The 20-year-old completed a £135 million move to Camp Nou at the end of August, just one year after he moved to Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund in a £13 million deal.
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The award, run by Italian newspaper, Tuttosport, and voted for by a panel of journalists, is likely to be a two-horse race between Mbappe, who starred in Monaco’s Ligue 1 title-triumph last season before joining PSG on an initial loan deal, and new Barcelona forward Dembele.
The Frenchman’s career move has not got off to the best start, though, as he was withdrawn 25 minutes into his first full league debut in Saturday’s 2-1 win over Getafe with a thigh problem.
The Brazil international completed his protracted transfer between the two clubs earlier this month when his £198m release clause was triggered.
According to reports, Valdes has retired from football after rejecting offers from Deportivo La Coruna and Sporting Lisbon – and turned his attention to becoming a media mogul.
The Portuguese reacted angrily after being given a harsh second yellow for diving as a substitute in the Super Copa.
The mega football star did not state whether the baby is one of his twin boys delivered in June.
Barca’s second bid for the 25-year-old, which was rejected immediately, comprised an initial 85m euros (about £76.8m) plus 15m euros (about £13.5m) in add-ons.
The Catalan giants have reportedly earmarked the England international to replace Brazilian star Neymar following his world record £198 million move to Paris Saint-Germain last week.
“A sportsman needs challenges. And for the second time in my life, I am going against the advice of my Dad,” the Brazilian wrote in a long post in Spanish on his Instagram account on Thursday night.
Neymar has asked to leave Barcelona amid interest from the Ligue 1 side, who are lining up a €222 million (£198.6 million) offer which would trigger the 25-year-old’s minimum release clause.
The Brazilian icon touched down in Shanghai and dived straight into his promotional duties, all the while the football world has been talking non-stop about his future.
The Daily Express says Spurs are preparing to bring Alli in line with the club’s top earners in a bid to keep him out of the clutches of Barcelona.
Neymar struck in the 31st minute of the pre-season friendly as Barcelona made it two wins from two on their tour of the US, while the defeat was Man United’s first since arriving in the States earlier this month.
Neymar Snr said the decision proved there was “justice in our country” and demanded that the 25-year-old player and his family be left in peace.
It may have been a disappointing season on the pitch for Barca, who were knocked out of the quarter-finals of the Champions League and finished behind Real Madrid in the race for the Liga Santander title, but in financial terms it was a bonanza.
Barcelona star Messi married his childhood sweetheart and mother of his two children in his home town of Rosario
The IBF and WBA world heavyweight champion displaced the Golden State Warriors’ Steph Curry at the summit, with Manchester United midfielder, Paul Pogba, in third.
The maximum fine would be 255,500 euros ($285,164), Reuter’s calculations showed, on top of a nearly 2 million Euro fine handed down as part of last year’s sentence
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Messi joined FC Barcelona at the age of 13 and made his first team debut at 17