Kolo at Juve
End of the series. Like the placard La Gazzetta dello Sport on its front page, the big hit Randal Kolo Muani is completed! A total agreement was reached between PSG and Juventus for the Frenchman’s paying loan, without a purchase option. All that was missing was the green light from the player and according to our information, RKM accepted the offer. The 2022 World Cup finalist was convinced by Thiago Motta’s speech and will therefore discover Serie A. An important arrival for the Old Lady who was caught again yesterday, 1-1 draw against Atalanta. This is the 13th time this season that the Bianconeri have shared points. While Vlahovic’s future is still uncertain, Kolo Muani seems to have a card to play. According to the Italian press, he will arrive in Turin today. He is even expected for Saturday for the clash against Milan.
Real takes action
Real Madrid is going through a big zone of turbulence and the leaders finally seem determined to react. The defeat against the Barcelona enemy opened our eyes to certain shortcomings. The technical staff considers that it is ” necessary “ to bring in a full-back in January. It’s the priority in the newspaper A.S.. Lucas Vasquez helps out in this position but the club aspires to better. Far from putting all the blame on him, Real considers that it is not possible to end the season without another solution for the Spaniard. Unsurprisingly, the priority is always Alexander-Arnold. Casa Blanca offered Liverpool €15m in a sort of ultimatum: take this money or lose it for free this summer. The Reds said no and seem ready to take the risk of seeing the Englishman go free. For his part, Sport reports option Kyle Walker from Manchester City. Real could request the player’s loan until the end of the current season. And in terms of departures, Aurélien Tchouameni is no longer untouchable. His club opened the door to his departure.
Laporta slaps his fist
If the victory in the Spanish Super Cup helped to ease tensions a little, Barça has had complicated weeks with the Dani Olmo and Pau Victor affair. President Joan Laporta wanted to settle his scores now that his club is back in good standing. “They wanted to liquidate us”, continues the newspaper Sport on its front page. Very strong words from him. The latter believes that we tried to bring down the Barcelona institution during this affair. He wanted to prove wrong those who claim that the club is poorly managed and financially in the red. For the Blaugrana boss, all this is just a web of lies intended to harm the Catalan club. Mundo Deportivo also relays on its front page the muscular speech of Laporta. The Catalan assured at a press conference that the Super League project was continuing and that it was out of the question for those who designed it to abandon the idea.