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La Liga president: Mbappe is joining Real Madrid

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La Liga president Javier Tebas says Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe will join Real Madrid next season.

The 25-year-old France captain announced last week he is leaving PSG at the end of his contract this summer, without specifying his destination, and Madrid are poised to sign him after years of failed attempts.

“He’s Madrid’s next season, yes,” Tebas told Argentine daily sports newspaper Ole on Monday.

“If they’ve signed a five-year deal, he has five seasons of opportunity (to win the Champions League).”

Mbappe is set to join a star-studded Madrid team led by Brazil’s Vinicius Junior and England international Jude Bellingham.

Los Blancos strolled to the Spanish title and are in the Champions League final at Wembley against Borussia Dortmund on June 1.

“(Mbappe) is one of the best players in the world, but Vinicius and Bellingham are there too, Madrid will have a great squad,” continued Tebas. “But that does not guarantee you will win leagues.”

Mbappe is PSG’s all-time record scorer with 256 goals, having joined the club from Monaco in 2017 for 180 million euros ($194 million).

With PSG he won six French league titles but failed to earn Champions League glory, finishing as runners-up to Bayern Munich in 2020.

By joining record 14-time winners Real Madrid, Mbappe would increase his chances of finally earning club football’s most prestigious trophy.

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Bengals' Hendrickson back in facility for workouts

  • Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterMay 13, 2024, 05:01 PM ET

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      Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports.
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CINCINNATI — Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson is back with the team after missing the first three weeks of the offseason program amid a trade request.

In a video posted by the team Monday, Hendrickson was seen going through position drills.

It’s the latest development in Hendrickson’s offseason saga. He has been seeking a trade as the Bengals have been unwilling to issue him a long-term deal.

Hendrickson, who initially signed a four-year contract with Cincinnati in 2021, has developed into one of the league’s best pass-rushers. Last year, he tied for second with 17.5 sacks, the most in Bengals history since sacks became an official stat in 1982.

After the NFL draft in April, Bengals coach Zac Taylor sounded optimistic that Hendrickson would be with the team this season.

“We want Trey to play here next year for us,” Taylor said April 27. “He’s going to play here next year for us. He’s going to have success, we’re going to have success and I’m excited for that.”

Hendrickson’s trade request comes a year after the Bengals gave him a one-year contract extension. According to financial data via OverTheCap.com, that deal included an $8 million signing bonus, which increased his 2023 salary by $5 million but left his 2024 salary the same.

Since he joined the Bengals in 2021, he ranks eighth in pass rush win rate as an edge rusher, per NFL Next Gen Stats, and is fifth in total sacks during that span.