Atletico Madrid are keen on signing Paris Saint-Germain s Edinson Cavani, according to . There have been reports claiming the Madrid side would try and make it happen in January, but they ve now decided to postpone their efforts until the summer.
Certain steps have, however, already been taken, while the Uruguay international apparently craves a fresh challenge and is keen on playing under Diego Simeone. The price that has been quoted for his services that the French champions would accept is €50million.
It may be worth remembering that similar stories have been told many times when it comes to Cavani. Most of them were based on the narrative that the 31-year-old is unhappy about being in the shadow of of his partners in attack Neymar and Kylian Mbappe ever since the …
Wrexham will host former finalists Wigan on their return to the Carabao Cup.
The Welsh side, who will be participating in the competition for the first time since 2007-08 following their promotion to League Two, were paired with the 2006 runners-up in Thursday’s first-round draw.
Notts County, who came up from the National League along with Wrexham, were handed a home tie against Lincoln.
The Carabao Cup Round One draw has been made! |
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Leicester, Leeds and Southampton must play in the first round following their relegation from the Premier League.
Leeds will host Shrewsbury, the Foxes will head across the midlands to Burton and Southampton will travel to Gillingham.
The ties will be played in th…
Kylian Mbappe impressed on his return to action as he helped Paris Saint-Germain to a 3-0 away Ligue 1 win over Nice.
The forward was making his first club appearance of the new season on Sunday after testing positive for coronavirus while on international duty with France.
Mbappe scored a penalty that he won himself and then saw his saved shot converted by Angel Di Maria on the rebound as two PSG goals towards the end of the first half proved pivotal.
Nice were not at full strength themselves due the impact of COVID-19 but Patrick Vieira s men were occasionally threatening until PSG captain Marquinhos headed in after the break to seal the win.
After Walter Benitez saved Di Maria s volley, the visitors lost Idrissa Gueye to injury midway through the half…