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Report: Manchester United ready to battle Real Madrid for Mbappe

Two of Europe’s biggest clubs could be set to battle for Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe’s signature in 2022.

Real Madrid have been heavily linked to the 22-year-old this summer, but the Spanish club is likely to face competition now that Manchester United have entered the picture.

The Red Devils have identified Mbappe as a future transfer target and are exploring the possibility of making a move for the French international next summer, according to ESPN’s Rob Dawson and Julien Laurens.

However, convincing Mbappe to move to Old Trafford could be difficult, considering Real Madrid are understood to be his preferred destination, Dawson and Laurens report.

The 2018 World Cup winner is expected to remain in Paris for the 2021-22 season even though he is in the final year of his contract. A team could sign Mbappe on a free transfer in a year if he doesn’t renew his current deal.

United are eager to add a center forward in 2022 to fill the gap in case Edinson Cavani leaves after his contract expires next summer, ESPN adds.

Along with Mbappe, United could also target Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland, Tottenham’s Harry Kane, and Inter Milan’s Lautaro Martinez next year.

Real Madrid had hoped to generate funds to launch their pursuit for Mbappe this offseason, but the club has conceded that signing him before the transfer window closes at the end of August isn’t possible.

Mbappe joined PSG from AS Monaco for €180 million in 2017, and he led Ligue 1 in scoring last season with 27 goals in 31 games.

Soccer

Manchester City, Chelsea stars dominate UEFA award nominations

Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne is up for another major individual honor after being shortlisted for the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year on Thursday.

The European football governing body unveiled the three finalists for the prestigious award, with Chelsea’s Jorginho and N’Golo Kante nominated alongside De Bruyne.

De Bruyne is coming off an incredible 2020-21 campaign in which he was named the PFA Player of the Year after helping Manchester City win the Premier League and reach the Champions League final.

Meanwhile, the two Chelsea midfielders played an integral role with the Blues and won the Champions League in May.

Bayern Munich star Robert Lewandowski was last season’s winner.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is also shortlisted for the UEFA Men’s Coach of the Year award with Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel and Italy’s Euro 2020-winning tactician Roberto Mancini.

Former Bayern Munich boss Hansi Flick, who now coaches the German national team, won last season’s award.

On the women’s side, three Barcelona players – Jennifer Hermoso, Lieke Martens, and Alexia Putellas – are nominated for the UEFA Women’s Player of the Year honor.

Lluis Cortes of Barcelona, Sweden’s Peter Gerhardsson, and England manager Emma Hayes are nominated for the UEFA Women’s Coach of the Year award.

The winners will be announced during the Champions group stage draw on Aug. 26.

Soccer

Ronaldo blasts 'disrespectful' rumors, rules out Real Madrid return

Cristiano Ronaldo declared his story at Real Madrid is “written” and said speculation about his future is “disrespectful” to him and the clubs involved.

Ronaldo distanced himself from rumors that he could return to the Santiago Bernabeu following Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti’s tweet earlier Tuesday that stated he’d “never considered” a reunion with the 36-year-old.

“My story at Real Madrid has been written. It’s been recorded,” the Juventus forward wrote on Instagram. “In words and numbers, in trophies and titles, in records and in headlines. It’s in the museum at the Bernabeu Stadium and it’s also in the minds of every fan of the club.”

Both Ronaldo and Ancelotti were likely responding to a claim on Spanish TV show El Chiringuito that the latter, who returned to the club in June for a second coaching stint, wanted a reunion at the Santiago Bernabeu.

“As well as this most recent episode in Spain, there have been frequent news and stories associating me with a number of clubs in many different leagues, with nobody ever being concerned about trying to find out the actual truth,” Ronaldo added.

“I’m breaking my silence now to say that I can’t allow people to keep playing around with my name,” he said. “I remain focused on my career and in my work, committed and prepared for all the challenges that I have to face. Everything else? Everything else is just talk.”

Ronaldo is in the final year of his contract at Juventus and has been linked with moves to Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, and Manchester City, according to BBC Sport. There’s also speculation the Portuguese veteran could move to another former club in Manchester United or to their northwest rivals Liverpool, Paul Doyle of The Guardian notes.

The attacker joined Juventus from Real Madrid in 2018, ending a nine-year stay in the Spanish capital. He won four Champions League crowns, two La Liga titles, and numerous other team and individual honors during his time with Real Madrid.

He also scooped up plenty of silverware during his preceding six-year stretch with Manchester United, including three Premier League successes and the first Champions League triumph of his career.

He’s won two Serie A titles, a Coppa Italia, and two Supercoppa Italianas through three full seasons at Juventus.

Soccer

German icon Gerd Muller dies at 75

Gerd Muller, a legendary striker for Bayern Munich and West Germany, died Sunday at the age of 75.

Muller, nicknamed “Der Bomber,” was the last player to reach double figures in goals at a World Cup after scoring 10 at Mexico in 1970. He notched the game-winner against the Netherlands in the final four years later and netted four goals throughout that World Cup run.

He also won the 1972 European Championship with West Germany and finished that success with a tournament-high four goals.

Muller amassed 68 goals over 62 international appearances for his country.

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Some of his feats at club level may never be surpassed. He scored 30-plus goals in 12 consecutive seasons for Bayern Munich, racking up a remarkable 566 goals in 607 competitive appearances for the Bavarians. He finished as the Bundesliga’s top marksman seven times, and his 365 goals in Germany’s top flight is a record.

Bayern’s Robert Lewandowski incredibly beat Muller’s long-standing mark of 40 goals in a single Bundesliga season last term.

“He would be the first to offer congratulations, to say, ‘Well done, boy. You did well,'” said Muller’s wife Uschi before Lewandowski equaled the record and then notched his 41st and final goal of the campaign a week later. Uschi Muller spoke on her husband’s behalf while he battled severe dementia in a nursing home in south Munich.

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Muller won all of his club honors during his 15-year stay with Bayern Munich, a haul that included four Bundesliga titles, four DFB-Pokals, three European Cups, and one European Cup Winners’ Cup. He later served as a youth coach for the club.

“Today is a sad, dark day for FC Bayern and all its fans. Gerd Muller was the greatest striker there’s ever been, and a fine person and character of world football,” said Bayern Munich president Herbert Hainer.

“We’re all united in deep mourning with his wife Uschi as well as his family,” he continued. “FC Bayern wouldn’t be the club we all love today without Gerd Muller. His name and memory will live on forever.”

He started his career with local club TSV 1861 Nordlingen and ended his playing days with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers, a team that participated in the North American Soccer League.

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