As reported by RMC, with less than a week to go of the transfer window, tensions are rising between PSG’s pair of sporting directors, Luis Campos and Antero Henrique. Campos, who arrived as ‘sporting adviser’ following the renewal of Kylian Mbappé’s contract at the end of last season, has been in charge of recruitment. Henrique,…
Ligue 1 strugglers ESTAC Troyes have failed in an ambitious attempt to sign 23-year-old Marseille midfielder Pape Gueye, according to L’Équipe. ESTAC, who are seeking to support under-fire manager Bruno Irles, intend to be quite busy in the final hours of this transfer window. They honed in on Gueye owing to the fact that it does…
Lille president Olivier Létang has publically criticised Isaac Lihadji (20) during a press conference, after the player remained at the club this summer, despite being forced towards the exit door. The French youth international has failed to impress since arriving from Ligue 1 rivals Marseille back in 2020. In 39 appearances for the club, the…
Speaking in a pe-match press conference ahead of PSG’s Champions League opener against Juventus, Kylian Mbappé (23) opened up about the controversy surrounding the penalty-taking situation at the club. Having missed a penalty earlier in the 5-2 win against Montpellier last month, Neymar then took the second – and scored. Post-match Neymar then liked an…
According to RMC, Tuesday’s Champions League match between Marseille and Frankfurt has been placed on the highest level of a security risk scale. Fears pre-date, but have been increased by, the recent events during the Nice-FC Köln match at the Allianz Riviera last Thursday. 3,300 Frankfurt fans have tickets for the match against Marseille at the…
Speaking ahead of Paris Saint-Germain’s match against Maccabi Haifa in the Champions League in midweek, boss Christophe Galtier was asked whether he has any regrets over the non-transfer of centre-back MilanŠkriniar after it was confirmed that Presnel Kimpembe will be out the PSG squad for up to six weeks. As transcribed by L’Équipe Galtier said the following…
As announced officially by the Bundesliga side, Stuttgart have signed former Dortmund centre back Dan-Axel Zagadou on a four year deal. On the deal, sporting director Sven Mislintat said the following: “Daxo brings all the prerequisites that a top central defender needs. He is athletically strong, has a good passing game and has gained valuable experience…
In an interview with Politico, PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi attacked La Liga club Barcelona’s policy of selling off parts of its business to fund a hectic transfer window this summer, in which they signed Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski and Jules Koundé from Sevilla among others. The Paris director said: “Is this fair? No, it’s not…
Kylian Mbappé put pen to a contract renewal at Paris Saint-Germain after rejecting a move to Real Madrid in the last summer transfer window. According to the American economic magazine Forbes, Kylian Mbappé will become the highest-paid footballer in the world by the end of the 2022/23 season with an estimated earning of $128 million…
L’Équipe report this afternoon that Montpellier have sacked manager Olivier Dall’Oglio, following Saturday’s defeat to Lens, with the club currently sitting in 11th place in Ligue 1 with four wins in eleven matches. The 58-year-old was appointed in June of 2021 and undersaw a 13th-place finish last season, having previously spent time at Brest and a…