Kingsley Coman says Bayern Munich had no special plan to stop Kylian Mbappe

Kingsley Coman says Bayern Munich had no special plan to stop Kylian Mbappe; PSG to chase Manchester City’s Erling Haaland with mega offer?; German legend retires from international play; Spurs want to extend Harry Kane

It has been less than a week since Bayern Munich ousted Paris Saint-Germain from the Champions League and details are still leaking out on just how the Bavarians were able to stifle Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi so effectively.

According to Kingsley Coman, there was not any secret sauce to how it was done.

“There was no big ‘anti-Mbappé’ plan. The most important thing was just to cut his linkup with Messi,” Coman said.

Whatever strategy was deployed — even a loose one as Coman described — the players did the hard work to shutdown the talented twosome.

PSG in shambles, now focused on Haaland (Sport1)
Speaking of PSG, the French club sounds like it could be entering “panic mode” and the club believes the solution to its problem could be Manchester City Erling Haaland:

After another early knockout in the Champions League against FC Bayern, everything at Paris Saint-Germain is once again under scrutiny. Above all, the squad is to be rebuilt. New names of potential newcomers are appearing in the gazettes almost every day. This time it’s about none other than Erling Haaland.

As reported by French transfer expert Daniel Riolo (who works for RMC, among others), the star striker should be at the top of PSG’s list. Accordingly, the club is ready to pay 175 million pounds (equivalent to 197 million euros (!)) for the 22-year-old Norwegian in the service of Manchester City.

In return, Lionel Messi (contract expires) and Neymar (to be sold) could leave the club. However, Haaland is considered extremely ambitious. Therefore, it is difficult to imagine him moving to the comparatively weak French league.

The former Dortmund player is currently tied to Manchester City until 2027. Again and again there are rumors about an alleged exit clause in his contract. If this exists and is drawn, there are many indications of a move to Spain.

It does not feel like PSG — even with an outrageous offer — would be able to convince Haaland to join the squad. It also is extremely unlikely that Haaland leaves Manchester City any time before the summer of 2024 at a minimum.