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…
Adam White takes a look at Lille’s start to the defence of their title away at an impressive Metz side. METZ – 3 (Centonze 31′, 52′, Udol 41′) Alexandre Oukidja, 3 – Made one flying save in injury time but was more than a little flappy. One such instance might have resulted in a goal for André, who was given offside, and an errant leg deflected Yilmaz’s 97th minute cross into the net for 3-3.…
Speaking to RMC Sport, former Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Javier Pastore has reacted positively to the news of his compatriot Lionel Messi joining the club. The 32-year-old, now at Roma after leaving Les Parisiens in 2018, notably discussed the prospect of seeing Messi play alongside the likes of Neymar and Kylian Mbappé, as well as the six-time Ballon d’Or winner’s dressing-room personality. “I was very confident that he would end up at PSG. The club’s ambition…
Gianluca Di Marzio reports this evening that Napoli are interested in signing Saint-Étienne midfielder Zaydou Youssouf, having made an offer to take the Frenchman on loan. The Serie A side have submitted an offer to the club, and are now awaiting a response regarding the France youth international, who has a total of 66 appearances in Ligue 1 in his career so far. The 22-year-old has been with Les Verts since 2019, having joined from hometown…
Marseille have confirmed the departure of Serbian winger Nemanja Radonjic, on loan with an obligation to buy dependent on the number of appearances that he makes, to Benfica for the 2021/22 campaign. The 25-year-old spent last season on loan at Hertha Berlin but was not in Jorge Sampaoli’s plans for the future – the number of matches required to activate the buy clause is unknown, but the clause is believed to be worth between €7m…