we are not yet at the level of the first three.”
      PSG will look to bounce back from their sixth league defeat of the season on Saturday when they travel to the Stade Gaston Gerard to take on Dijon.

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      Eduardo Camavinga’s agent says Man Utd and Real Madrid transfer target will cost more than £43m

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      EDUARDO CAMAVINGA’S agent reckons the midfield prodigy will cost more than £43million.
      The Frenchman has emerged as one of the hottest properties in Europe since his debut for Rennes in 2018 aged just 16.

      Rennes midfielder Eduardo CamavingaCredit: AFP or licensors

      His contract runs out in the summer of 2022 and only ‘four or five clubs’ could convince him to leave Julien Stephan’s side.
      But his agent Jonathan Barnett warned it would come at a price.
      Asked by Goal if he vaulues the 18-year-old at more than €50m (£43m), Barnett said: “I would think so.”
      Camavinga has made 26 appearances this season with just the one goal but made his debut for France last year.

      Real Madrid and Barcelona have both been linked with the starlet.
      And a move to one of Spanish giants appears to be the preferred destinations if Camavinga was to be prized away from Rennes.
      Barrett said: “At the moment, he’s a Rennes player.
      “He likes Rennes and, at the moment, we haven’t really taken to other clubs. It isn’t our position.

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      “Let’s see what happens later on, but he’s doing well in Rennes and that’s fine.
      “Being the best midfielder in the world, that’s how I see his future, [with] a lot of medals and a lot of trophies.
      “[Madrid are] a great club, a great club to play for. Eduardo will have a choice of a lot of clubs if Rennes decides to release him. 
      “They will be one of the four of five clubs in the world he might go to.
      “Eduardo would love to play for a top club. Madrid are one of those top clubs in the world, so are Barcelona.”

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      PSG slap £175m price tag on Kylian Mbappe amid Real Madrid interest with French star ‘leaning towards’ transfer exit

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      PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN will demand £175million for Kylian Mbappe this summer, according to reports.
      Real Madrid want the Frenchman but he will not come cheap even though the superstar is reportedly ‘leaning towards an exit’.

      PSG have slapped a £175m price tag on Kylian MbappeCredit: Icon Sport – Getty

      Mbappe’s contract expires in the summer of 2022.
      But if he decides not to extend the deal, PSG may look to cash in at the end of this season.
      Even though the 22-year-old will only have a year left at that stage, the French champions still want £175m, according to Le Parisien.
      Mbappe enjoys playing for PSG but is said to be coming around to the idea of leaving.

      And after he left fans around the world in awe with his Champions League hat-trick against Barcelona on Tuesday, Mbappe said he’d be stupid to make a transfer decision after just one game.
      The World Cup winner scored three as PSG thrashed the Spanish giants 4-1 during the first-leg of the last-16 tie.
      Liverpool and Manchester City are among the list of other clubs keen to snap him up.
      But speaking after the win over Barca, Mbappe said: “The PSG shirt is one that I cherish and carry in my heart.

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      Mbappe scored three goals against Barcelona in the Champions League

      “My future? It would be stupid to decide my future based on just one game.
      “It’s something to reflect on for the long term.
      “I’ve always said that I’m happy here and games like that make you very happy.”
      Mbappe’s sensational performance at the Nou Camp left Marcus Rashford, Neymar and Jadon Sancho in awe.
      Ex-Chelsea star Joe Cole also said he is the best player in the world.
      Rio Ferdinand backed him up and insisted Mbappe is on track to ‘take over the throne’.
      Mbappe was also given a rare nine out of ten for his masterclass by L’Equipe.
      And Arsene Wenger urged PSG to focus on keeping Mbappe and Neymar rather than sign Lionel Messi.
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      PSG star Kylian Mbappe claims he’d be ‘stupid’ to make transfer decision after one game following Barcelona demolition

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      KYLIAN MBAPPE claims it would be ‘stupid’ for him to make a decision over his future based on Paris Saint-Germain’s win over Barcelona.
      The French World Cup winner, 22, bagged a hat-trick as PSG thrashed the Spanish giants 4-1 during Tuesday night’s Champions League tie.

      Kylian Mbappe has emerged as a top target for Real MadridCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Reports have suggested Mbappe is likely to leave PSG when his contract expires at the end of next season.
      Real Madrid, Liverpool and Manchester City are among the long list of clubs that are keen to snap him up.
      PSG are desperate to extend his contract at Parc des Princes – but he has refused to rush his decision.
      Speaking after the incredible win over Barcelona, as cited by Marca, Mbappe said: “The PSG shirt is one that I cherish and carry in my heart.

      “My future? It would be stupid to decide my future based on just one game.
      “It’s something to reflect on for the long term.
      “I’ve always said that I’m happy here and games like that make you very happy.”
      Mbappe upstaged Lionel Messi as PSG ran riot against the La Liga giants this week.

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      Kylian Mbappe scored three goals against Barcelona in the Champions LeagueCredit: AFP or licensors

      His sensational performance left Marcus Rashford, Neymar and Jadon Sancho in awe.
      Ex-Chelsea star Joe Cole claimed that PSG star Kylian Mbappe is the best player in the world.
      Rio Ferdinand backed him up as he insisted Mbappe is on track to ‘take over the throne’.
      Mbappe was given a rare nine out of ten for his Nou Camp masterclass by L’Equipe last night.
      And Arsene Wenger has urged PSG to focus on Mbappe and Neymar rather than Messi.

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