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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
As reported by DNA, Ligue 1 promoted club ESTAC Troyes have enquired for the services of Strasbourg striker Lebo Mothiba. The South African has been out of action with a serious knee injury since the summer of 2020 and is only just returning to the Strasbourg squad. In the meantime, however, Strasbourg have significantly strengthened in attack with Habib Diallo and Kevin Gameiro joining Ludovic Ajorque and Majeed Waris as striking options. Click Here: Lacking…
Georginio Wijnaldum has no intention of leaving Paris Saint-Germain this transfer window as he would view it as a failure, according to sources contacted by Get French Football News. The Dutchman, who arrived last summer on a free transfer after leaving Liverpool, has nevertheless attracted Premier League interest, and the club would not be against loaning him out. Click Here: Notably, Arsenal have made an enquiry, which Wijnaldum’s former club Newcastle United made an attempt…
As confirmed by the Ligue 1 club, Monaco striker Pietro Pellegri has joined Torino on loan for the rest of the season. The Italian international had been on loan with AC Milan, where he played six games, but Monaco agreed to terminate his contract in Milan, recall him and loan him out to Torino instead. Talks had initially centred around Milan activating their option to buy (€7m including bonuses) before loaning him out to Torino.…