Mbappe in Madrid
Kylian Mbappe was spotted in Madrid on Monday, as first reported by Cope, while Marca claim there is “total confidence and serenity at Real Madrid” regarding the Frenchman’s future. Despite reports claiming Mbappe could yet sign an extension at Paris Saint-Germain, Marca’s report says the 23-year-old has told Real Madrid’s directors he has not changed his mind and that his only desire is to play for the Liga champions. Mbappe was seen in the Spanish capital along with PSG team-mate Achraf Hakimi.
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Paper Round’s view: Spotted! It’s a transfer season favourite, and while Mbappe may have initially wanted to remain inconspicuous, he will have quickly realised it’s virtually impossible in the social media age to go through a capital city unnoticed, so had probably given up by the time Hakimi posted on his Instagram story. This transfer won’t be done as quickly as Erling Haaland to Manchester City, it would appear, but could feasibly be done by the end of this month.
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Arsenal exploring Sterling transfer
Paper Round’s view: Arsenal are hoping to confirm a Champions League spot this week, at Tottenham no less, and know a return to the competition will boost their recruitment plans. Signing Sterling would be some start, but they must confirm fourth, first.
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Boehley keen for Buck to stay
Paper Round’s view: Roman Abramovich took a back-seat role during his time as Chelsea owner, and so the prospect of Buck and Granovskaia remaining at Stamford Bridge would certainly help the club’s stability at a time of such change. This news will lead to some detractors, but it would be a wise decision from Boehly, even if it does mean the fingerprints of the Abramovich era have not been erased entirely.
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West Ham could sign Nketiah
Paper Round’s view: Nketiah is right to wait until the summer to explore his options, especially with Arsenal targeting forwards in the upcoming window, and it could be quite a nice fight if he was to make the move over to the Hammers.
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