Metz conclude deal with Toulouse for Aaron Leya Iseka

L’Équipe report that Ligue 1 side Metz have found an agreement to sign Belgian youth international Aaron Leya Iseka from French 2nd division club Toulouse FC. Frédéric Antonetti has moved to sign the player in the French “joker” transfer window which allows each club between the end of the summer window and the beginning of…

Lyon President Aulas on Rudi Garcia’s future: “Juninho will take the decision.”

Speaking to Téléfoot Chaine, Lyon President Aulas threw the hot potato that is the future of manager Rudi Garcia, whose contract expires with the club next June. “I have already responded to this, but this is not a taboo subject. Juninho will take the decision… Juni will take the decision with his spirit and conscience and…

André Villas-Boas: “There is no vision for the communication of this club.”

Marseille manager André Villas-Boas pulled no punches in an interview with O Jogo today, touching on a variety of subjects including calling out the Ligue 1 club for their lack of communication strategy. On the differences between Marseille & FC Porto: Marseille’s problem is that the feeling of love and hate on the part of the…

Lyon midfielder Jean Lucas wants to leave on loan in January

L’Équipe and Téléfoot Chaine report that Lyon midfielder Jean Lucas is unhappy and wants to leave on loan in January to another Ligue 1 club. The player has been authorised to return to Brazil on Sunday by Lyon to visit his agent.  The action that took Lucas over the edge was Rudi Garcia’s decision to bring…

Mauricio Pochettino in talks to become PSG’s new manager

RMC Sport report that Ligue 1 club PSG are in negotiations to appoint former player and ex-Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino to replace the now fired Thomas Tuchel. Les Parisiens this morning opened negotiations with the German tactician’s lawyers to find a settlement, with Tuchel still having 6 months remaining on his current deal. Tuchel…

St Étienne seeking to sign Adrian Grbic from FC Lorient

Le Télégramme report that 24-year-old Austrian striker Adrian Grbic could be leaving bottom of Ligue 1 side FC Lorient less than 6 months after joining Les Merlus from Clermont in a club record €10m transfer completed by FCL in summer. Click Here: cricket jerseys Relegation rivals St Étienne are in pole position to land the…

FEATURE | Kostas Mitroglou’s ill-fated spell in Ligue 1

Click: When Kostas Mitroglou joined Marseille in 2017, there was good reason to expect some decent return from the Greek striker. Despite his controversial and weak spell at Fulham three years prior, he had managed to pick up his form in Portugal, for Benfica. Sadly though, Mitroglou has now left France after, not for the…

Mauricio Pochettino dressed Julian Draxler & Layvin Kurzawa down at half-time vs Barça

RMC Sport have provided details from inside the PSG dressing room on the manner in which Mauricio Pochettino’s half-time team talk went at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday night after Les Parisiens put in a disappointing first 45 minute showing, fortunate to go in at the break with the score at 1-1. The outlet…

Leandro Paredes on Neymar, robberies, criticism, Mauricio Pochettino & more

Speaking in an interview with TF1, Argentinian and PSG central midfielder Leandro Paredes discussed the Ligue 1 title race, the futures of Neymar and Kylian Mbappé, the robberies that Marquinhos and Angel di Maria were recently victims of and much more. On criticism of PSG: People expect us to be champions. We have that pressure. We…