RMC understand that Lille have had an opening offer of €4m turned down by Rennes for their captain and central midfielder Benjamin André. The Frenchman & 28-year-old has told the Brittany club’s board that he wants to make the move to experience Champions’ League football. Whilst the door does not appear to be totally closed Read more about Lille have €4m opening bid for Benjamin André turned down[…]
Thomas Tuchel’s #1 midfield priority, Idrissa Gueye, who turns 30 in September, is looking increasingly likely to join PSG, according to Le Parisien. On Friday, he will play the AFCON final and Les Parisiens are confident of signing him immediately afterwards, with the player apparently super motivated to make the move. Gueye’s entourage confirmed to the Read more about PSG confident of Idrissa Gueye deal[…]
Ligue 1 side Toulouse have announced the signing of Uruguayan 21-year-old central defender Agustín Rogel from Krylia Sovetov for a reported €2.5m. Click Here: All Blacks rugby store Rogel is TFC’s fourth signing of the summer and he has signed a 4-year contract with Les Violets. He joins Mauro Goicoechea, the club’s goalkeeper, as the Read more about Official | Toulouse acquire Agustín Rogel from Krylia Sovetov[…]
La Voix du Nord report that 20-year-old Nigerian international forward Victor Osimhen is expected to arrive in Northern France at the beginning of next week to sign for Lille. He is expected to undergo a medical on Tuesday or Wednesday, before signing a 5-year contract with Les Dogues. Belgian side Charleroi have accepted a €12m Read more about Victor Osimhen will sign for Lille next week[…]
Speaking to Get French Football News, the agent of Lille’s latest attacking recruit Virgiliu Postolachi, Simon Festinesi, has said that the forward had been on his new club’s radar for months before the move was finalised. Represented by the BS & Partners agency, the 19-year-old was not in Thomas Tuchel’s plans for the upcoming campaign. Read more about Exclusive | Simon Festinesi reacts to Virgiliu Postolachi’s departure from PSG: “Lille can be a good platform for him.”[…]
L’Équipe report that PSG Sporting Director Leonardo has several weeks ago spoken with Ivorian international right-back Serge Aurier about a possible return for the 26-year-old over the phone. Aurier is not the club’s #1 target in this position. Especially because Thomas Meunier, under contract until 2020, did not find himself a Premier League exit. However, Read more about PSG SD Leonardo has spoken with Serge Aurier[…]
Speaking at a press conference today after Lille’s match vs St Étienne, manager Christophe Galtier was asked about the new LFP policy of pausing matches when homophobic chants are heard from the stands. “There is no homophobia in football or racism, we are far from all of that. When you look at the contents of a Read more about Christophe Galtier against LFP stoppages of matches over homophobic chanting[…]
Ligue 1 side Lyon have confirmed this evening that French right-back Léo Dubois has signed contract extension with the club until 2024. Portuguese international and #1 goalkeeper Anthony Lopes has also penned a new deal until 2023, according to Le 10 Sport and L’Équipe, which should be official imminently. After a long and complex set of negotiations, the 28-year-old Read more about Official | Léo Dubois signs Lyon extension; Anthony Lopes to follow[…]
“I’ve been in the business for twenty years and I’ve never seen that […] if we were gangsters, thugs, I would understand these measures, but I’m a father, I have a job, I just want to support my club.” These are the words of Greg Massabo, spokesperson for OGC Nice’s principal ultras group, the Populaire Read more about FEATURE | Inside France’s bitter war on their own away football fans[…]
Speaking in an interview with RMC, PSG Sporting Director Leonardo appeared to blame the mentality of young players in France for the capital club’s decision to conduct a fire sale of promising talent this summer. “If you wait, you don’t have the player anymore. It is a system that does not help us much. It is Read more about PSG Sporting Director blames mentality problem for the mass exodus of young talent[…]