Paris Saint-Germain are getting close to a decision over a new deal for Kylian Mbappe, the club s sporting director Leonardo has revealed.

The Frenchman, who has scored 90 goals in just 100 appearances for PSG since arriving from Monaco in 2017, will be one year out from the expiry of his contract when the current season comes to a close.

As such, in the event that new terms cannot be agreed, PSG would need to sanction a transfer this close-season if they are to avoid losing Mbappe for free.

However, Leonardo remains relaxed about ongoing discussions, even if he admitted that a conclusion will need to be reached soon.

On Kylian Mbappe s contract, we ve been talking for a long time, the Brazilian told France Bleu.

Before, it was mainly to be cle…

Lionel Messi has been presented with the European Golden Shoe for the sixth time, extending his own record as another incredible LaLiga campaign was recognised on Wednesday.

Messi earned the award, which is given to the player who scores the most league goals across Europe s top divisions, by finding the net 36 times in 34 LaLiga appearances in 2018-19.

His efforts helped Barca to successfully defend the LaLiga title as he claimed the Golden Shoe for the third successive season. 

The Argentina superstar was presented with the Golden Shoe at a ceremony in Barcelona, where his sons Thiago and Mateo handed him the latest trophy in a career laden with them.

For you, daddy.

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona)

It is the most important competitio…

Robin van Persie’s coaching debut ended in defeat as Heerenveen lost 1-0 in their opening game of the new Eredivisie season to 36-time champions Ajax.

Van Persie, who had previously managed at Feyenoord s academy, saw his side unable to recover from Kristian Hlynsson s goal on the stroke of half-time.

The former Manchester United striker saw his side manage an expected goals (xG) of 0.39 from their seven shots on target, but believed his side deserved something from the encounter.

“Based on the entire match, there might have been more in it,” Van Persie said shortly after the full-time whistle.

“We had a few chances in the first half. We had hoped that one of them would have gone in and created a bit more belief.

In the second half, y…

Milan Mandaric said he knew Leicester City would flourish under Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha s leadership because the Thai businessman was a unique character.

Srivaddhanaprabha was one of five victims in a helicopter crash at the King Power Stadium following Leicester s 1-1 draw with West Ham in the Premier League on Saturday.

His death came as a shock to the footballing world, with tributes left at the Foxes ground in the days following the crash.

Mandaric sold his majority share in the Foxes to Srivaddhanaprabha s consortium in 2010 when Leicester were a Championship team.

Under Srivaddhanaprabha s ownership, Leicester earned promotion to the Premier League and lifted the title in 2015-16 after a fairytale season.

And that success came as no surpris…

Frank Lampard is hopeful Premier League clubs are on the cusp of another golden period in the Champions League.

From Liverpool s stunning comeback and penalty shoot-out triumph over AC Milan in 2005 to Chelsea s win via the same means against Bayern Munich in 2012, English clubs were represented in seven out of eight Champions League finals.

Lampard was on the scoresheet before Chelsea lost on spot kicks in an all-Premier League affair against Manchester United in Moscow in 2008, but no English side has featured in the European showpiece since the Blues triumph in Munich.

This season, Manchester City and Tottenham have booked their spots in the knockout stages with two group games to spare.

Manchester United are virtually certain to join them in matchweek…

Barcelona president Joan Laporta insists the club have no intention of selling Manchester United target Frenkie De Jong, but says the midfielder may have to accept a salary adjustment to remain at Camp Nou.

De Jong, who emerged as one of European football s hottest properties under Erik ten Hag at Ajax before joining Barca in 2019, has been strongly linked with a move to Old Trafford since his former boss took over at United.

The Netherlands international said in May that his preference would be to remain at Camp Nou, which he labelled his dream club , but the Blaugrana s financial difficulties have given rise to speculation he could depart.

Barcelona s desire to recruit wantaway Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski has only amplified such rumours, but Lap…

The greatest Champions League final victory of the modern era could only ever have had Cristiano Ronaldo sitting on the throne as its master.

As Real Madrid and Juventus were finalising plans for their Cardiff showdown, it was speculated here that the iconic Ronaldo might be missing a final to call his own despite all those he has won. Safe to say we may ponder no more.

This truly was the Ronaldo Final .

What a stage to do it, too. A Ronaldo-inspired Los Blancos became the first team in the Champions League era to win back-to-back finals with a 4-1 success that further cemented their standing as this competition s epochal outfit.

Billed pre-match as the Portuguese taking on Gianluigi Buffon and his steely enforcers that other great BBC of these times: Ba…

Pep Guardiola praised Manchester City s mental strength after they recorded a second successive 3-0 win over Arsenal in the space of five days.

Having beaten the same opponents at the weekend to lift the EFL Cup, City moved a step closer to clinching the Premier League title with a clinical performance at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday.

Bernardo Silva, David Silva and Leroy Sane scored in the first half as the runaway leaders restored their 16-point cushion over nearest rivals Manchester United in the table.

Guardiola s squad now need to win just five of their remaining 10 games to be crowned champions after what their manager described as an amazing result on the road.

Mentally we were strong. We were clinical. We scored three outstanding goals, the S…

Chelsea will try to offload Hakim Ziyech in the summer of 2023, according to . The report has claimed that the Morocco international was close to joining Paris Saint-Germain on the final day of the January transfer window, but the move fell through late on. Ziyech, who can operate as an attacking midfielder or winger, will try to leave the former Premier League and UEFA Champions League winners again at the end of the season.

Ziyech has been on the books of Chelsea since 2020 when he joined from Ajax. The Morocco international has not always done well on a consistent basis and is not guaranteed a place in Chelsea manager Graham Potter’s team.

The attacking player has made four starts and six substitute appearances in the Premier League for Chelsea so far this season, …

Portuguese champions Benfica have moved on to confirm deals for a pair of highly-talented youngsters Mile Svilar and Paolo Medina.

The later is a teenage starlet who’s been with Real Madrid since 2009, but got extremely frustrated at the lack of opportunities with Los Blancos. The Mexican’s move to Portugal has already been announced last week but it wasn’t until Monday night that Medina’s move to Benfica was made official.

Medina will initially play for Benfica B hoping to make a big impression and earn the promotion to the first team at Estadio da Luz.

In the meantime, that highly-talented Belgium goalkeeper of Serbian descent, Mile Svilar, has joined the club on a five-year deal.

The 18-year-old shot stopper turned plenty of head during last …