> Paris Saint-Germain feel Kylian Mbappé wants to leave for free in 2024 — he did not communicate anything yet despite Al Khelaifi’s public statement. > > PSG decided to EXCLUDE Kylian from Japan tournée. A pretty strong statement to exclude him from the preseason tour. Edit: from reading a bit more, PSG have royally fucked this up. They've allowed Mbappe to cash in massively on both PSG wages and RM signing bonus and there's nothing they can do other than bench him.

Thought this required its own post as we might need to create a new community. I managed to get in contact with the creator of the community (same username on reddit). I don't think he's coming back to lemmy. He's offered to delete the community if that frees up the name for us to create an identical community on lemmy.world. I don't know if that's possible or if the community can be transferred to another user instead. Staying on lemmy.world seems like a good idea imo as new arrivals will gravitate towards that. Anyone have any ideas of the best way forward? Anyone fancy being an admin/mod lol? Edit: He might not be permanently gone. Just coming back every once in a while. Here's the conversation if anyone is interested. https://i.ibb.co/sPQgCc0/Screenshot-20230704-124927-Boost.jpg

> Spanish coach will be unveiled once the club completes the exit agreement with Christophe Galtier, very close.

Personal terms, not as issue — now Chelsea prepared to ‘attack’ the deal. Never easy or fast negotiations with Brighton. Chelsea, on it.

Translation: Juve or Fiorentina, an Italian will certainly be there in the next Conference. But it's better not to hold your breath waiting for the riddle to be resolved: the "trial" at Juve for the alleged violations of the financial Fair Play, in fact, is simply in the investigation phase. The trial hasn't started yet. Complicated investigation, it was known, and long times. Impossible to hope for a sentence this week, difficult next week too. The most probable scenario is that the first degree ends in Nyon by mid-July. For reasons of urgency, any Juventus appeal will be addressed directly to the CAS, without a second degree before the UEFA judges. The goal is to have an answer by the end of July/early August, so as to complete the list of teams registered for the Conference playoff draw (August 7). Harsh attack by UEFA president, Aleksander Ceferin, on Juventus, Barcelona and Real Madrid. The UEFA president spoke at the Lisbon congress where he was re-elected for another four years: here are his words Trial, pm and sanctions— The Juve dossier is very complex. UEFA asked the Turin prosecutor's office and the FIGC for all the documents that were first translated and then studied by the investigators. Thousands and thousands of pages. The talks between Turin and Nyon began some time ago, well before the renunciation of the Superlega, but these are above all procedural issues. We haven't gotten into it yet. Once the investigative phase is over, we will move on to the trial phase: only then will the Juventus club be able to dialogue with the judge who follows the case and who will prepare the final report. Once the second phase has also been completed, the judge will make his proposal to the club which has the right to oppose, contest the issues, request changes. Then, the final proposal will go to the judges for decision. The outlook: fines, disqualification and no settlement— Soon to hypothesize scenarios, it depends on the amount of violations and also on how Juve's behavior will be evaluated. At the end of 2022, the Bianconeri signed a three-year agreement, a "settlement agreement", with UEFA. Settlement is a less punishing path for clubs, provided however that the objectives are met and that the declarations are correct. In the specific case of Juve, the global punishment (fine of 23 million) has been reduced to just 3 million. Failure to achieve the objectives will certainly lead to an increase in the fine, from 4 to a total of 23 million, i.e. with no more discounts, more limits to the squad and the transfer market. Then there is another worst-case scenario. If the judge were to consider the violations very serious, he could declare the "settlement" void: this would lead to a sanction without "negotiation". The cups: no waiver of the Tas— The rumor had spread that Juve, not exactly happy about going to the Conference, could have refused participation. A remote and self-defeating eventuality. A club that refuses to participate in the cup for which it has qualified risks a fine and even worse, and there would also be consequences for the federation to which it belongs. In reality it is much more probable that, in dialogue with the judge, Juve understand that the one-year ban is a realistic prospect and therefore accept it without objection. Common sense suggests that, in the presence of a one-year disqualification, and the prospect of "skipping" the Conference, Juve does not go to the CAS. Different speech in the event of a heavier exclusion, from two years upwards: this would preclude a possible Champions League and would understandably push Juve to turn to the judges of Lausanne (the Cassation of European sport). The future: Club World Cup possible— The discussion on the Conference yes or no crosses over with the very rich Club World Cup which debuts in 2025: the first edition, now it's official, will take place in the USA. Someone fears that not participating in the Conference is a problem because the last 4 European champions and the 8 with the best UEFA ranking qualify for the World Cup. It is not so. Only the ranking achieved in the Champions League counts: the results in the other two cups (Europa League and Conference) do not enter the account, so Juve will not add points in '23-24 in any case. The Club World Cup is difficult to win because Milan and Naples can overcome the black and whites with the results of the next Champions League. But that's another story. Today the theme is the imminent future in the cups

> Talks advancing between clubs after £30m opening bid rejected. > > Personal terms agreed last week on five yeae contract. Further tweet: > Understand value of the second proposal is close to €45/48m. > > Contract ready and agreed until 2028 as Timber has been clear: he loves Arsneal project and wants to join them. https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1673249251722248192?cxt=HHwWgIC-2YjVybguAAAA

...As reported last week: Gvardiol & City have reached a verbal agreement. It is now only up to the clubs to find an agreement. Guardiola's desired player.

Not the best translation but: Mikel Arteta Amatriain meets us at Castillo Son Vida, in Mallorca, where he spends a few (half) relaxing days at his house on the island. We've known each other for 20 years and his relationship with MARCA deserved this reflection after a great season for Arsenal. Second place in the Premier, plus an FA Cup and a Community, are not Mikel's only achievements, which, since his arrival, has revalued the 'gunner' squad by 369 million euros. Arsenal have reached a total market value of 976 million, 366 more than 12 months ago and 369 more in the Arteta era. Saka (valued at 120 kilos now); Odegard (90); or Gabriel Martinelli (80) are examples of this 'gunner' recapitalization with Mikel. Question. It was a grueling season. What does the Arsenal coach do on his vacation? answeR. Above all, rest to disconnect from work and connect with our families. It is the only time of the year to be with them for real: with my three children, my wife, parents, friends... although my children are crazy about football and the ball always rolls around in my house. Q. That's ideal, but... do you get it, do you disconnect? R. At first, it costs. You come from a lot of tension and lowering the heart rate takes a while. The phone keeps ringing, that's clear, because things happen in summer. The first week I got a little more detached, but we are already in the middle of the market and decisions have to be made. Q. Have you seen football? R. I have seen some international football and I have enjoyed the National Team title, but we have also looked at ourselves. See games, situations, to rescue things that we must maintain and things that we must improve, including me. Q. How have you recovered the winning spirit of Arsenal in these three and a half seasons that you have been there? R. This started three years ago. I was Pep's assistant at City, we played against Arsenal and I saw that the soul of the club had been lost. It was not enjoyed, it was not felt. I knew that there was the option of, shortly after, being on the other bench and I knew that this club is so big that you had to connect the team with the fans. It has been hard to do and undo... and now I feel happy. We have a clear identity, there is union and we are full of energy. That's the biggest. From top to bottom, they all push in the same direction. We give the fan something to dream about and be proud of. And now, you have to earn more. Q. The Wenger era was very long, and that created triumphs, but also entrenched defects. Had he detected what was wrong with him? R. It was very clear. I drew a tree and its roots, and said that the problem was ours. All that had to be cured, and cured with people who got involved. Without it, there would be no public entertainment. Q. Let's go back to last season. Was fighting for the Premier against City a feat or was it just winning it? R. The feat was to win it. This is Arsenal and the level of demand is high. To this day, it still hurts me deeply not having won the Premier after spending 10 months fighting with City. But that's the sport. That said, what has been achieved with such a young team [Arsenal had the youngest squad in the Premier] is worthwhile. That is clear to me too. Q. What was missing to win? A. Many things. Those three draws in a row that we had [Pool, West Ham and Soton] penalized us, and all the misfortunes that happened [two comebacks going two up]. There were three or four injuries to important players and from there, everything got complicated. When we had the full team, we were consistent. As soon as problems came, it didn't reach us. And then our rival was the best team in the world; the best squad in the world; the best coach in the world... We had no choice but to accept it and shake hands with the champion. Q. For you, there is no doubt: Pep is the best? A. Without a doubt. He is the best at everything. Management; convince the group of your idea; drag everyone; bring out the best in them; decision making before and during the match; that the message does not expire... Pep is a genius. City is the best team in the world, with the best squad in the world and the best coach in the world; pep is a genius Q. Do you think that City is Guardiola's best work? R. It is not fair to compare. Each work had its brilliance, and this City is incredible, because it is beautiful to see, it is a different team and it was adapted to the players, who are the protagonists at the end of the day. And, in addition, he wins titles, of course. Q. I remember that, at the end of the last game against City (4-1), I saw that you did not greet him very effusively. Do they have a good relationship? R. Great, three days ago I spoke with Pep. But we are both very winning, competitive, and when we are there in the ring, we are very focused. But we are confident enough for that to happen and the next day call us and give him a hug. That will never go away. Continued in comments...

> The candidacy of Spain, Portugal and Morocco has today been greatly strengthened in its chances of hosting the 2030 World Cup. > > The Saudi Foreign Minister, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, has been in contact in the last few hours with the liaisons of Greece and Egypt to inform them that they have finally withdrawn and will not submit a bid for the 2030 World Cup in view of the strength of the project led by the Spanish federation together with the Portuguese one. > > Having studied in detail the real framework of possibilities, Saudi Arabia has concluded that it is impossible to impose itself on the Spain-Portugal-Morocco bid, after realizing the work already done by the Spanish and Portuguese federations. The discreet diplomatic strategy of the RFEF designed by Luis Rubiales and Fernando Gomes and Antonio Laranjo (Portuguese Football Federation) is once again bearing fruit and the bid is once again reinforced. > So, only the South American bid with Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and Paraguay, has confirmed that it is bidding to rival Spain's interests. > > On September 2024, the winner of this race will be known, where the project promoted by Rubiales and Gomes seems to have a growing advantage. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)