Ligue 1 side RC Lens have officially confirmed the acquisition of Congolese international attacking midfielder Gaël Kakuta from Amiens, after activating a €5m option to buy the player from the Ligue 2 side. Kakuta, 29, was a standout talent in Ligue 1 this season, the driving force behind RCL’s surprise push for European football which fell at the very last hurdle on the final day. He is tied to Lens until June 2023 and is…
L’Équipe report that ex-PSG, Lille and French international central midfielder Yohan Cabaye is returning to the Paris club as a staff member in the youth academy. The 35-year-old retired from his playing career in February this year and is expected to work in the Sporting Director department of the youth academy. He was at PSG’s offices in Paris on Tuesday. Click Here: qld maroons jersey
RMC Sport report that Ligue 1 side Brest are now poised to appoint Michel der Zakarian as their new manager, after seeing Olivier Dall’Oglio depart to their likely new appointee’s former club that he left at the end of last season. Talks are advancing positively and negotiating positions have softened across the board. There is an increasing expectation that a deal will be signed this week. MDZ has rejected an approach from Panathinaïkos. Click Here:…
On Friday, one man was killed and another seriously injured after gunshots were fired at the H-Cup, an inter-regional football tournament held at La Martine stadium in the 15th arrondissement in Marseille. The incident is being described as a drive-by shooting, with the men shot at both being footballers participating in the tournament. Psychological support is being offered to spectators who witnessed the scene, with Marseille police having opened a formal investigation into the incident.…
L’Équipe report that Ligue 2 outfit Nîmes are in talks with FC Lorient to sign 20-year-old midfielder Julien Ponceau. Ponceau spent half of the 2020/21 campaign on loan at Rodez and is back in pre season with Les Merlus – after a contractual dispute about his deal which currently runs to 2023, Lorient are willing to lose him this summer. Click Here: Re-KanKen Bag Les Crocos want to capitalise and are convinced by the player’s…
As reported by L’Équipe, PSG now must make transfer window sales, following the signings of Georginio Wijnaldum, Sergio Ramos, Gianluigi Donnarumma and Achraf Hakimi, but remain focused on the signing of Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba. Pogba remains keen on a move, rather than extending his contract with Manchester United, which expires in 12 months – according to the outlet who cite members of Pogba’s entourage, a move to PSG interests him. The PSG board has…
Fabrizio Romano reports that Bundesliga outfit Gladbach have opened talks to sign Ligue 1 side Brest’s attacking midfielder Romain Faivre. SB29 had been seeking €20m at the start of the window order to sell the 23-year-old, but the window has evolved without considerable bids, despite a myriad of interest. Bayer Leverkusen, also mentioned by the Italian journalist, have been in touch since the beginning of the window and continue to show interest. Click Here: brisbane…
It seemed for some time, even as Lille chased down the Ligue 1 title during a thrilling run in last season, that coach Christophe Galtier would leave Les Dogues at the end of the campaign. He did so, remarkably swiftly, for OGC Nice but not without a hefty transfer fee, L’Équipe report. Click Here: rugby league jersey sale With a year to run on Galtier’s deal in Northern France, Nice eventually agreed to compensate Lille…
Foot Mercato report this afternoon that Saint-Etienne have wrapped up the signing of Tunisia international Wajdi Kechrida, from Étoile Sportive du Sahel. The 25-year-old had come to the end of his contract with the Sousse-based team, having spent six seasons with the senior side. Kechrida arrived in town yesterday and has put pen to paper on a four-year deal with Les Verts, who clinched the defender’s signature despite interest from Turkey. Saint-Étienne are expected to…
Foot Mercato report this afternoon that RC Strasbourg are looking to sign young French forward Isaac Lihadji on loan from Lille. Les Dogues’ new manager Jocelyn Gourvennec, however, is hoping to keep the former Marseille man in his squad for the season to come. A potential negotiation would also be complicated by the strained relationship between LOSC president Olivier Létang and Strasbourg manager Julien Stéphan, with the two men having worked together at Rennes until last…