PSG to reduce Neymar’s asking price, want Brazilian out of club

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2 years ago

January 5, 2023

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Paris Saint-Germain have decided to let Neymar leave the club.

The French champions want to bank on Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe in the long run.

Sport reports that Neymar is earning €40 million tax-free per season, which has made him unattainable for any team.

PSG are now willing to lower the price of Neymar from the €150m they were asking for last summer in order to facilitate his departure.

The club wants to extend the contract of Lionel Messi following his outstanding performances at the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup.

PSG also want to ensure that Kylian Mbappe remains at the club amidst interest from Real Madrid.

The 24-year-old, according to recent reports, wanted the Brazilian to leave the French capital club last summer so that he could be the focal point.

Now PSG are open to letting Neymar go while they can still fetch a huge transfer fee for him.

Neymar, whose contract at the club expires in the summer of 2026, could join Newcastle United if the Premier League side qualifies for the Champions League next season.

EPL: Can’t cry about it — Arteta on Arsenal’s 1-1 draw at Fulham

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4 days ago

December 8, 2024

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has said they cannot “cry about” the 1-1 draw at Fulham in the Premier League on Sunday.

Arteta, however, insisted his team deserved to take all three points.

Raul Jimenez opened the scoring for the hosts in the first half before William Saliba levelled in the 52nd minute.

Speaking after the match, Arteta said: “Gutted that we didn’t win it. We fully deserved to win it. That’s the quality of the opposition, so you cannot cry about it. We generated all the chances but it’s so difficult to attack.”

Arsenal had 70 per cent possession and VAR denied Bukayo Saka what would have been a late winner.

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EPL: ‘We started badly’ – Amorim on Man Utd’s 3-2 loss to Nottingham Forest

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5 days ago

December 7, 2024

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Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has admitted his team did not do enough to beat Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday.

The Red Devils suffered back-to-back defeats for the first time under Amorim, losing 3-2 to Nuno Espirito Santo’s men.

Goals from Nikola Milenkovic, Morgan Gibbs-White and Chris Wood moved Forest up to fifth place, with Rasmus Hojlund and Bruno Fernandes getting on the scoresheet for United.

The result leaves United in 13th place, 10 points above relegation places.

Amorim, speaking with BBC Sport, said: “Tough game. We started really bad. The first play we suffered a goal and then it’s hard to try to fight. We then controlled the game and had a lot of situations.

“We improved the movement in the last third. We managed to draw the game and then, at halftime, we were ready to go for the win and then started really bad. Two goals. Then we tried a lot of things with not a lot of quality.

“We didn’t have many situations to score. Tough game in a tough moment but we have to continue the job.”