Speaking to Le Parisien, PSG manager Mauricio Pochettino was asked if the 2021 Trophée des Champions victory, his first title as a coach, was seen as a relief to him personally. “Not especially. We see success in maximising team performance. We did not win anything at Espanyol, Southampton or Tottenham but the satisfaction and the mark…
L’Équipe report that Marseille have succeeded in convincing 27-year-old French left-back Jordan Amavi to sign a contract extension, one month before his existing deal is due to expire. The new deal will run for 3 or 4 years and should be made official at the end of this week. Amavi, who has had just 10…
22-year-old French international and PSG attacker Kylian Mbappé will play no part in Saturday afternoon’s Ligue 1 clash with Lens. Click Here: cheap nrl merchandise Mbappé exited the Parc des Princes on Wednesday night with some leg pain and therefore the medical staff have decided not to risk him in their crucial title-challenging clash at…
Mohamed Toubache-TER and RMC report that former club goalkeeper Rémy Vercoutre will return to Lyon this summer as the goalkeeping coach. He also had an offer to join Rudi Garcia’s current number two and the future manager of Angers, Gérard Baticle, in his new project, but he has chosen to return to OL instead. The currently…
La Provence report that Ligue 1 side Marseille are interested in signing 25-year-old Colombian winger Sebastian Villa, who is currently plying his trade for Boca Juniors. The outlet claims that the player’s agent was recently spotted at the Marseille training centre. Villa is under contract with Boca until 2024. Click Here: Angel Di Maria jersey…
Ouest-France report that Rennes have been rebuffed in their efforts to sign 20-year-old French central defender William Saliba from Arsenal. Sporting Director Florian Maurice contacted Arsenal, but it was clear that, likely owing to pricing, only a loan would have been possible – Maurice wants a long-term replacement for Damien Da Silva and therefore doesn’t…
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,…