Samuel Ogbodo

PSG unleash mammoth offer to persuade Kylian Mbappe to reject Real Madrid Paris Saint-Germain have still not given up on Kylian Mbappe, despite reports he has made up his mind to leave the club for Real Madrid in the summer. Mbappe is yet to communicate his decision to CEO Nasser Al-Khelaifi, and it appears he will fight to the end – with a lot of resources. Mbappe reportedly wants a contract of €50m per year, with a signing bonus of €125m and a portion of his image rights to sign for Los Blancos. Yet Real Madrid want Mbappe to become part of their salary structure, which would mean roughly halving those demands, but coming in at a similar wage to Jude Bellingham or Vinicius Junior. Le Parisien journalist Francois David has told El Chiringuito that Mbappe does not get given a larger contract than his teammates, then he is more than capable of rejecting Los Blancos for a fourth time. He already has an offer that would dwarf that of Real Madrid on the table from PSG too. As c...

Rashford is 'out of control' and 'has NO respect' for Ten Hag, claims Sutton. Another week, another problem for Erik ten Hag and Manchester United and this time it comes with a familiar name attached. Marcus Rashford's apparent disaffection with life at Old Trafford has come to the boil after he missed Sunday's win at Newport following a trip to Belfast. Rashford, we are told, was unwell over the weekend and therefore not fit enough to travel with Ten Hag and his team to South Wales. However, after being seen socialising in Belfast on Wednesday night, it now appears that the 26-year-old was out in the Irish city on Thursday as well. United manager Ten Hag has not denied the story and has not taken the opportunity to refute suggestions he has been lied to by his star player. Not surprisingly, the matter was a hot topic on today's 'It's All Kicking Off' podcast with Mail Sport star columnist and Premier League winner Chris Sutton quick to tear in t...

Saudi Arabia and Karim Benzema update amid links to Lyon, Arsenal and Chelsea Karim Benzema has been tipped to become the second star to return to European football after just six months, following on from Jordan Henderson’s shortlived stay there. His time at Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia has been less than happy, and he is set for talks on his future next week with Sporting Director Ramon Planes. Ligue 1 insider Jonathan Johnson has called Benzema’s potential loan return to Olympique Lyonnais, his first club, ‘one to watch’, while speaking to Caught Offside. It could be an easy avenue back into European football, although Lyon have just forked out for Gift Orban up front. Meanwhile his lawyer spoke to the press backing Benzema to come back from his tough start to life in the Middle East, noting that ups and downs are part of the sport, as per Marca. Hugues Vigier pointed out that he had his struggles on multiple occasions at Real Madrid, and ended up winning the Ballon d’Or. Team Talk in...

🚨 BREAKING: PSG under investigation for alleged involvement in Messi’s 2021 Ballon d’Or win Back in 2021, Lionel Messi collected his seventh Ballon d’Or, having won the voting to be crowned as the winner of the iconic France Football award. However, that achievement has now been called into question, with the finger being pointed at then-club Paris Saint-Germain. According to reports from Le Monde and Mediaport (via Diario AS), PSG are accused of lobbying for Messi to win the award that year. Specifically, the French champions are alleged to have strengthened ties and relations with Pascal Ferre, who was the president of France Football at the time of Messi’s seventh Ballon d’Or triumph. Le Monde have claimed that Ferre, who was appointed as PSG’s new communications member in 2023, received tickets for club matches, including one behind closed doors fixture against Borussia Dortmund back in 2020. Also, a business class flight on Qatar Airways paid for by the Qatari governm...

UK Government announce PL clubs will be banned from Super League by law The Superleague, Barcelona and Real Madrid celebrated the European Court ruling that gave them the freedom to setup a new European competition without the threat of sanctions from UEFA or FIFA on Thursday morning. However it looks as if any Superleague will not be compatible with the Premier League clubs. The six English sides that tried to sign up initially (Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur) faced immediate backlash, as well as pressure from the government to pull out of the competition. Shortly after the court ruling, a spokesperson for the British government told the Independent that whether the Premier League clubs involved wanted to join or not, it would be taken out of their hands. “The attempt to create a breakaway competition was a defining moment in English football and was universally condemned by fans, clubs and the Government.” “We took decisive actio...

🚨⚪ Real Madrid considering whether to make move for Chelsea player next summer.#Realmadrid Real Madrid’s goalkeeping situation has been a curious case to follow over the course of the season so far. Thibaut Courtois tore his anterior cruciate ligament back in August, which is expected to rule him out for the entire campaign, and that saw Kepa Arrizabalaga arrive on loan from Chelsea. Kepa replaced Andriy Lunin, who had started Real Madrid’s first two matches of the season, and he had been performing fairly well until he picked up a muscle injury at the start of last month. As such, he has missed the last four matches, and during that time, Lunin has majorly impressed. However, it was not enough for him to retain the number one spot, as Carlo Ancelotti admitted that Kepa will be back in goals against Real Betis next week. Reports have suggested that the Italian’s insistence on Kepa is to do with next summer, as he wants Real Madrid to sign the 29-year-old to be Courtois’ back-up for ne...