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Having signed for Lyon back in August 2019 for €27.5m (including bonuses) from Angers, attacking midfielder Jeff Reine-Adélaïde’s first year as on OL player was eventful. A serious knee injury in December cut short a promising opening first half season at Parc OL but when Jeff returned to the squad he found his path to …
L’Équipe report that Lyon are set to loan out Mali defender Youssouf Koné to fellow Ligue 1 side Troyes for the upcoming campaign. The left-back, who is not in new manager Peter Bosz’s plans for the season, will join Laurent Batlles’ men on a deal without an option to buy. The 26-year-old had previously undergone loan …
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According to L’Équipe, the delay in a new Financial Fair Play stipulation has been key in PSG’s pursuit of Lionel Messi, allowing the Paris club to pay the 34-year-old’s mammoth wages. For the time being at least. In Spain, in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, La Liga decreed that no club’s wage bill could …
The 2021/22 season will see Brentford return to the English top flight for the first time since 1947. Their transfer spending may have begun a little later than fellow promoted clubs Norwich City and Watford, but their summer is well and truly underway with their latest acquisition, Yoane Wissa from Lorient. Owner Matthew Benham took …
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L’Équipe report tonight that Real Madrid are considering making a move for Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappé before the end of the summer window. While the La Liga side are said to be waiting for the Frenchman to express his desire to move to the Spanish capital, the club may go ahead with an attempt in …
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Fabrizio Romano reports this afternoon that young Toulouse forward is set to complete a move to Serie A side Spezia, in a move organised in conjunction with Sassuolo. The 19-year-old will move for a €4.5m fee, and spend an initial two seasons with the Liguria-based club before moving on to the Neroverdi. Atalanta had also …
Alongside their opening €160m bid to PSG for Kylian Mbappé, Real Madrid have officially asked the club for permission to speak to the French international forward and discuss personal terms, according to RMC. With less than a week to go in this transfer window, Real Madrid know that they must get their skates on. Even …
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L’Est éclair report tonight that American centre-back Erik Palmer-Brown is expected to join Troyes from Manchester City. The former Sporting Kansas man becomes the latest defender to sign for the Champagne club, after World Cup winner Adil Rami arrived several days ago. Since arriving in Europe, the Ohio natives has played across the continent – …
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Having lost three first team centre-backs this summer, Julien Stéphan’s Strasbourg may yet loose a fourth before the window is out. Defensive leader, the highly-regarded Ghanaian international Alexander Djiku is, once again, interesting Stéphan’s former club Rennes, according to Foot Mercato. Having signed from Caen in 2019, Djiku has a long list of Ligue 1 …
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Following the coup d’état which took place in Guinea this Sunday, leading to the departure of elected president Alpha Condé, L’Équipe report that the five French clubs with Guinean internationals worked together to bring their players back. Although the fighting has now died down in Conakry, the respective teams were anxious to have their internationals back …
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