City have already targeted Kevin de Bruyne’s replacement
In England, Manchester City is still stunned by yesterday’s news! Released through injury on Friday against Burnley at the start of the first day of the Premier League, Kevin de Bruyne will not play again in 2023, he is absent for at least 4 months! The 32-year-old will undergo surgery after his new hamstring injury as announced by Pep Guardiola. Inevitably, this morning, the British press is in shock, like the DailyMirror which plasters on its cover:Kevin de Bruyne is knocked out! “The Belgian ace has to undergo surgery. He is banned for four months“, specifies the tabloid. This forces the Cityzens to spend the second on the transfer window and find him a replacement, that’s good, the daily reports that “City step up pursuit of Lucas Paquetá! The Brazilian from West Ham is already in the small papers of the Cityzens this summer and this injury to the Belgian playing master will simply speed things up in the coming days. As a reminder, West Ham is claiming more than €100 million to let go of its player. THE Daily Star thinks the same thing and writes that Pep Guardiola’s team will quickly take action now for Paquetá. While the Daily Express estimate that “De Bruyne is in hell…In Belgium, we are determined not to see De Bruyne again on a pitch this year, as indicated The last hour on its cover… But Manchester City is still playing an important match tonight in the European Super Cup against Sevilla FC so theSports Stadium dream of anew miracle» in the European Cup, as this team is always capable of…
Xavi says yes for João Felix but…
In Spain, the FC Barcelona transfer window is not over! On the contrary, things could change a lot in the coming days, especially in terms of arrivals. There is also a file that is in the process of being settled, it is that of João Felix! No longer really in the odor of sanctity at Atlétio de Madrid, the Portuguese is scrambling to join FC Barcelona and he could well win his case. As the newspaper tells us AS This morning : “Xavi says yes to João Felix but on certain conditions. The coach wants Cancelo and a midfielder first. This is the toll to pay to recruit João Felix“, Estimates the daily. “Xavi won’t back down and will only give the striker the green light if his demands are met! On his side, Sport estimate that “Joao Félix pushes to signthe striker only wants the Catalans and hopes for a happy conclusion in the coming days. To be continued…
The crushing blow for OM!
It was a terrible disappointment experienced by Olympique de Marseille last night against Panathinaikos (2-1, 3-5 on pens). At the end of the night, the Phocaeans fell at the end of the penalty shootout and are already eliminated from the Champions League. As the newspaper summarizes Provence on its front page this morning, it’s “cruel! “Beaten on penalties by Panathinaikos after a crazy match, OM will not play in the Champions League. The Olympians had however done the hardest by catching up with a double from Aubameyang“, Estimates the daily. For The Team“the gods were Greek. At the end of an interminable match punctuated by several questionable refereeing decisions, OM lost during the penalty shootout and saw the doors of the Champions League close. He will play in the Europa League.» Same observation for Le Figaro Sportswhich reports that OM are eliminated after having believed in it for a long time… It will be necessary to quickly raise their heads for the Marseillais after this bitter failure.
