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Ligue 1 side Lille would accept a £45m including bonuses proposal to sell Dutch central defender Sven Botman this month, according to sources contacted by Get French Football News. The 21-year-old has over the past week been the subject of multiple approaches from Premier League side Newcastle United, who saw an opening €35m proposal turned down by Ligue 1 champions Lille, as initially reported by Fabrizio Romano. LOSC have so far opposed the Magpies attempts to sign…

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As reported by L’Équipe, Saint-Étienne are looking to continue a fast start to the January transfer window by adding Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta to their squad. With talisman and only real goal threat Whabi Khazri part of a strong Tunisia side at the African Nation’s Cup, which starts this week, ASSE will be without Khazri for several important games and need a replacement forward and a loan for former France under 21 international, now…

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As reported by Fabrizio Romano, there have been no negotiations between French champions Lille and Brest over highly sought after attacking midfielder Romain Faivre (23), contrary to other reports. Interest from many a top club persists but Brest are yet to receive anything concrete this month. Both AC Milan and Borussia Mönchengladbach came close to signing the player in the summer but both deals fell through with Brest asking for €15m. Click Here: Faivre was…

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As confirmed by the Belgian club, Reims attacking midfielder Mathieu Cafaro has reached an agreement to move to Standard Liege. Click Here: The deal is expected to be done on a free transfer but with a considerable sell-on fee percentage for SDR, with the 24-year-old out of contract with the Ligue 1 side in June. The player had managed 15 goals and eight assists in 91 games for Reims since joining from Toulouse in 2017.

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L’Équipe report today that Bordeaux are on track to end the season with up to €64m in deficit, as forecasted by the club at the end of last year, notwithstanding any players sales. Several senior players have been frozen out of the first team, notably the three highest earners at the club, in a list which includes Laurent Koscielny, Otávio and Samuel Kalu. A reduction of the deficit could also be achieved by alleviating the wage…

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In an interview with Goal, Nice director of football Julien Fournier notably spoke of the impact of investors INEOS as well as his working relationship with manager Christophe Galtier. On whether the INEOS project has really got going this season The project stays the same. Now, the arrival of INEOS allows us to keep our best players. At another time, the likes of Amine Gouiri would already have been sold, likewise for Kasper Dolberg or Khéphren…

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Strasbourg defender Anthony Caci, whose deal with the Alsace club was expiring at the end of the season, has signed a pre-contract agreement with Bundesliga club Mainz. The 24-year-old has put pen to paper on a four-year deal with the German side, and will leave Ligue 1 having played for Strasbourg his entire professional career so far. L’Équipe report that he was the subject of interest from other Bundesliga sides as well, namely Eintracht Frankfurt and…

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Speaking to L’Équipe on the eve of the release of the French translation of his biography “Adrenaline”, Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimović notably spoke about his time in France having played for PSG for 4 years. When we read your book, we get the impression that you didn’t really like France. You say the French are arrogant, but don’t you, Zlatan, like that? I only say that the French have a reputation for arrogance. And they called me…

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Foot Mercato report this afternoon that Lens forward Ignatius Ganago has been the subject of interest from Lorient and Saint-Étienne, with the relegation-threatened Ligue 1 sides enquiring over his availability. Currently on international duty with Cameroon at the Africa Cup of Nations, Ganago had been linked to Newcastle earlier this week. The two Ligue 1 sides had enquired over the possibility of a six-month loan. However, the 22-year-old is considered an important part of Franck Haise’s…

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Journalist Fabrice Hawkins reports this afternoon that Liverpool have entered the race to sign 17-year-old Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Ismaël Gharbi. The Frenchman’s contract expires at the end of the season, and having made a handful of first-team appearances over the last few seasons he has been looking to breaking into the professional squad on a consistent basis.  However, Gharbi is one of a handful of PSG youngsters to be upset with their limited playing time and, although…

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