Ibrahima Konaté is in the final year of his Liverpool contract, and with no new deal agreed, his future at Anfield is uncertain.Reports indicate that PSG and Real Madrid are closely watching the

While Liverpool are said to be highly attentive, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain have also expressed interest. Both clubs have a long tradition of securing emerging South American talent, yet the path to first-team football at those institutions is rarely straightforward.

Germain are reportedly clinging to the hope that Lamine Yamal could one day be lured away from Barcelona. The teenage wonderkid signed a lucrative contract extension in Catalonia over the summer, after turning 18,

2024 was third time lucky for Real Madrid in their race for the striker after rejections from him in 2017 and 2022. After a breakthrough 2016/17 campaign at AS Monaco, Mbappe accepted PSG's offer over Madrid's - initially joining on a season-long loan - before completing a permanent move ahead of 2018/19.

Ibrahima Konaté is set to enter the final year of his Liverpool contract, and with no new deal in place, growing links to PSG have created fresh doubts about his future at Anfield. Moreover, PSG and Real Madrid are reportedly keeping a close watch on the situation and could make a move if negotiations fail to progress before the January transfer window.

Kylian Mbappe was left raving about Achraf Hakimi's performance for Paris Saint-Germain in the French side's Champions League victory over Barcelona, with the Real Madrid superstar admitting that his close friend is "too much" to handle when performing at the peak of his powers.

Former Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas has backed Cristiano Ronaldo as the better player than Lionel Messi.

Like Newcastle, Marseille bounced back from an opening-week defeat to Spanish giants with a win in matchweek two. Roberto de Zerbi's side stunned Real Madrid by taking the lead in the Bernabeu before losing 2-1, and then cruised to a 4-0 home win over Ajax.