Month: July 2023

Le Parisien report this afternoon that incoming Paris Saint-Germain director of sport Luis Campos will be looking to make a number of moves in the transfer market, as the club look to bring in 4 players – a centre-back, two midfielders and a striker. Monaco’s Aurélien Tchouaméni is the priority in midfield, although Les Parisiens face competition from both Real Madrid and Liverpool for his signing. Ousmane Dembélé, who has yet to renew with Barcelona, could…

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Speaking to BFM Marseille Provence on Monday, Marseille head of communications Jacques Cardoze indicated that defender William Saliba wanted to stay at the club. Click Here: sydney roosters team jersey The 21-year-old, who was named young player of the year last week, has been on loan from Arsenal this season. Saliba is tied to Arsenal until the end of the 2023-24 season, but ostensibly would like to continue in Provence after an impressive season under Jorge Sampaoli…

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RMC Sport report this afternoon that Lyon have opened the door to a departure for Houssem Aouar, should certain conditions be met. As initially reported by Foot Mercato, Betis are interested in bringing in another Lyon player to add to Nabil Fekir by signing the midfielder. In addition, Real Sociedad are also interested. One of the Italian clubs qualified for the Champions League and at least two English clubs are also interested, with one of the Premier…

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As reported by BUT, Brest’s on-loan Inter Milan striker Martin Satriano is interesting a raft of Ligue 1 clubs this summer. The 21-year-old impressed at Brest having joined in the winter on a loan deal from Italy, scoring four goals in 15 Ligue 1 games. That form has caught the eye of French football’s leading clubs with Marseille, Lyon, Lille and Nice all monitoring the Uruguayan. English sides have also enquired over the forward, say…

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Fabrizio Romano is reporting that AS Monaco striker Willem Geubbels (20) could be set for a summer move, with English clubs interested in securing his signature.  The former Lyon striker has spent the last year on loan at Nantes, where he experienced an underwhelming spell, scoring twice in 22 Ligue 1 appearances, although 18 of those appearances were from the bench.  Click Here: nrl all stars jersey However, contrary to Romano’s report, Nice Matin are reporting that Geubbels wants to…

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Angers have this afternoon announced the arrival of French youth international goalkeeper Yahia Fofana from Ligue 2 side Le Havre. The 21-year-old signs a four-year deal with Le SCO, leaving Normandy after coming through the youth academy and arriving as a probable replacement for Paul Bernardoni and Danijel Petković, who will leave Angers. Fofana completed his first full season in professional football this past campaign, playing 35 times and notching 14 clean sheets. Click Here:…

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The teams have been named for Friday’s Round Two Champions Cup fixtures, as Leinster and Bordeaux-Begles play host  to Gloucester and the Sharks respectively. Leinster v Gloucester Both Leinster and Gloucester will be looking to build on their wins in the opening round as they clash in Round Two of the Champions Cup on Friday evening. Centre Garry Ringrose leads Leinster again, with regular skipper Johnny Sexton returning via the bench. Also in the midfield…

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As reported by Foot Mercato, new PSG sporting director Luis Campos has drawn up a shortlist to replace current coach Mauricio Pochettino. The list includes his former Lille partner Christophe Galtier and Campos has already discussed the project as well as the possibility of working together once more with the current OGC Nice coach. Campos has been a fan of Galtier, whose Nice contract runs to 2024, since their Lille days which laid the foundations…

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Saint-Étienne have this afternoon announced the arrival of Laurent Batlles as their new manager, taking over from Pascal Dupraz whose departure was confirmed yesterday. The former Troyes coach has signed a two-year deal with Les Verts, who were relegated to Ligue 2 last Sunday after losing their play-off to Auxerre on penalties. Click Here: cricket jerseys Batlles, a former midfielder, ended his playing career with Saint-Étienne, and spent some time as manager of the reserves…

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L’Équipe are reporting that Lyon have agreed a deal to sign Caen midfielder Johann Lepenant (19) for a €6m fee. The France U20 international will join on a five-year deal.  Caen have inserted a small sell-on clause into the deal, which, including bonuses, amounts to over €6m. According to L’Équipe, Lepenant’s signature has been a priority for Lyon’s management in recent months, and although the deal isn’t officialised, it looks as if they have their man.  Lepenant made…

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