Angers to sign left-back Souleyman Doumbia permanently

Goal France and L’Équipe report that Ligue 1 side Angers will complete the signing of 23-year-old Ivorian left-back Souleyman Doumbia from Rennes this week. The player spent the last 6 months on loan with Le SCO, and manager Stéphane Moulin is clearly satisfied with the man’s output. Doumbia is understood to have undergone a medical with Angers …

PSG keen on a deal for Hertha Berlin attacker Matheus Cunha

RMC Sport report that PSG Sporting Director Leonardo is keen on a deal for Hertha Berlin’s Brazilian attacker Matheus Cunha. Both PSG and Inter Milan have positioned themselves to try to convince him to sign for them this summer, but any deal remains several weeks away. Both Leonardo and Thomas Tuchel want the existing squad …

Sampdoria meeting scheduled for Nantes midfielder Abdoulaye Touré

Our colleagues at Foot Mercato report that Serie A side Sampdoria have set a meeting for next week to discuss the possible transfer of 26-year-old FC Nantes central midfielder Abdoulaye Touré. Genoa are also considering the player, who is currently contracted to FCN until 2022. Click Here: new arrivals backpacks Les Canaris contracted the infamous McKay …

AS Monaco selling Lyle Foster to Vitoria S.C. for €1.5m

RMC Sport report that 19-year-old South African attacker Lyle Foster will leave AS Monaco on a permanent deal to Portuguese 1st division side Vitoria S.C. The two clubs have come to a €1.5m fee agreement and the player will travel to Portugal at the beginning of next week. Should he pass a medical, he will …

Augsburg make contract offer for RC Lens full-back Clément Michelin

L’Équipe report that 23-year-old French full-back Clément Michelin has received a contract offer from Bundesliga club Augsburg. The German side finished 15th in the league in 2019/20 and want to do a deal for one of Ligue 2’s standout full-backs last campaign. Augsburg are however yet to make contact with Lens over a possible deal …

PODCAST | The Get French Football News Show – Episode 219

Pierre-Paul Bermingham is joined by Philip Bargiel, Kale Stockwell & Mohammed Ali with a snazzy new format for the 2020/21 campaign that sees the guys touch on Lyon & Marseille’s strong Ligue 1 starts, a profile on Lille winger Jonathan Bamba, Lyon’s Women’s Team with another major feat & French football’s TV deal situation plus …

Official | Gabriel Magalhães quits Lille for Arsenal for €30m

Click:Everydrops Premier League side Arsenal today confirmed the signing of 22-year-old Brazilian central defender Gabriel Magalhães from Lille, joining for a reported €30m including guaranteed bonuses. Gabriel joined LOSC when he was 19 from Brazilian 2nd division side Avai but it was only in 2019/20 that he nailed down a starting berth alongside Jose Fonte …

Rennes’ latest goalkeeper target – Alfred Gomis (Dijon)

RMC Sport report that Ligue 1 side Rennes are intensifying their attempts to find a replacement for the departing Édouard Mendy, who is still expected to join Chelsea despite protracted negotiations. SRFC have got into contact with Dijon over the possible signing of 27-year-old Senegalese shot-stopper Alfred Gomis. DFCO had no intention going into this …

Official | Lyon sell Bertrand Traoré to Aston Villa for €18.4m + €2.2m in bonuses

Ligue 1 side Lyon on Saturday confirmed the sale of Burkina Faso international winger Bertrand Traoré to Premier League side Aston Villa for a fee of €18.4m + €2.2m in bonuses. OL have also included a 15% sell-on percentage fee clause in the deal. Traoré joined OL in 2017 for €10m from Chelsea and despite …

Lille seeking to offload Boubakary Soumaré before the window shuts

La Voix du Nord report that Ligue 1 side Lille are still anticipating that French youth international midfielder Boubakary Soumaré will depart the club before the transfer window closes on October 5th. Click Here: Robert Lewandowski Jersey Sale Contrary to reporting last week, the player has no desire to return to PSG, but the outlet …