Le capitaine des Bleus est revenu avec le PSG contre Clermont après une blessure contractée dans le Classique, mais son entourage aurait déclaré qu’il n’était pas au top physiquement pour le début de la saison en raison de son séjour au « loft » pendant la pré-saison. L’Équipe rapporte que le temps passé à l’écart de l’entraînement de l’équipe principale du PSG a eu un impact sur sa capacité à récupérer entre les matches, ce qui est vital pour l’ « explosivité » du Français au cours des rencontres. Pour rappel, Mbappé s’est entraîné avant la saison avec les « indésirables » du PSG, qui figurent sur la liste des transferts, en raison d’un différend contractuel avec le club de la capitale française.

Il est également rapporté que certains examens médicaux ont révélé que de nombreux joueurs « lofteurs » du PSG présentaient des déficiences physiques à leur arrivée dans leurs nouveaux clubs respectifs. Dans le cas de Mbappé, il paie actuellement trois semaines sans rythme, mais son entourage affirme qu’avec chaque match disputé, il finira par atteindre son intensité maximale.

Mbappé est également appelé à jouer un rôle légèrement différent de celui de la saison dernière : sans l’élan créatif de Lionel Messi et de Neymar, Mbappé est devenu la figure centrale de la force offensive créative du PSG. Cela signifie qu’il est souvent appelé à jouer le rôle de « meneur de jeu » après le départ de Neymar. C’est une tâche que le capitaine de l’équipe de France ne rechigne pas à assumer, mais qui est néanmoins exigeante sur le plan physique en raison de l’absence de pré-saison. Le PSG et Mbappé se rendront à Newcastle pour leur deuxième match de groupe de la Ligue des champions mercredi soir.

Tottenham have condemned racist abuse directed at defender Destiny Udogie on social media after Saturday’s 2-1 home win against Liverpool.

Tottenham said in a statement: “We are disgusted at the racist messages directed towards Destiny Udogie social media following Saturday’s game against Liverpool.

“We stand with you Destiny.”

The club said that they would “work with the Premier League and, where possible, take action against any individual we are able to identify”.

Udogie joined Tottenham in August 2022 from Udinese and was loaned back to the Italian side for the 2022-23 season.

The 20-year-old has started all seven Premier League games under manager Ange Postecoglou this term, helping Tottenham to enjoy an unbeaten start.

Anti-discrimination charity Kick It Out said it was “appalled” to see Udogie targeted.

Troy Townsend, head of player engagement at Kick It Out, said: “No amount of controversy or high emotion surrounding a game can ever warrant this abhorrent outburst.

“We are extremely concerned that players are being continually targeted on social media following games in the worst possible terms and it is vital that those responsible are held to account. High-profile players have been targeted almost every weekend since the season began in August.

“This worrying trend is a sad reminder of how much work remains to combat discrimination in football, and it is vital that social media companies help address this problem with the seriousness it requires.

“We have received several reports regarding the racist abuse targeting Udogie and have shared these reports with the relevant authorities.”

The officiating of Saturday’s match has drawn widespread criticism after VAR failed to overturn an incorrect decision to disallow a Luis Diaz goal for offside when the match was goalless.

Liverpool had two players sent off at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Curtis Jones red-carded before Jota was punished for two challenges on Udogie.

A stoppage-time own goal from Joel Matip gave the hosts their victory.

Le Borussia Dortmund est à la recherche d’un renfort offensif de couloir pour le prochain mercato d’hiver. Les dirigeants du club allemand ont porté leur attention sur Diego Lopez, jeune joueur de 21 ans évoluant actuellement au FC Valence.

Selon les informations rapportées par Todofichajes, le Borussia Dortmund aurait coché le nom de Diego Lopez sur sa liste de potentielles recrues. Le joueur, qui a déjà fait sept apparitions en championnat cette saison, a également délivré une passe décisive.

Cette possible acquisition montre la volonté du Borussia Dortmund de renforcer son secteur offensif. En effet, le club allemand a réalisé un bon début de saison en Bundesliga et cherche désormais à consolider sa position en vue des prochains défis à venir.

Diego Lopez, avec son jeune âge et son potentiel prometteur, représente une option intéressante pour le Borussia Dortmund. Son contrat avec le FC Valence s’étend jusqu’en juin 2026, ce qui signifie que le club allemand devra peut-être faire preuve de persuasion et de négociation pour parvenir à un accord avec le club espagnol.

Il reste à voir si le Borussia Dortmund parviendra à conclure ce transfert lors du prochain mercato d’hiver. Les supporters du club attendent avec impatience de voir si Diego Lopez rejoindra les rangs de leur équipe et apportera sa contribution à la quête de succès du Borussia Dortmund.

In an exclusive interview with Soccernet Nigeria this summer, Victor Osimhen noted his pride at choosing Napoli and winning with them.

“I think it shows the hard work I have given them, and what I mean to them. And for me, there is no better place to be than in this place [Naples], and I am so happy I made the right choice by coming here and achieving this type of greatness with the Neapolitans. It is something I will wake up and always smile about.”

Just over the three months later and Osimhen, the finest striker Napoli have boasted in decades, has taken nearly every photo of himself in a Napoli jersey down from his Instagram account. Napoli only have themselves to blame.

By now the infamous TikToks from the Napoli official account have made headlines globally. They even led to the involvement of the Nigerian government such has been the incredulity and anger expressed over the social media team’s decision to upload the two videos.The clips prompted a range of reactions from accusations of disrespect to their own player to claims they were driven by racist undertones.The earlier one shows an image of the striker with the song “I am a coconut” while the second is of the player asking for and then missing a penalty with a sped up high-pitched voice saying ”gimme penalty please” dubbed over the top.

Italian media have noted that the club’s account on this particular social media platform has regularly poked fun at the club’s stars before and said that they are just trying to keep up with the current TikTok trends. A quick search of ‘I am a coconut’ shows that there are over 27.3m views of videos featuring the song.

Napoli released a statement in which they ‘explicitly state that the club never intended to offend or make fun of Victor Osimhen, who is an asset to the club’. An asset. They ended with: ‘If Victor was in any way offended, this was not at all in the club’s intentions.’

Hardly the apology we expected.

Throughout the storm, Osimhen has continued to score, against Udinese and then against Lecce on Saturday afternoon. Professional and determined, he always rises above any situation to provide for his team.

Aurelio de Laurentiis, the president of Napoli, travelled to the Lecce game with the team to mend the relationship with the striker and extend an olive branch, while the individual in charge of creating the TikTok personally apologised to the player.

On Sunday, Osimhen himself finally broke his silence when he uploaded a note on social media to confirm his love for the people of Napoli, who have suffered as they watched him distance himself from the club and insist that any accusations against them are untrue.

“The passion of the people of Naples fuels my fire to always play with my heart and soul, and the love for the badge is unwavering as I wear it with pride,” he said.

He also shut down any accusations against them. Osimhen has always maintained that while he has suffered racism in Italy, Naples was different, a city of brotherhood.

It must also be noted that fans of the club and the Napoli ownership have never seen eye to eye and there’s no love lost between them. The fans have never believed Aurelio de Laurentiis cares enough about the team or the city, while they have frequently vented their anger at a variety of issues from rising prices to security arrangements and restrictions imposed on what they are allowed to bring into the stadium.

From a purely business point of view, De Laurentiis has achieved more than most expected without overextending the club financially. However, his handling of important relationships is beginning to cause serious damage.

Luciano Spalletti, the famed coach who Osimhen described as a genius, wrote history when he won the Scudetto with the team. It was his crowning achievement as a coach and the city celebrated relentlessly. His reward? A notification that the club had activated the option to extend his contract by a year.

After winning the league title, there was an expectation that he would sit down with the president, discuss a new contract and be shown how much he was wanted by the club – not just given notice that he will be around for one year longer.

Spalletti was perhaps looking for the club to show faith in him and have a discussion about what he wanted, going forward.

He didn’t get that.

Despite Spalletti’s close bond with his squad and the fans, the 64-year-old decided he was too exhausted to continue at Napoli. Perhaps had he been celebrated in the manner he deserved, he would have stayed on to produce another season of wonder. He has instead accepted the role as manager of the Italian national team.

Napoli now risk losing Osimhen. His contract ends in June 2025 and despite negotiations to renew over the summer, nothing was ever signed. He may be an asset to the club, but he represents so much more to the fans and his team-mates.

“It was summer [2022] and after a fairly hard training session I was talking to [midfielder Frank] Anguissa,” recounted Osimhen to Corriere della Sera.

“I told him: ‘Frank, you know that our team is strong, we can really try to win the Scudetto no?’ He was sceptical but I convinced him. Spalletti approached us and asked what we were talking about. I tell him. He looks at me and says ‘if your team-mates are convinced, like you are, then we can try’.”

Osimhen was the first believer and Osimhen was the man who planted the seed that culminated in a season to remember for I Partenopei.

The title was a result of a group effort by Napoli. The brilliant scouting of talent, the excellent management of Spalletti, the wonder of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and the defence of Kim Min-jae – but Osimhen was the extraordinary one. He was the top goalscorer, the psychological leader and chief cheerleader, constantly working to push the team forward.

The most common adjective used to describe Osimhen by the media is ‘generous’. Generous in his style of play, generous in his praise of team-mates, generous with his support. He pushed Napoli further than they even imagined to be possible.

He celebrated wildly on the sidelines when his replacement Giovanni Simeone scored the winner in the match against Roma, while he rushed to lift up Kvara’s chin when he missed a penalty against Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League, reminding him to keep his head held high.

Sadly, he wasn’t afforded the same love by his own club.

Osimhen’s celebrations of the goals he scored this week were muted, and now there’s a tricky match to contest against Real Madrid in the Champions League.

In Osimhen the fans trust and they will stand by him until the end, but he has made no secret of his desire to play for the biggest and the best one day. Has the club done enough to keep him? It’s time Napoli realise the importance of relationships and how to give back to the men who wrote their history.

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L’Alavés, qui a connu un début de saison difficile, cherche à renforcer son milieu de terrain en recrutant le joueur sévillan Campaña. Actuellement sans club et en phase de récupération d’une rupture des ligaments croisés, Campaña est un joueur talentueux qui se distingue par sa capacité à récupérer le ballon et sa vision de jeu exceptionnelle.

Il y a quatre saisons, Campaña a même eu l’occasion de faire ses débuts avec l’équipe nationale espagnole, et au fil des années, il a été très apprécié par des équipes de La Liga telles que le Séville FC et l’Atlético de Madrid.

Le recrutement de Campaña représente donc une opportunité pour l’Alavés de renforcer son milieu de terrain et d’améliorer la qualité de son effectif dans le but de rester en première division.

L’équipe dirigée par Luis García Plaza a clairement identifié le potentiel de Campaña et espère que sa présence sur le terrain apportera une nouvelle dynamique à l’équipe. Son absence de club actuelle et sa période de récupération offrent également une opportunité pour l’Alavés de bénéficier d’un joueur talentueux à un prix potentiellement avantageux.

Le recrutement de Campaña par l’Alavés constitue un pas important dans la recherche de stabilité et de succès pour l’équipe. Son expérience, sa vision de jeu et sa capacité à récupérer le ballon seront des atouts précieux pour l’équipe et pourraient contribuer à atteindre l’objectif de rester en première division.

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Le Real Madrid continue de chercher de jeunes talents prometteurs dans le football européen. Cette fois-ci, le club espagnol a tourné son attention vers la France et surveille de près les performances d’un joueur du Stade Rennes.

Le Real Madrid souhaite continuer à investir dans les jeunes talents et ses recruteurs travaillent d’arrache-pied pour signer les joueurs les plus prometteurs du marché. Plusieurs joueurs figurent déjà sur la liste des Madridistas, mais l’un d’entre eux est suivi de très près.

Selon les informations de “Sports Zone”, le Real Madrid a envoyé un recruteur pour observer les joueurs du Stade Rennes pour la deuxième fois cette saison. Le club espagnol estime que l’équipe française compte plusieurs jeunes talents dans son effectif, mais l’attention est particulièrement portée sur l’un d’entre eux.

Il s’agit du milieu de terrain français, Désiré Doué. Le jeune joueur est l’une des révélations de ce début de saison et le Real Madrid suit attentivement chacune de ses performances.

En effet, lors du dernier match contre le FC Nantes, Doué a marqué un but et réalisé une excellente prestation après être entré en jeu en tant que remplaçant. Le Real Madrid continuera de suivre l’évolution de ce jeune footballeur et n’exclut pas de tenter de le recruter lors du prochain marché estival des transferts.

Après le recrutement de Camavinga, le Real Madrid garde un œil attentif sur les joueurs issus du Stade Rennes. Désiré Doué, âgé de seulement 18 ans, est le nouveau projet du club français et est même comparé au grand Zidane par de nombreux observateurs en France.

Le Real Madrid a toujours été à la recherche de jeunes talents prometteurs pour renforcer son équipe. Les joueurs français ont souvent été très appréciés au sein du club, et si Doué continue à briller, il pourrait bien devenir la prochaine pépite à rejoindre les rangs des Merengues.

Le Real Madrid a une longue tradition de recrutement de jeunes joueurs talentueux et leur offre une plate-forme pour se développer et atteindre leur plein potentiel. Si Doué rejoint le club espagnol, il aura l’opportunité de jouer aux côtés de certains des meilleurs joueurs du monde et de bénéficier d’un encadrement de qualité.

Il sera intéressant de voir comment évolue cette situation dans les prochains mois. Le Real Madrid continue de surveiller de près les performances de Désiré Doué et si le joueur continue à impressionner, un transfert vers le club espagnol pourrait bien être envisagé.

Ibrox was a tumult of frustration and anger on Saturday following Rangers’ 3-1 home loss to Aberdeen.

Then, on Sunday, news broke of Michael Beale’s exit from Ibrox and the search for another Rangers manager commenced.

Here’s what the Rangers fans think of it all…

‘No fight in our team’

Margaret: We have no fight in our team. Too many passes in the middle of the park. So disappointing as a fan watching my team with no passion. That’s not the Rangers we support – fight for the jersey!

Ryan: Lack of ideas, lack of cohesion and a lack of passion. No longer can the excuse of new players needing time to bed in be used. The additions and the money spent on them is, at best, poor. Mix that with a manager who is lacking in a plan A never mind a plan B results in what we are seeing week-in, week-out, below-par performances.

Donald: Michael Beale was never the right choice for the Rangers job and the board should have spent more time in the recruitment process looking for a replacement for Giovanni van Bronckhorst. The hard work now looking for a replacement, my opinion would be Rino Gattuso who would jump at the job and would not take any of the rubbish that is being delivered at the moment.

Gary: Interesting comparison with Aberdeen in that both did reasonably well under their new management teams at end of last season. Both recruited heavily over the summer and both started poorly this campaign. Patience perhaps beginning to yield new shoots at the Dons, but no such forbearance at Rangers. Next appointment is critical for them.

‘Silverware could turn the tide’

Robbie: Fans pressurised Rangers into ditching Ross Wilson. He was not replaced and the subsequent recruitment has been poor. A new manager will still have to work with the same sub-standard players.

Scott: I know it sounds daft but we can’t keep sacking managers. Beale is obviously a very good coach at the early stages of his management career. It’s the scouting department and guys above Beale we should be questioning.

‘No style of play, terrible to watch’

John: No style of play, constant back passing, terrible to watch. Replaced the strikers we had with guys who couldn’t score in an amateur league.

Robert: Michael Beale had to go. Summer recruitment was shocking. There seemed to be no obvious game plan. The brand of football was extremely difficult to watch. No cutting edge, no pace. The majority of the time there was no end product. The board really needs to get the next appointment right. No more project managers.

Anon: Rangers need an established manager, someone with big game experience. Maybe Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the former Manchester Utd manager, or Tim Sherwood, the former Spurs and Blackburn player.

Anon: No style, no passion, poor signings. Things could only get worse, the manager had no ideas how to improve. Another season lost.

Robert: Rangers have been playing well below the standard they are capable of. Michael Beale just could not turn it around. They will need much better recruitment processes if they are to get anywhere close to Celtic this season. It was definitely time for a change.

‘Managers live or die by their signings’

Wild Bill: You let Colak, a proven scorer, and Sakala, who although a raw talent, had goals leave. None of the new intake compare. I wonder who was in charge of recruitment. Had they seen any of these players or looked at their stats? How on earth did they think they were suitable? Lack of pace sticks out like a sore thumb. Money wasted, season over.

Phil: The quality of players Beale recruited were not very good. mostly bench warmers from other leagues.

Anon: I feel sorry for a new manager that has to work with this poor squad. Long contracts for many of the new dud players that Beale has brought in. Worst squad that has donned the shirt. Where is all the Scottish talent?

Ryan: Where do I begin? Lack of imagination up front and Dessers isn’t worth the money – too lazy and blunt. Lammers looks so clumsy and clunky on the ball. Goldson pedestrian defending as always – too many passes backwards and sideways. The league is done and it’s not even Christmas.

Anon: I thought Michael Beale was the wrong choice at the time, I would like Derek McInnes as manager, he gets the best out of players, he knows the Scottish game.

David De Gea, l’un des meilleurs gardiens de but du monde depuis plus d’une décennie, suscite l’intérêt de plusieurs clubs de la Süper Lig turque. Actuellement sans club, le gardien espagnol est convaincu qu’il peut encore jouer à un niveau élevé pendant plusieurs saisons.

Ce n’est pas seulement en Turquie que des offres lui parviennent. En Espagne, le Betis Séville est à la recherche d’un gardien de but et le nom de De Gea se fait de plus en plus entendre. Le joueur madrilène rejoint ainsi une longue liste de gardiens que le club verdiblanco a sous le bras, parmi lesquels on trouve Keylor Navas, Antonio Adán ou Ledesma.

Ancien joueur de Manchester United, De Gea est actuellement libre de tout contrat, ce qui lui donne la possibilité de négocier avec n’importe quel club qui lui présente une offre intéressante.

David De Gea est un gardien de but exceptionnel qui a fait ses preuves à maintes reprises. Son agilité, ses réflexes rapides et sa capacité à réaliser des arrêts spectaculaires en ont fait l’un des gardiens les plus redoutables de sa génération. Au cours de sa carrière, il a remporté de nombreux titres et distinctions, notamment la Premier League et la Ligue Europa.

Son départ de Manchester United a été un tournant dans sa carrière. Après avoir connu des hauts et des bas lors de ses dernières saisons avec le club anglais, De Gea est à la recherche d’un nouveau défi pour relancer sa carrière. La Süper Lig turque semble être une option intéressante pour lui, avec plusieurs clubs prêts à lui offrir cette opportunité.

Cependant, le Betis Séville en Espagne est également sur les rangs pour attirer le gardien espagnol. Le club andalou cherche à renforcer son effectif et considère De Gea comme un renfort de poids. Sa réputation et son expérience en font un candidat idéal pour occuper le poste de gardien de but numéro un.

Quel que soit le club qu’il choisira, David De Gea apportera une grande valeur ajoutée à son équipe. Son talent indéniable et sa capacité à garder les cages inviolées seront des atouts précieux pour tout club qui l’accueillera.

David De Gea, l’un des meilleurs gardiens de but du monde, est actuellement à la recherche d’un nouveau défi. Plusieurs clubs de la Süper Lig turque ainsi que le Betis Séville en Espagne ont exprimé leur intérêt pour le gardien espagnol. Sa carrière impressionnante et son talent indéniable font de lui un joueur très convoité. Il ne fait aucun doute qu’où qu’il aille, De Gea continuera à briller et à défendre les cages