Achraf Hakimi crowned in Africa
The African Ballon d’Or is Achraf Hakimi. The PSG right-back was crowned during the ceremony which took place in Rabat. Logically, Hakimi beat Mohamed Salah and Victor Osimhen, he becomes the first Moroccan to win this trophy since Mustapha Hadji in 1998. “It’s a dream. There are people who have believed in me since I was little. I have to thank all these people. I also thank His Majesty King Mohammed VI. I am very proud of him, and I also want to thank my president Nasser Al-KhelaĂŻfi for his trust from the first day since my arrival. I thank all my teammates at PSG, Luis Enrique, who helped me to be a better player and a better person.”confided the Moroccan after his coronation. A trophy that gets people talking, in Morocco obviously where the Morocco World News underlined this title for Achraf Hakimi. For its part, the mediaOpinion is soft in its title, but evokes in its article the other coronations which should arrive for Morocco given the brilliant generation. In Spain also Hakimi was mentioned by Marcajust like in France obviously where the newspaper The Parisian talks about The Lion King. “ Hakimi superstar » is written at the start of the paper, this says a lot about the new status of the former Inter Milan player who has become a real reference simply by his performances.
The title race relaunched in the Premier League?
Manchester City knows how to deal with it, Manchester City knows how to handle these types of moments. This is what we remember today in the Manchester Evening Newsthe newspaper talks about the mixed start to the season for the Skyblues who ended up regaining their offensive efficiency but also crucial defensive solidity. Manchester City went through a complicated season last year, this time the Cityzens are armed for the title. Pep Guardiola has made a lot of changes, he has even refined his style of play, his team plays differently, but the results are already noticeable, as evidenced by this 3-0 success against Liverpool, the reigning champions. Even if Arsenal is ahead, Manchester City has the advantage of knowing this type of situation and having already won the Premier League many times with most of its squad. On the Gunners side, this truce is synonymous with a cold shower. Gabriel was injured with the Brazilian selection and he could be out for 2 months, a huge loss for Mikel Arteta since Gabriel is quite simply the essential cog in his defensive base. Beyond his playing intelligence and his solidity, Gabriel always has the good idea of ​​scoring from a standstill, one of Arsenal’s strengths. Given the matches that await the Gunners in the coming weeks, it will be a real test and we will have more clues about Arsenal’s ability to win one or even several titles this season.
Kenan Yildiz soon extended
Kenan Yildiz, the star of Juventus, makes the headlines Corriere dello Sport. If there is one satisfaction this season for the Old Lady, it is the Turkish international. Kenan Yildiz has established himself as an indisputable starter at Juve, his talent always allows him to produce something on the pitch and it is a blessing for Luciano Spalletti given the difficulties encountered by his team this season. Now the question of its future is already being asked. Kenan Yildiz has a comfortable contract since he is linked to Juventus until 2029, this does not prevent Giorgio Chiellini, one of the club’s managers, from talking about an extension. Kenan Yildiz is seen as one of the main players in the future of Juventus and he was sold a very specific project with Juve which will win titles again. Serie A, Champions League, the Turk will want to be competitive on all levels and it is logical given his talent, his name has also been talked about recently by FC Barcelona. The good news for Juventus is that everyone’s desire is to continue the adventure together, explains the Corriere dello Sport.
