PSG line up €150m move as midfield target emerges
Theo Walcott tips Arsenal to beat PSG if they navigate the first 15 minutes in Budapest. He cites reduced pressure post-title. He notes Dembélé’s boost for PSG and suggests Hakimi could miss out.
PSG and Liverpool are in talks with Yan Diomande’s camp over a summer move. RB Leipzig have offered a new deal with release clause, so the decision rests with player and club.
Warren Zaïre-Emery stresses calm preparation for the Arsenal final, balancing rest, family time and work, and recalls the intense Bayern tie as a defining Champions League memory.
PSG join Arsenal and Chelsea for West Ham’s 21-year-old midfielder Mateus Fernandes after relegation. Paris view him as a midfield option and will compete strongly when the window opens.
PSG expect Ousmane Dembélé and Achraf Hakimi to train before the Budapest final vs Arsenal, easing fitness fears as Luis Enrique targets retaining the Champions League. Squad fly to Hungary on Friday.
Harry Kane wins Sports Mole European Player of the Season. PSG’s Khvicha Kvaratskhelia finishes second, with Mbappé fifth and Vitinha seventh among nominees.
PSG plan a Champ de Mars celebration tied to the Eiffel Tower if they beat Arsenal on Saturday, with traffic bans proposed by police. A photo with the Tower would headline post-match festivities.
PSG are close to signing an unnamed 18-year-old Spanish goalkeeper. Luis Campos leads the move, with Lucas Chevalier’s future uncertain after losing his place despite a contract to 2030.
Arsenal keeper David Raya hails Luis Enrique as ‘an excellent coach and a wonderful person’, recalling his Spain debut under him, before facing PSG in the Champions League final in Budapest.
Reports in Spain claim PSG are in talks with Atlético for Julián Álvarez. Fee touted at €140-150m, with Luis Enrique keen. Atlético eye Kang-in Lee and Gonçalo Ramos. No concrete agreement yet.
PSG will wear their red and blue home kit against Arsenal in the Champions League final at the Puskás Arena, Budapest, 6pm CET.
