Mbappé’s demands to sign for Real Madrid
Real Madrid news is, as often, linked to the Kylian Mbappé file. As we exclusively announced to you at the beginning of January, the Frenchman has chosen to join the Spanish capital next summer at the end of his contract with PSG. And now, they are negotiating to find an agreement. Like the ad A.S. in its interior pages, we now know the salary demands of Kylian Mbappé to officially commit to the Merengues. Obviously, his claims are lower than what he receives at PSG but the striker would like a “salary of €50 million per year.» To sign this summer, he also demands “a signing bonus of €120 million», to which must be added various bonuses and emoluments focused mainly on image rights. Because the captain of the France team is very demanding on this point. Negotiations continue but Real will have to align to definitively convince the French genius.
The blue card is debated
Yesterday, we learned that football was going to test and eventually introduce the blue card. The International Football Association Board (Ifab) plans to implement this new innovation. After the yellow card and the red card, the different players in football will have to deal with the blue card. This new card will be given by the referee if a player prevents “a promising attack» as well as in the event of “dissent“. The sanctioned player will come out for ten minutes. If he ever receives two blue cards during the match, he will be sent off. And obviously, this announcement causes a lot of reaction! For the Daily Expressit’s the “green light for blue cards. The arbitration revolution is on the horizon», Estimates the tabloid. For The Guardian“blue is the color» of tomorrow for arbitration. THE Daily Telegraph also returns to this announcement which has the effect of a bomb and reports that “the IFAB agrees to a 10-minute sanction like in rugby. Testing is being accelerated and could be tested in the FA Cup next season.» This also made headlines in Spain on the front page of Marca or in Italy on the first page of Corriere dello Sport. FIFA still wanted to calm things down after this announcement and tempered the announcements. To be continued…
“Magic !»
The last match of the round of 16 of the Coupe de France took place last night! And in a twist, AS Monaco was knocked out by a National club, FC Rouen in a surreal atmosphere! The amateur club won on penalties (6-5), after the draw (1-1). Like the placard Paris Normandy this morning it was “Magic ! Winner of Monaco on penalties, FC Rouen won yesterday in style, and at the end of a magnificent match, its place in the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France.» Monaco Morning soberly headlines on its front page that “ASM is eliminated from the Cup”. For The Team : “Rouen is the king of achievement» ! In short, it was a unique evening for FC Rouen who will face Valenciennes in the next round.