Euro Leagues: Mbappé v PSG, Fabregas under fire & Benfica’s Talent Factory

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🗓️ 18 December 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Steve Crossman is joined by James Horncastle, Julien Laurens and Rafa Honigstein to break down the biggest stories across European football.

They discuss PSG being ordered to pay Kylian Mbappé €60m, Cesc Fabregas’ fallout with Senegal over Assane Diao, and Fiorentina’s dramatic collapse to the bottom of Serie A.

The panel are also joined by Benfica academy director Guilherme Müller to explore why Benfica are world leaders in youth development, before touching on the rapid rise of teenager Lennart Karl.

02:35 PSG Pay Mbappé 11:08 Fabregas backlash 25:16 Benfica’s academy gold 37:38 Rise of Karl 41:02 Fiorentina’s Collapse

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0:36.0	On the Football Daily podcast, the Euroleagues with Steve Crossman.
0:42.8	Hi there, welcome to the Euroleagues on the Football Daily.
0:45.1	We're going to be getting into Fiorentina's full from Grace, how Paris Sandra
0:48.9	man have had to pay 60 million euros to Killian Mbapay, why Cessus Fabragas is in hot water with Senegal.
0:55.3	We're also going to be joined by the Academy Director at Benfica, the most profitable
1:00.1	academy in world football.
1:03.0	So all of that to come, ESPN's Julianne LaRont, the Athletics, James Horncastle and Raphael Honestand.
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