Kylian Mbappe has had an extended flirtation with Real Madrid.

The Paris Saint-Germain forward is out of contract at the end of this season.

Mbappe has stalled on signing a new deal with PSG amid speculation of a move.

TOP STORY – REAL CONVINCED OF MBAPPE DEAL

Real Madrid are convinced they will win the race for Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe s signature, according to AS.

Los Blancos are certain the 22-year-old France international will join the club on a free transfer at the end of this season.

Mbappe has long flirted with Madrid and has decided he will not renew with PSG. The LaLiga giants are already planning Mbappe s arrival at the sporting and commercial level.

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Burnley have decided not to offer Joe Hart a new contract, and the former England international will therefore leave the club as a free agent at the end of the month, according to multiple sources.

Hart spent six years at Manchester City, winning two Premier League titles under Roberto Mancini and Manuel Pellegrini, but when Pep Guardiola took over in 2016 and brought Claudio Bravo with him, he lost his place in the team. He was loaned out twice, to Torino and West Ham, before making a permanent switch to Burnley in 2018.

However, Hart has stood between the posts only three times this season (none in the Premier League) , with Nick Pope reinstated as manager Sean Dyche s first choice for the role. He is still on his initial two-year contract, which is now about to expir…

There may still be three months of the 2021-22 campaign to play, but Manchester United will already have one eye on next season.

Not only is there a question mark over who will be in charge, but United must also freshen up a squad that has once again underperformed this time around.

If reports are accurate, it may well be that two of United s long-term targets end up reuniting at Old Trafford.
 

TOP STORY – POCHETTINO WANTS KANE TO JOIN HIM AT UNITED

Mauricio Pochettino has long been considered the favourite to take over from Ralf Rangnick should the interim manager, as expected, step aside at the end of the season.

According to the Telegraph, Pochettino wants assurances that he will be financially backed if he leaves Paris Saint-Germain, wit…

With the 2020/21 Premier League campaign drawing to a close this weekend, we have a stacked Sunday schedule from up and down the country. On a day that promises to produce plenty of drama, we have found a handful of helpful tips that are worth keeping an eye out for.

Sunday 23rd May

BST 16:00 Leicester City vs Tottenham

Starting with Sunday s hosts, after suffering that dramatic 2-1 defeat away at Stamford Bridge earlier in the week, Leicester know that certainly face an uphill battle this weekend. Dropping out of the top-four for the first time this season thanks to Tuesday s loss in West London, The Foxes know that nothing less than three points will be good enough at The King Power. Looking to match a similar level that saw them shock many and lift their fi…

Josko Gvardiol will take pride in having faced the best player in history , even if Lionel Messi went to another level in an Argentina shirt to humiliate the Croatia defender.

Gvardiol and Messi have been two of the stars of the 2022 World Cup and came face to face in the semi-finals.

But it was a battle Messi won emphatically, scoring one goal and creating another in a 3-0 Argentina win.

It was the assist that garnered most attention as Messi took on Gvardiol, beating him twice before cutting the ball back for Julian Alvarez.

Gvardiol was on the wrong end of one of the moments of the finals, but he was still delighted to be able to play Messi.

I have already played against him, but he plays differently than with his club, Gvardiol said.

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Sergio Leon s late equaliser struck a massive blow to Barcelona s LaLiga title hopes as Levante fought back to salvage a 3-3 draw.

Barca looked to be cruising to the top of the table with a victory at Estadi Ciutat de Valencia on Tuesday courtesy of Lionel Messi s 37th goal of the season and Pedri s first-half tap-in.

Yet two goals in as many second-half minutes from Gonzalo Melero and Jose Luis Morales pegged the fragile Catalan giants back.

Ousmane Dembele put Barca back in front, but Leon provided another dramatic twist when he levelled seven minutes from time.

Ronald Koeman s side paid the price for defensive frailties and trail Atletico Madrid who have a game in hand by a point with only two matches to play.

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Al Jazira got the Club World Cup under way with a 4-1 win over Tahitian side Pirae in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.

Hosts Al Jazira, who qualified by virtue of winning the UAE Pro League in 2020-21, were unsurprisingly a cut above their opponents, racing into a 3-0 lead by half-time.

Pirae – nominated for participation by OFC – did get on the scoresheet early in the second half thanks to an own goal, but Al Jazira finished them off just past the hour through the well-travelled Abdoulay Diaby.

Al Jazira will face Saudi Arabia s Asian champions Al Hilal in the second round, and the winner of that contest shall play European champions Chelsea in the second semi-final on February 9.

The hosts start with a win! kick-off the tournament in Abu Dhabi with a comfo…

Didier Descahmps lauded France for keeping Cristiano Ronaldo quiet but conceded his side were short of their best in Sunday s 0-0 draw with Portugal.

The two remain locked together at the top of Nations League Group A3 after playing out a goalless draw at the Stade de France, which housed 1,000 socially distanced fans.

It was the first meeting between the sides since Portugal s triumph in the Euro 2016 final, but the contest failed to deliver much in the way of drama.

Ronaldo saw a late strike repelled by Hugo Lloris in what was a largely underwhelming clash between the champions of the world and the champions of Europe.

That s full-time. 0-0 beween France and Portugal. Focus now on Wednesday for the game against Croatia.

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English Premier League clubs spent close to £130 million during the January transfer window, with title contenders Chelsea splashing out about £48 million to bring in the likes of Bertrand Traore, Kurt Zouma, Mohamed Salah and Nemanja Matic.

Zouma, 19, joined Chelsea from St Etienne in a deal reportedly worth £12 million on transfer deadline day but will remain on loan at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard for the rest of the season.

The highly-rated France youth international has put pen to paper on a five-and-a-half deal at Stamford Bridge.

In other news, Chelsea priced at  to win the Premier League managed to beat Liverpool to the £11 million signing of FC Basel winger Mohamed Salah, who scored in both UEFA Champions League group matches agai…

Manchester City midfielder David Silva has penned a new five year deal with the club, .

The Spain international moved to the Etihad Stadium from Valencia in the summer of 2010 and he has since made one hundred and eighty-three appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring twenty-seven times.

He has won two Premier League titles and both domestic cups during his time in England, which will now run to the end of the 2018/19 campaign.

As well as his haul of club honours, the 28 year old was part of the Spain squads that won the European Championships in both 2008 and 2012 and the World Cup in 2010, while he also appeared in all three of his country’s games at this summer’s tournament in Brazil.

City begin their title defence at Newcastle Uni…