Given that Kylian Mbappe is regarded as “a genius,” Marquinhos thinks that he will stay at Paris Saint-Germain for the foreseeable future.

After confirming he would not sign a 12-month contract extension at Parc des Princes through 2025, the World Cup champion striker has once again become the subject of feverish transfer rumours. In the face of reports that Real Madrid may rekindle their long-standing interest in Mbappe, PSG are being forced to consider selling this summer.

Marquinhos would like to see Mbappe stay put, with the Brazilian defender telling RMC Sport when asked about an unfortunate saga in the French capital: “If he wants to stay, we want him to stay too. He’s a genius, a pure talent, a leader for PSG and he’s very important to us. Every summer we talk a lot about him, but he’s a PSG player and he wants to stay. We’ll see what happens.

We players want him to stay. It is very important that he stays because we have ambitions. I see him happy. His stats, his goals, his performances on the pitch prove it. He’s a player who does a lot of things at PSG and who’s important to who the team is.”

Mbappe has expressed a willingness to stay in Paris for another year, but if Real makes a formal offer, he may be forced to reconsider. The Blancos already had a €220 million (£188 million/$241 million) approach for the France international rejected.

Since joining PSG in 2017, Mbappe has made 260 games and amassed 212 goals, making him the club’s all-time leading scorer.

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Norwich City have announced and confirmed the signing of Arsenal youngster Marquinhos on loan until the end of the season.

Marquinhos has joined Championship side Norwich on loan until the end of the season. Before completing the transfer, the 19-year-old, who had moved from Sao Paulo in the summer, travelled for a medical appointment on Monday.

The agreement with Norwich is for a straight loan, with no option to keep the player permanently.

Since the summer, Arsenal has been debating loaning out the winger.

He did, however, end up playing six times for Mikel Arteta’s team this season, largely in the Europa League and domestic competitions, after making an impression in the preseason.

In the Europa League away game against Zurich, he scored on his first debut.

Leandro Trossard’s transfer from Brighton earlier this month gave Arsenal, though, enough depth to give him more first-team opportunities.

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He will wear the number 13 shirt for the Canaries where he will link up with former São Paulo team-mate Gabriel Sara once again.

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— Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) January 31, 2023

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— Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) January 31, 2023

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Arsenal winger Marquinhos is close to joining Norwich City on loan for the rest of this season.

Marquinhos is on the road today in preparation for the transfer, which won’t have a buyout clause and will probably be official within the next 24 hours.

During the first half of the season, Mikel Arteta utilized the 19-year-old infrequently. He made six first-team appearances, scoring on his debut while playing away at FC Zurich. He has also played five times for the under-21s, contributing two assists and four goals.

Marquinhos would play more frequently for the first team if he moved to Norwich. Since the summer, the Championship team has been looking for a wide attacking option. With Aaron Ramsey now back from knee surgery, that search has been sped up. Additionally, Todd Cantwell secured a long-term position with the Rangers last week.

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With their parachute payments covered through 2024, Norwich can only afford a loan agreement.

Marquinhos, a right winger who prefers to utilize his left foot, would be David Wagner’s first signing after taking over as Norwich’s head coach earlier this month. Kieran Dowell, who has played off that side and scored three goals and assisted a fourth in Wagner’s first two league games, will be his direct rival on the left wing.

Marquinhos will also be reuniting with former Sao Paulo team-mate Gabriel Sara, who joined Norwich last summer.

The move, while beneficial for Marquinhos, takes away Arteta’s ability to fully rotate when Europa League football returns.

New signee Leandro Trossard’s ability to move across the frontline will be beneficial, as will the return from injury of Emile Smith Rowe and Gabriel Jesus, but Bukayo Saka may still be required to play from the right.

Meanwhile, Norwich City are fighting for promotion to the English second division, with Wagner’s team sixth in the table but 15 points behind the automatic promotion spots.

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Penalty spot kicks in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar have been quite important. The best feeling in football has to be when you score a penalty in a hostile environment when the pressure is unbearable but the ice in your veins tells you that you can do it.

Few players can thrive under pressure and resist playing mind games with opponents or goalkeepers in order to win a decisive penalty for the team.

This World Cup has seen a lot of these situations, and the players that stood up to take the penalty will be remembered. Others who were pressed into action and missed it will be reflecting on their situation.

Here are the top five players who have missed decisive penalties that could have altered the outcome of games:

5. Marquinhos

The PSG defender will have a bad memory of that day because his rebound helped Croatia score an equalizer, and he also missed a crucial penalty that could have kept Brazil in the game. Marquinhos missed the final penalty of the shootout that sealed his nation’s exit from the tournament.

Marquinhos came up to take the fourth penalty with Brazil down 4-2 after the shootout, and if he had made it, it would have kept them in the match. However, the player’s shot struck the bottom right corner bar, agonizingly ruining Brazil’s hopes of winning a fifth World Cup.

Croatia qualified for the tournament’s semi-finals for the second time in a row thanks to the victory. In 2018, they reached the finals before losing to France.

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4. Sergio Busquets

He wasted his chance to keep Spain in the game by taking the third penalty rather than the first. Busquets had the chance to boost his nation’s spirits as Morocco had a two-penalty lead. But because of his lack of force in the penalty shootout, Bounou accurately predicted his penalty and denied Spain a spot in the shootout, sending Spain home from the World Cup.

The Barcelona midfielder was one of three players who failed to convert from the spot. After Spain was eliminated from the World Cup on penalties by Morocco, Sergio Busquets lamented a “cruel way to lose.” Busquets was one of three Spaniards to fail from the spot as La Roja crashed out of the competition in the last 16.

3. Robert Lewandowski

When one of the best goalkeepers in the world, Ochoa Mexican, anticipated Lewandowski’s shot and parried away his penalty against Mexico, he was named the best penalty taker in football. Poland advanced to the knockout stage when the match ended in a tie, although if they had won, they would have won the group and avoided playing a strong team in the round of 16.

Everything hinged on Poland’s final match against France, who eliminated them from the competition and allowed Poland to advance on goal differential.

Robert Lewandowski missed his first penalty for his country. With 76 goals overall, Poland’s all-time leading scorer has yet to record a World Cup goal.

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2. Andre Ayew

Ghana appeared more interested in vengeance than winning the game. But it all started well for Ghana when they were awarded a penalty and Andre Ayew, who was part of the 2010 World Cup when Suarez ruined their hopes by saving a shot with his hands and was given a red card, was given a red card and Uruguay won on penalties.

Ayew seemed to be suffering from a hangover from that match because Rochet saved his penalty. Uruguay took advantage of the break by scoring twice, but neither of them counted because South Korea’s goal in the dying seconds ensured that they would advance to the round of 16.

The outcome of the game would have been radically different if Ayew had successfully converted his penalty.

1. Harry Kane

This was Kane’s most important penalty miss, and it will torment the Three Lions captain for months to come because his penalty would have kept England in the game.

Mason Mount of Chelsea was pushed into the box immediately after coming on as France had a 2-1 lead. Nevertheless, the referee disregarded the decision. Referee Wilton Pereira indicated toward the penalty area when VAR requested another review, and it was a well-deserving penalty.

England were one penalty away from tying the game in the 82nd minute. Kane, who had scored the previous penalty, took the risk and appeared at ease. However, it appeared like Kane had capitulated under pressure and skied his penalty, resulting in jubilation from France’s fans and players as England was unable to find an equalizer and were knocked from the competition.

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