Manchester United
Manchester United interim boss, Ralf Rangnick has identified the first player he would sign for the club, according to Metro.
The former Schalke boss will be given funds to strengthen the squad during next month’s transfer window.
And the German boss is keen on bringing in RB Leipzig midfielder Amadou Haidara to Old Trafford.
Rangnick was confirmed as interim manager for Man United on Monday morning, with the 63-year-old set to be in charge until the end of the season.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked 24 hours after he led the Red Devils to an embarrassing defeat to lowly rated Watford.
Michael Carrick, who was the manager in an acting capacity led the club to one victory over Villarreal in the Champions League and a draw in the Premier League against Chelsea.
Before heading to Old Trafford, Rangnick was the head of sports and development at Russian club, Lokomotiv Moscow.
He is already planning to bolster his squad at the Theatre of Dreams ahead of the January transfer window.
The manager’s desire to press and play on the front foot is well known and The Times say Rangnick has identified his former player Haidara as a target for United.
The former RB Leipzig boss signed Haidara while he was at the and the Mali international is said to have a release clause of £33m written into his contract.
The 23-year-old Haidara is closing in on 100 appearances for Leipzig while he has already earned 24 international caps for Mali.
After spending six months as the Manchester United interim manager, Rangnick will stay at Old Trafford for an additional two years in a consultancy role.
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- Chelsea’s most important player under Tuchel’s watch.
Chelsea
N’Golo Kante has been picked as Chelsea’s most important player under the reign of Thomas Tuchel as the club’s manager.
Former Blues midfielder, Joe Cole believes the Frenchman is Chelsea’s most important man, but added that even if he’s injured, they can cope without him.
Chelsea defeated Watford 2-1 at Vicarage Road on Wednesday, with goals from Mason Mount and Hakim Ziyech giving them all three points and helping the Stamford Bridge landlords to stay top of the table.
Tuchel made six changes to the starting XI that drew with Manchester United last time.
Kante missed the match with United on Sunday after suffering a knee injury in the Champions League against Juventus last week and could not make it to the Premier League clash against Watford.
Cole noted that Chelsea have enough players to cover for anyone who is injured in any position, with the team still playing at the same level.
“This team, even without N’Golo Kante who is in my opinion the most important player, when he’s out the team Loftus-Cheek comes in, Saul tonight, and the level doesn’t drop,” Cole said on Amazon Prime
N’Golo Kante would hopefully return to action when Chelsea tackle Londob rivals, West Ham on Saturday.
The Frenchman was one of the 30 players who contended for the controversial 2021 Ballon d’Or award.
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“Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.”
– Bobby Unser - Iker Casillas criticizes Messi’s seventh Ballon d’Or win.
Ballon d’Or
Real Madrid legend, Iker Casillas, has criticized the decision to hand Paris Saint-Germain’s Lionel Messi the 2021 Ballon d’Or.
Casillas claimed Messi is one of the five best footballers of all time, but the Ballon d’ Or organizers must start to take note of who is the best player in a given season.
Recall with The Eleven that France Football, organizers of the Ballon d’Or, named Messi as the winner of this year’s award on Monday night in Paris ahead of Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski and Chelsea’s Jorginho.
“I find it more and more difficult to believe in these football awards,” Casillas wrote on Twitter.
“For me, Messi is one of the five best footballers of all time but they must start to take note of who is the best player in a given season.
“It’s not that difficult. Others just make it difficult,” he concluded.
Casillas played against Messi in different El Clasico during his time at Real Madrid.
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- Ballon d’Or: PSG reacts to Messi’s win.
Ballon d’Or
Paris Saint-Germain chairman, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, has congratulated Lionel Messi after he won his seventh Ballon d’Or award on Monday night.
Messi finished ahead of Bayern Munich striker, Robert Lewandowski and Chelsea’s Jorginho, to claim the prize.
“I would like to warmly congratulate Leo. It is a great pride for the club that one of our players has won the most prestigious and coveted title.
“Leo marks the history of football a little more. Like all our supporters around the world, we are delighted to see one of the greatest players of all time playing in the PSG kit,” Al-Khelaifi said.
Messi only signed Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer from Barcelona during the summer.
The Argentina captain has now added to his 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2019 trophies, after winning the Copa America for the first time with his country in July.
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- Ballon d’Or: “I’ll help you win” – Vinicius Jr pledges to Benzema.
Ballon d’Or
Real Madrid foreword, Vinicius Junior, has made promises to his teammate and “friend” Karim Benzema after the Frenchman lost out of the 2021 Ballon d’Or award on Monday.
Vinicius said he would help Benzema, who he described as his best friend on the pitch, win the Ballon d’Or “because we are very close and we always look to link up.”
Speaking with Marca on Tuesday, the 21-year-old Brazil International also stressed that he wants to achieve a lot of success at Real Madrid.
Benzema narrowly missed out on the 2021 Ballon d’Or award, finishing in fourth place, behind Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowksi, Jorginho.
Vinicius wants to help the Frenchma win France Football’s prize before he retires.
“He’s impressive. He makes everything difficult look easy,” he told Marca.
“He’s a great footballer, I love playing with him and I want to help him stay here for a long time and do my best to help him win the Ballon d’Or one day.”
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