The surprise return of Benjamin Mendy
Benjamin Mendy’s return to business is making headlines on Thursday. A few days after being found not guilty of rape and attempted rape, the former Manchester City defender signed with FC Lorient for two seasons. “A Funny Hake”estimates the newspaper The Team in its insert. More surprising than the timing of this announcement, it is certainly the fact that the Breton club has been negotiating its arrival for a month, before knowing the court’s decision, as revealed The Parisian, which gives a place to this news on its front page. According to our information, the Lorientais were ahead of the beautiful world since Burnley, via Vincent Kompany, was interested. Same thing for Nottingham Forest and Olympiakos. In England, this news is also causing a stir. THE Manchester Evening News or even the DailyMail evoke this surprise transfer in its interior pages. Clearly, if FC Lorient wanted to make the buzz, the coup is successful. It remains to be seen whether this bet will also be so on the sporting level.
Atlético de Madrid targets two undesirables from Barça
If FC Barcelona is facing financial problems, transfer rumors continue to flow! And the latest case is none other than that of João Félix who declared his love for the Blaugranas. The newspaper Sport talk about “mess João Felix” and take stock of this case. The Portuguese swears by Barca and has instructed his agent Jorge Mendes to push for a deal. Xavi would be ok, but the Barcelona club only consider his arrival if his cost is low. The operation is in progress and would even be on the right track. A loan with an option to purchase is under consideration. At Atlético de Madrid, we want to get rid of the player as soon as possible. In its inside pages, the daily Sport explains to us that Atlético de Madrid could try to recover one or two players in the operation. Two undesirables from Barça are appreciated by Atléti. They are Ferran Torres and Franck Kessié. Regarding the Spaniard, he wants to stay in Catalonia, even if an offer from Atlético could attract him. The Ivorian is courted by Juventus. A meeting is also scheduled this week with the Italians. Barça asks for 15M€ to release their player.
A historic Women’s World Cup begins
This Thursday, July 20 marks the start of the Women’s World Cup! The competition takes place in Australia and New Zealand until August 20, 2023. For the newspaper Release, “the Cup is half full”. Despite a growing appetite from the public, the low exposure of the tournament illustrates the lack of consideration for women’s sport, writes the daily. In Spain, this event is particularly awaited! Spanish star Alba Redondo is on the cover of the newspaper brand this Thursday, in paintball gear. “Women’s football starts today”, launches the Spanish daily. For the newspaper AS, the ambition is clearly announced, it must be won! For the Mundo DeportivoIt is “the biggest big World Cup” ! Spain will make their debut tomorrow against Costa Rica. As a reminder, the defending champions are the United States, winner of the Netherlands in the last edition. This ninth edition is historic since it will include 32 countries for the first time!
