RMC report that the Boca Juniors president has today given the green light for 29-year-old attacker Dario Benedetto to complete a €16m transfer to Ligue 1 side Marseille. The Argentine striker will arrive in Marseille on Saturday to undergo a medical and sign his contract, which will be a 4-year deal with the option to…
Lyon to return Pape Cheikh Diop to Celta Vigo
L’Équipe report that Celta Vigo are set to land 22-year-old midfielder Pape Cheikh Diop back from Lyon. The ex-Spain youth international is due to return to the La Liga club on loan with a €9m option to buy, making him clearly not part of Sylvinho’s plans for the 2019/20 campaign. Click Here: Netherlands soccer tracksuit
FEATURE | Eduardo Camavinga – the latest Ligue 1 teen to encapsulate the if ‘you’re good enough you’re old enough’ mantra of French football
Rennes are a club accustomed to relying on their production line of young talent, however every once in a while, a player comes along who just has that little bit extra about them. Going back some years there were the likes of Sylvain Wiltord and Yoann Gourcuff, whilst more recently it has been Abdoulaye Doucouré…
Laurent Gutsmuth accused of taking €5m commission from Idrissa Gueye’s entourage
Our colleagues at Soccer Link report that PSG central midfielder Idrissa Gueye’s entourage is in conflict with the agent that they mandated to oversee the Senegalese international’s transfer from Everton this summer. On the pitch, Gueye has started his career with Les Parisiens magnificently, but behind the scenes all is not going as smoothly. The…
Ex-PSG man Yuri Berchiche on Kylian Mbappé: “All roads lead to Real Madrid.”
Speaking in an interview with El Mundo, Athletic Bilbao left-back Yuri Berchiche, who was signed for PSG by Unai Emery but lasted just one season, discussed the future of his ex-colleague Kylian Mbappé. “With all the rumours that I hear in the media, I think that he is destined to play for Real Madrid, all…
OGC Nice poach groundsman Scott Brooks from the English FA
Ligue 1 side OGC Nice have successfully poached Head Groundsman for the English national team’s St George’s Park facility, Scott Brooks. The Englishman, who held the same position at Tottenham and Arsenal in the past, joins with immediate effect and will oversee all aspects of Les Aiglons’ pitches, from the training centre to the Allianz…
Hatem Ben Arfa receives offers from Al Shabab & Damac
Foot Mercato report that 32-year-old French attacking midfielder and free agent Hatem Ben Arfa has now received two concrete proposals from Saudi Arabia, alongside the offer from Almeria. The offers come from Al Shabab and Damac, who are not playing for the top positions in the Saudi league and will therefore likely not convince HBA…
Jordan Ferri: “Alexandre Lacazette needs to be more selfish.”
Speaking on RMC Sport, Montpellier midfielder Jordan Ferri discussed his ex-Lyon team-mate and Arsenal forward Alexandre Lacazette’s difficulties in forcing his way into Didier Deschamps’s set-up with the French national team. “It is a decision that the national team boss makes. Maybe Lacazette sometimes does too much for the rest of the team. Maybe he…
Lyon SD Juninho justifies the signing of Karl Toko Ekambi
Speaking in a press conference this morning, Lyon Sporting Director Juninho moved to justify the club’s decision to sign Cameroonian international forward Karl-Toko Ekambi from Villarreal, in what is an initial loan deal. “After the injury of Memphis and of Jeff, we began to discuss together to find a solution for the second half of…
Official | OGC Nice sign attacker Dan Ndoye from Lausanne
Ligue 1 side OGC Nice have this afternoon announced the signing of 19-year-old attacker Dan Ndoye from Swiss outfit Lausanne-Sport. This youngster signed his first professional contract with Lausanne in February 2019 and he is a Swiss youth international. Click Here: spain rugby shirts Ndoye will return to Lausanne on loan until the end of…