Month: June 2023

Via an official announcement on RC Len’s website, Ghanaian defensive midfielder Salis Abdul Samed (22) has joined Lens from Clermont Foot for a fee around €5m plus add-ons on a five-year deal.  Making 31 appearances last season for newly-promoted Clermont and scoring two goals, Samed has helped the club retain Ligue 1 status for the first time in its history. Clermont have also negotiated a sell-on clause for the player, who was included in the…

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Manchester United looked to have hijacked Lyon’s move for Feyenoord left-back Tyrell Malacia (22) at the last minute, according to David Ornstein, who is reporting that a €17m fee has been agreed.  Lyon have looked favourites for Malacia’s signature and were willing to pay €13m up front plus another €2m in add-ons. However, Manchester United have swooped in with a late bid of €17m, which has been accepted by Feyenoord.  Their director Franks Arnesen said, “The…

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According to GOAL, PSG are intending to intensify their efforts this week to keep hold of their latest wonderkid, Ayman Kari (17). With the player receiving interest from German clubs, including Bayern Munich, Luis Campos, the sporting director of the capital side, has been reported to be desperate to keep Kari with Paris Saint-Germain. With the negotiations with Bayern Munich finding an impasse, two other Bundesliga clubs, whose names have not been revealed, have joined…

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According to Le Parisien, Italian forward Gianluca Scamacca remains PSG’s priority signing up-front as Reims striker Hugo Ekitike’s (20) false link with the club has been rebuffed this morning. The Parisian side were confident on boosting their frontline earlier this month, with a €35m offer being made to Serie A side Sassuolo.  Click Here: Cheap Melbourne Storm Jersey Whilst it was below Sassuolo’s €50m valuation,  Paris Saint-Germain are still confident in concluding the deal and have…

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Angers have today announced the signing of French foward Adrien Hunou from MLS club Minnesota United, the former Rennes man making his return to Ligue 1 after a year across the pond. Hunou was at Rennes, his formative club, for his entire career up until 2021, barring a two-season loan spell at Clermont. With the Brittany club, he scored a total of 36 goals and picked up a Coupe de France winner’s medal. The striker…

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This afternoon RC Lens announced the signing of young Polish midfielder Łukasz Poręba (22) on a 5-year deal in a free transfer from the player’s hometown club of Lubin, in western Poland.  After signing Salem Abdul Samed from Clermont, the Sang and Or look to have strengthened their midfield further after Cheick Doucouré’s departure to Premier League side Crystal Palace earlier this week. The U21 Polish international arrives to Northern France after deciding against extending…

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Christophe Galtier has this afternoon been unveiled as the new manager of Paris Saint-Germain, taking over from Mauricio Pochettino after the Argentine’s departure was made official earlier today. Galtier leaves Nice after a year in charge, his new employer buying out the final two years of his deal with Les Aiglons, having joined last summer in the wake of his Ligue 1 title with Lille. PSG is his fourth French club, having begun his managerial…

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Toulouse have announced the signing of striker Thijs Dallinga from Excelsior Rotterdam, who were promoted to the first tier after winning the play-offs to the Eredivisie. The 21-year-old scored no less than 36 goals and registered 9 assists in his 44 matches in all competitions last year, and becomes the latest Dutchman to join this Toulouse team after Branco van den Boomen and Stijn Spierings. L’Équipe report that the forward has moved to the south…

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During his first press conference as Olympique de Marseille manager, Igor Tudor outlined his teams’ playing style which has been highlighted as ambitious in his high-pressing oriented approach. The Croatian outlined his vision for Marseille: “Every coach is different. I want courageous and intensive football not only uniquely based on the defence. I want people who come to the stadium to be entertained and not disappointed at all. It’s inevitable that there is a part of Italy in…

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According to RMC Sport, Lyon manager Peter Bosz admitted during his first press conference after the arrival of new owner John Textor at the club that Lyon could line up with both Alex Lacazette and Moussa Dembélé in a front-two link up, with the option of one playing in a deeper no.10 role to accommodate the other forward.  Bosz said on the potential partnership : “Absolutely, we can play with one or two strikers, or even one…

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