When the day comes for Kylian Mbappe to leave Madrid the French forward “will go to Liverpool”, Youssouf Mulumbu has told GOAL, with a retracing of steps to Paris Saint-Germain being ruled out. The World Cup winner is going nowhere any time soon, as he remains under contract in Spain, but may be tempted by a Premier League challenge at some point.
Luis Enrique has risen to the top of the global coaching game, with former Paris Saint-Germain star Youssouf Mulumbu picking out the “best” Premier League fit for the Spanish tactician if he ever fancied a new challenge in England. The likes of Arsenal and Chelsea would likely be in that mix, but what about sleeping giants Manchester United?
Former Manchester City assistant coach Carlos Vicens has been appointed as the new manager of Ligue 1 outfit Lyon just three weeks after being dismissed by Portuguese club Braga. The 43-year-old Spaniard steps into the Groupama Stadium dugout to succeed Paulo Fonseca, who departed last week to take charge of boyhood side Sporting CP.
Lens defender Ismaelo Ganiou is attracting interest from Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle United, Chelsea owners BlueCo and Manchester City's parent group after his Ligue 1 breakthrough. The highly rated youngster has drawn comparisons to former Bollaert-Delelis graduate Raphael Varane as European heavyweights track his rise.