Kylian Mbappe has been awarded the Ligue 1 Golden Boot following the cancellation of 2019-20 season due to coronavirus despite being level on goals with Monaco's Wissam Ben Yedder.
Both strikers notched 18 goals in France's top flight before the season was ended last week.The World Cup winner edged out Ben Yedder because he scored more goals from open play, according to French outlet L'Equipe.
Three out of Ben Yedder's 18 goals came from the spot while none of Mbappe's 18 strikes were penalties.
Mbappe also had a better goals-per-game ratio, scoring 18 in 20 - the same number in six games less than his rival Ben Yedder.
GISTS
Newcastle will spend 80m euros (£70m) on Barcelona and Brazil midfielder Philippe Coutinho if the club's proposed takeover goes through. The 27-year-old is currently on loan at Bayern Munich.
Newcastle's potential new owners also want to sign Napoli and Senegal centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly. The 28-year-old is expected to leave the Italian club this summer for around £69.8m.
However, Koulibaly is also considering a move to Liverpool.
Borussia Dortmund expect England winger Jadon Sancho, 20, to remain at the club, despite continued interest from Manchester United.
Arsenal could be given the chance to sign Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi, 27, as a direct replacement for Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Aubameyang, 30, is out of contract next season, while Argentine Icardi is currently on loan at Paris St-Germain.
The Gunners are also close to securing an agreement with free agent George Lewis. The Norwegian winger, 19, was previously at Tromso.
Barcelona teenager Marc Jurado, 16, has turned down an offer of a professional contract with the Spanish club. The right-back is set to join Manchester United in the summer.
Chelsea target Dries Mertens has yet to agree a contract extension with Napoli. The Belgian forward, 33, is out of contract in the summer.
Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham are all interested in Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic. The Serbian, 25, will be allowed to leave the club for upwards of £80m.
Kosovo and Wolfsburg winger Milot Rashica, 23, is a transfer target for Liverpool, the president of the Kosovo football federation has said.
Championship leaders Leeds United are the favourites to sign Linfield midfielder Charlie Allen. The Northern Irishman, 17, has attracted interest from Chelsea, Tottenham and Liverpool.
Chelsea are interested in Monaco defender Fode Ballo Toure. The Frenchman, 23, is under contract until 2023.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan's agent has denied that Arsenal want to sell the Armenian. Mino Raiola said the rumours about the midfielder, 31, were "fake news".
Barcelona's Croatian midfielder Ivan Rakitic, 32, says he is not thinking about leaving the club, despite his contract expiring in 2021.
Inter Milan join Barcelona in race for David Alaba as Antonio Conte eyes second swoop for Bayern Munich star after trying to sign him for Chelsea.
UFC
Conor McGregor ACCEPTS boxing call-out from Oscar De La Hoya after the former lineal champion insisted he would knock the UFC star out inside two rounds.McGregor responded by accepting the American's challenge on Twitter.
The Irishman created one of the biggest sporting events of the last decade when he stepped out of the octagon to box former world champion Floyd Mayweather at Madison Square Garden in 2017.
After the world debated whether he could cause a monumental upset, McGregor was dropped in the tenth round, with both fighters earning their biggest ever pay-day.
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