During Monday’s Kylian Mbappé press conference, PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi said he believes that La Liga president Javier Tebas is scared of Ligue 1’s growing stature. He said, “I think he (Tebas) is maybe scared of Ligue 1 becoming bigger than La Liga. That’s a good thing for us. It is a positive for us …
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L’Équipe report this afternoon that Marseille have been notified by the Court of Arbitration for Sport will allow them to be active on the transfer market this summer. OM had been hit with a two-window ban by FIFA over their conflict with Watford in midfielder Pape Gueye’s contract situation, but had filed an appeal. The final …
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Foot Mercato report this evening that a host of Ligue 1 clubs are interested in young Bordeaux striker Sékou Mara, who had a promising campaign despite his team’s relegation to the second tier. The 19-year-old scored 6 goals, including 5 in the club’s last 7 fixtures. The French youth international is under contract until 2025, and …
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As reported by Foot Mercato, Real Madrid are close to an agreement to sign Aurélien Tchouameni from Monaco. The fee is set to reach €100m including bonuses for the 22-year-old midfielder with the two clubs still discussing the final details in the last few hours, which should be finalised in the next few days. The …
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As reported by Foot Mercato, Rennes are looking to sign Lyon’s soon-to-be out-of-contract centre-back Jason Denayer this summer. Click Here: Paul Pogba Jersey Sale Rennes are likely to lose leading defender Nayef Aguerd (26) this off-season with West Ham United in advanced talks to sign the player, and the Belgian international is seen as a …
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In speaking with L’Équipe, OGC Nice director of football Julien Fournier discussed the club’s season and his position at the club, which had previously been reported as ending. Are you still the football director of OGC Nice?I’m here and I’m working on next season. You will see that throughout the transfer window, I’ll be here. …
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Le Parisien are reporting that Luis Campos has joined PSG as a Sporting Adviser to the President, bringing an end weeks of negotiations. The former Monaco and Lille sporting director signed a three-year contract on Friday and his arrival at the Parc des Princes will be made official next week. Replacing Leonardo, Campos intends to lead …
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In an interview with Catalan channel Esport3 during his holidays in Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino has discussed his contract situation, with one year left on his current deal and reports that he will be replaced this summer. His words transcribed in Le Parisien – who add that newly-arrived sporting director Luis Campos has already drawn up …
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Le Parisien have analysed Mauro Icardi’s situation at Paris Saint-Germain, in the wake of the Argentine’s comments earlier this week indicating he wanted to stay at the club despite a poor last two seasons. The former Inter forward pointed out that he was still under contract with Les Parisiens for another two campaigns, and reminded his …
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RMC are reporting that Paul Pogba (29) is awaiting the arrival of Zinedine Zidane at PSG before opening discussions about a move to the Ligue 1 champions. According to RMC, Zidane “loves” Pogba, and tried to sign the French international midfielder when he was managing at Real Madrid. Pogba, who has been heavily linked with a return to Juventus, …
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