Ligue 1 side RC Lens have announced the signing of 26-year-old French attacker Wesley Saïd, who joins on a 3-year contract after contract expiry with Toulouse. The 2020/21 campaign was frustrating for Saïd, who suffered an ACL injury and therefore did not feature throughout the season. Saïd now reunites with Lens manager Franck Haise, who…
Foot Mercato report that Marseille owner Frank McCourt has injected an additional €40m to €55m into the club to support for the summer transfer window following a tricky economic reality for Ligue 1 with the failed TV rights situation. With the imminent signings of Pau Lopez, Cengiz Ünder, Mattéo Guendouzi and William Saliba, on top of…
Ouest France report that FC Nantes and its owner Waldemar Kita have been ordered by a court to pay €1.3m to Danish defender Michael Gravgaard. More bad news for Les Canaris, who have been banned from excessive transfer window spending this summer by the DNCG, French football’s financial watchdog, after their budget was studied by…
As reported by Ignazio Genuardi, Ligue 1 side FC Lorient are in talks with Croatian side NK Osijek to sign 24-year-old Brazilian right-back Igor Silva. Talks are ongoing over a €2m deal between the two clubs – Greek outfit Olympiakos are also interested in signing their former player, who was with them from 2018 to 2020,…
RMC Sport report this afternoon that Girondins de Bordeaux are interested in signing Fulham left-back Antonee Robinson to kick-start their summer transfer window. The Marine et Blanc are looking to negotiate a loan deal with a permanent option, but the deal is at a standstill as a result of the player’s wages. The 23-year-old United…
Journalist Fabrice Hawkins reports tonight that Real Madrid are interested in signing French defender Wesley Fofana from Leicester City. The La Liga side, who have recently sold World Cup winning centre-back Raphaël Varane to Manchester United and veteran Sergio Ramos to Paris Saint-Germain, have been in discussions with the player’s entourage for the last few weeks. Los…
L’Équipe have tonight outlined the contract that Paris Saint-Germain are set to offer Lionel Messi, whose arrival appears to have grown likelier since yesterday evening’s announcement. Click Here: cheap puma shoes The offer submitted by the Parisians to the Argentine is set to consist of a three-year deal which would see the forward earn €40m net…
A report in today’s L’Équipe has broken down the potential financial benefits that Lionel Messi’s arrival at Paris Saint-Germain would bring to the rest of the league, amid a serious financial crisis across French clubs. With the clubs losing out on €400m over two seasons from the failed Mediapro TV rights deal and the international broadcasting deals…
Despite Ligue 2 winners ESTAC Troyes’ induction into the City Football Group of clubs this year, their summer transfer window spending upon returning to Ligue 1 has been a little modest with moderate fees for Nimes forward Renaud Ripart and Mama Baldé from Dijon, both relegated from Ligue 1 last season, the most eye-catching moves so…
Following the mass brawl that engulfed and then forced the abandonment of Marseille’s trip to Nice on Sunday night, recriminations and accusations continue to be hurled along the south coast of France. As reported by L’Équipe, Nice president Jean-Pierre Rivère said today: “Apart from the photo that we’ve seen everywhere [of Payet being attacked] there…