As reported by Fabrizio Romano, Marseille have approached Premier League club Arsenal over the possible signing of defender Sead Kolasinac. The London side are prepared to let both Pablo Marí and 28-year-old Bosnia international Kolasinac leave this winter and OM are expecting to open talks with the player after they complete the signing of DR…
Month: December 2023
Brest interested in Josh Maja
20 Minutes report that Ligue 1 side Brest have shown an interest in signing Nigerian attacker Josh Maja from relegation strugglers Bordeaux. Click Here: The 23-year-old is on Gérard Lopez’s list of players that he is seeking to remove from the FCGB squad during this January window. However, contrary to other reports, Bordeaux have not…
Newcastle United interested in signing Lens centre-back Christopher Wooh
As reported by L’Équipe, Newcastle are interesting in brining in the high-regarded but inexperienced 20-year-old Lens centre-back Christopher Wooh. Wooh has only made seven appearances for Lens this season having signed in the summer from Ligue 2 Nancy where, as a young emerging talent, he also saw very little game time, only playing 14 games…
Lille and Nantes among the clubs interested in Frosinone striker Gabriel Charpentier
As reported by Foot Mercato, Frosinone’s French striker Gabriel Charpentier is interesting various clubs across Europe, including Lille and Nantes from Ligue 1. The 22-year-old has eight goals in eight games and was voted best striker in Italy’s Serie B for the first part of the season after a nomadic career so far which has…
Hatem Ben Arfa trains with Lille ahead of free transfer
L’Équipe report that midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa has trained at Lille ahead of his imminent free transfer to Les Dogues, which is dependent on Yusuf Yazıcı’s move to CSKA Moscow. The 24-year-old Turkish international, who underwent his medical in Germany, is still waiting for the green light on his move to Russia, in a loan deal…
Bordeaux looking at Thierry Henry as potential new manager
RMC Sport report this afternoon that Bordeaux are looking at Thierry Henry as a potential replacement to Vladimir Petković amid the club’s catastrophic run of form which has left them 19th in Ligue 1. Click Here: The former France striker, who has previously managed Monaco and is currently assistant manager of Belgium, has been working…
Official | Saint-Étienne sign defender Joris Gnagnon on short-term deal
Saint-Étienne have today announced the signing of defender Joris Gnagon, with the Frenchman arriving as a free agent after leaving Sevilla at the end of last season. Click Here: The 25-year-old joins on a deal running until the end of the season, becoming Les Verts’ latest defensive recruit of the window following Eliaquim Mangala’s arrival…
PLAYER RATINGS | Metz 0-2 Nice, Amine Gouiri drives a simple fifth win in a row for Nice
Ligue 1 21/22, Round 22 – 23/1/22 METZ – 0 Marc-Aurèle Caillard, 6 – Continues to perform well having assumed the number one role and saved well from Gouiri with his foot early on before a good flying palm wide from Stengs in the first half. Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik, 3 – Little he could do about…
Angers sentenced to pay out €3m to former director Olivier Pickeu
Ouest-France and L’Équipe report that Angers have been sentenced to pay out €3m in compensation to former general manager Olivier Pickeu, who took them to court over his 2020 sacking. Pickeu had been director of sport at the club since 2006, and is now at Ligue 2 side Caen. Angers had pleaded that the case was not in…
Official | Watford sign Bordeaux’s Nigeria winger Samuel Kalu
As confirmed by the Premier League club, Watford have signed Bordeaux’s Nigerian striker Samuel Kalu. The 24-year-old forward has signed a deal until June 2025 and will wear the number 28 shirt in London. Despite often impressing for Bordeaux since his move from Belgium in 2018, Kalu hasn’t been first choice under Vladimir Petkovic this…