Official | Rennes sign Diafra Sakho from West Ham

Stade Rennais have officially announced the signing of West Ham forward Diafra Sakho, who has signed on a two-and-a-half-year-deal for an undisclosed fee, believed to be worth around €10m. Sakho had been close to joining Rennes in the summer, but they couldn’t agree a fee with West Ham for his signature, despite the Senegalese striker…

Jeff Reine-Adelaïde: “Angers were the only side that I was told was interested in me… I had to come here.”

Jeff Reine-Adelaïde hopes to get as much playing time as possible before returning to Arsenal, following his arrival to Angers on loan till the end of the season. At 20 years old, the central midfielder will earn his first professional experience, two and a half years after leaving Lens for the Gunners. Over two seasons…

Angers targeting a summer move for Vincent Pajot

Angers have set out their stall to target 27-year-old central midfielder Vincent Pajot over a possible summer move, according to France Football. Click Here: International soccer tracksuit The St Étienne man has one year on his current contract remaining and the recent arrival of Yann M’Vila has pushed him down the pecking order. He has played…

Unai Emery gives PSG farewell message: “We have learnt a lot.”

PSG manager Unai Emery gave a farewell message at the Parc des Princes just before his players lifted the Hexagoal trophy this evening, despite losing to Rennes, 2-0, on the night, on behalf of him and his assistants. “This is Paris! I want to thank everyone. I thank the president. I thank my staff. They…

Lyon President Aulas on Nabil Fékir: “There has been no contact with Liverpool.”

Speaking on SFR Sport, Lyon President Jean-Michel Aulas was asked about Nabil Fékir’s future. “There has been no contact with Liverpool or any other club so we haven’t discussed the future. I know that Nabil, now that we have qualified for the Champions’ League, would really like to stay, so we will discuss things calmly. He…

Official | Philippe Montanier is the new RC Lens boss

Ligue 2 outfit and French football sleeping giant RC Lens have tonight confirmed the appointment of former Rennes & Real Sociedad tactician Philippe Montanier as their new manager. Montanier will join the club on a 2-year-contract with the option to extend by a third. The former Nottingham Forest boss had the following to say on…

Alain Casanova is Toulouse’s new manager (again)

Toulouse will announce in the coming hours the appointment of Alain Casanova as their new manager on a 2-year contract, according to our colleagues at L’Équipe. Click Here: Kanken backpack Having managed TFC for 7 years from 2008 to 2015, Casanova joins after a failed spell at RC Lens. Despite discussions with Christophe Pélissier (Amiens) and…

Alban Lafont: “I think now is the time to move on to something else.”

Speaking in an interview with L’Équipe today, Toulouse goalkeeper Alban Lafont made it clear that he wanted to leave the club this summer. “I think that now is the moment to move on to something else. I have done 3 seasons at Toulouse. Three years during which I played in a relegation battle. This season was mentally very…

Lyon, Nice & Fiorentina interested in Angers midfielder Baptiste Santamaria

Le Courier de L’Ouest report that Fiorentina, Lyon and OGC Nice retain an interest in Angers SCO midfielder Baptiste Santamaria. The 23-year-old has been the subject of a hands-off warning by Angers, who are however looking at Amiens midfielder Thomas Monconduit as potential replacement. Click Here: Crusaders rugby store