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Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele ready to start for PSG, says Luis Enrique

Paris St Germain forwards Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele are both available and will be ready to start their Ligue 1 clash with Toulouse, manager Luis Enrique said on Friday. Mbappe was reinstated into PSG’s first team last week, a day after being omitted for their Ligue 1 season opener against Lorient and reportedly being frozen out of the main squad for weeks amid an ongoing contract stand-off. The league’s top scorer in the last five seasons watched the 0-0 draw with Lorient from the stands alongside new signing and fellow World Cup winner Dembele, who had completed his transfer from Barcelona for 50.4 million euros ($55 million). “Kylian is in great shape, he has a lot of desire, a very good state of mind. I am very happy to have a world-class player like Kylian,” Luis Enrique to...
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France forward Dembele leaves Barcelona to join PSG

Barcelona’s France forward Ousmane Dembele has joined Ligue 1 champions Paris St Germain on a five-year deal, both clubs said on Saturday. Barcelona said they had reached an agreement with PSG on Dembele’s transfer for 50.4 million euros ($55.16 million). Dembele, 26, last year extended his contract with the Spanish champions until June 2024 after his previous deal expired. He won three LaLiga titles and two Spanish Cups in six years. “I’m delighted to be joining Paris St Germain and can’t wait to play for my new club,” Dembele told the club’s website. “I hope I can continue to grow here.” Dembele started his playing career at French side Stade Rennais, making his debut in the 2015–16 season before moving to Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund. He signed with Barca for 105 million euros p...
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Angel Di Maria: Lionel Messi’s guardian angel | Football News – Times of India

When Leo Messi sits down to write his autobiography, he may well have a chapter on his winter companion Angel Di Maria. The 34-year-old injury-prone Juventus winger scored the winner in the final against Nigeria when Messi won the Olympic gold in 2008. In 2021, it was the wiry Argentine's brilliant lob over Alison Becker that handed Messi and Argentina their first Copa America title since 1993. And on Sunday, on Messi's greatest night, it was Di Maria's brilliance down the left that helped the Latin American giants go 2-0 up against France before half-time. Unfortunately, an injury grounded Di Maria when Argentina played the 2014 final against Germany. In recent years, Di Maria has played most of his football down the right. He was also recovering from an injury that he sustained in the...