Zidane Opens Up On Mbappe

Real Madrid manager, Zinedine Zidane has spoken in glowing terms about Monaco’s striker, Kylian Mbappe.

Madrid want the 18-year-old sensation, who scored 26 times in his breakthrough season with the Ligue 1 champions, to join their ranks this summer.

The La Liga champions need to get another centre-forward, following Alvaro Morata’s move to Chelsea, leaving Karim Benzema as the only recognized striker in the squad.

“He is very good,” Zidane told ESPN about Mbappe.

“He is a talent, he is 18 years old, he has personality.

“He is very good, very good as a player and has shown it all year, but he is not a player of mine.

“Apart from what I’m telling you, I can not tell you more.”

Monaco have however threatened to report “important” clubs to FIFA, over “multiple” illegal approaches for the player.

By Ifreke Inyang

Wenger Gives Up On Chase For Mbappe

Arsenal boss, Arsene Wenger, has said he expects Kylian Mbappe to stay at Monaco for the 2017/2018 season.

The Gunners have been linked with the 18-year-old, but Wenger insisted they never made a world-record bid for the player.

“It looks like that,” he told reporters when asked if Mbappe would stay at Monaco.

“Maybe he had too much choice, so in the end people don’t move.”

Reports in Spain claimed Arsenal had made a world-record bid of £123million for Mbappe, but Wenger has denied it.

“That’s not true,” Wenger said.

“People have big imaginations. What we know now with Mbappe is it’s over £100m, after that it’s free for everyone to imagine.

“But we have not made any offer. I think he will stay, it looks like that, for one more season.”

By Ifreke Inyang

Wenger Gives Up On Chase For Mbappe

Arsenal boss, Arsene Wenger, has said he expects Kylian Mbappe to stay at Monaco for the 2017/2018 season.

The Gunners have been linked with the 18-year-old, but Wenger insisted they never made a world-record bid for the player.

“It looks like that,” he told reporters when asked if Mbappe would stay at Monaco.

“Maybe he had too much choice, so in the end people don’t move.”

Reports in Spain claimed Arsenal had made a world-record bid of £123million for Mbappe, but Wenger has denied it.

“That’s not true,” Wenger said.

“People have big imaginations. What we know now with Mbappe is it’s over £100m, after that it’s free for everyone to imagine.

“But we have not made any offer. I think he will stay, it looks like that, for one more season.”

By Ifreke Inyang

Wenger Pull Out Of Race To Sign Monaco Striker, Mbappe

Arsenal have cooled their interest in signing their number one target this summer, Kylian Mbappe.

The Monaco striker was identified by manager Arsene Wenger, as the club’s priority signing ahead of the 2017/2018 campaign.

But the Gunners have accepted that the chances of completing a deal for the 18-year-old are slim.

Mbappe is one of the most sought-after players in world football, with Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool chasing his signature.

Arsenal will now look to close deals for Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette and Monaco attacker Thomas Lemar.

Wenger’s first bids for the two players have been turned down.

By Ifreke Inyang

Mbappe Set To Get 900% Pay Rise From Monaco

Monaco are desperate to keep Kylian Mbappe at the club and will offer him a massive pay increase, to persuade him to stay.

The 18-year-old enjoyed a breakthrough season last campaign, scoring 26 goals as Monaco won the Ligue 1 title and reached the semi-finals of the Champions League.

He was also named the Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year award.

His brilliant displays have not gone unnoticed and some of Europe’s big clubs are keen to land him this summer, including Real Madrid and Arsenal.

But according to Journal du Dimanche (JDD), a French weekly publication, Monaco will bump his pay packet to €162,000-a-week from a meagre €18,000.

However, if the player decides to leave France, the club will hold out for a world-record transfer fee.

By Ifreke Inyang