As discussed by Le Petit Lillois, since the club’s sale to Merlyn Partners and the departure of current Bordeaux owner Gérard Lopez, Lille’s financial concerns have eased considerably. Les Dogues have escaped sanctions from French football’s strict financial watchdog, the DNCG, on three occasions under the stewardship of former Rennes and PSG man Olivier Létang. …
Paris Saint-Germain Féminines manager Didier Ollé-Nicolle has announced this morning that midfielder Kheira Hamraoui and Aminata Diallo are set to resume full training with the rest of the team. The two players had been out of the team for the last month due to an ongoing investigation into the attack suffered by Hamraoui, and Diallo’s …
RMC Sport report this evening that Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappé is not expected to make any announcement regarding his future between now and the Champions League knock-out clash against Real Madrid. The Frenchman came close to joining Los Blancos over the summer after several bids from the La Liga side, having made his desire to …
The LFP have narrowed down the size of the candidate pool to 4 private equity houses as they seek to conclude an agreement that will see a €2bn injection into French professional football through the creation of a commercial vehicle that these private equity firms can buy into. The four firms are: CVC, Silver Lake, …
Bordeaux manager Vladimir Petković has announced in his press conference ahead of his team’s match against Lille that there are three new cases of Covid-19 in the squad, taking the total to 5. Last week, midfielder Rémi Oudin and Dilane Bakwa had returned positive tests, with Stian Gregersen, Sékou Mara and Issouf Sissokho now adding …
As reported by L’Équipe, four PSG ultras have been banned from several Parisian stadia after playing a role in the violent scenes that led to the abandonment of Lyon’s Coupe de France trip to Ligue 2 Paris FC last month. The four individuals were arrested after being identified a few hours after the violent scenes …
L’Équipe report that Ligue 1 side Lyon have recently declined a request made by Chelsea to recall Italian international left-back Emerson Palmieri. The 27-year-old is on loan with an option to buy and CFC do not have a formal recall clause in the agreement. CFC are seeking left-back cover following a major injury to Ben …
In speaking with L’Équipe, Laurent Boissier, the new sports coordinator at Angers, suggests that keeping Angelo Fulgini and Mohamed-Ali Cho will be difficult but there may be some negotiation to be had on their price tags. By asking for €40m for Mohamed-Ali Cho and €15m for Angelo Fulgini, isn’t that a bit exaggerated?“If the president …
As reported by Foot Mercato, 19-year-old PSG academy prospect Kenny Nagera could soon see his season’s loan at Ligue 2 club Bastia terminated. Nagera joined the Corsican club to find playing time but has had very few chances this season since joining at the end of the summer window and hasn’t been seen in the …
As reported by RMC, Monaco’s young defender Chrislain Matsima could soon be leaving the club. With a move discussed from before the window opened, with FC Basel and Villarreal both making contact with Monaco for the 19-year-old centre-back, things have moved on in recent days. Swiss club Basel remain in the picture and have been …
