MONACO — Defending champion Monaco signed forwards Stevan Jovetic from Inter Milan and Keita Balde from Lazio on Tuesday, pre-empting the anticipated departure of Kylian Mbappe to Paris Saint-Germain. The 22-year-old Balde, who plays for Senegal, scored 16 league goals for Lazio in Serie A last season and has signed a five-year deal. He made his Lazio debut in 2013, scoring 26 goals in 110 league games overall. He had two seasons with Manchester City from 2013-15 but started only 11 of 30 league games, scoring eight goals. Monaco has won the first four games of the league season, scoring 14 goals, and is level with PSG.

Source: National Post August 29, 2017 14:19 UTC