2023 December

Lyon reach agreement with Tottenham Hotspur to sign Giovani Lo Celso

L’Équipe report that Lyon have reached an agreement with Tottenham Hotspur over the loan signing of midfielder Giovani Lo Celso, with the transfer now subject to the Argentine’s approval. The 25-year-old has been the club’s priority to replace the outgoing Bruno Guimarães, who is set to complete his switch to Newcastle United. Les Gones will take […]

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Lorient could move for Laurent Koscielny

As reported by 20 Minutes, Bordeaux’s exiled defender Laurent Koscielny is interesting Ligue 1 strugglers FC Lorient. Having been removed from the first-team squad earlier this month, Koscielny is looking for a new club after he was told his salary was too high. The club and the player are currently in negotiations over the termination of […]

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Alexis Claude-Maurice will finish the season at OGC Nice

As reported by Foot Mercato, OGC Nice attacking midfielder will finish the season with the south coast club in Ligue 1. Click Here: Having been struggling for game time after recovering from serious injury at the start of the season, the former Arsenal and West Ham target had been linked with Metz and Lorient this […]

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Bordeaux looking to sign Manchester United’s Phil Jones

L’Équipe report this afternoon that Bordeaux are interested in signing Manchester United centre-back Phil Jones. The defender has made just the one appearance this season in the Premier League, and is seemingly not in the Red Devils’ plans moving forward. Having completed the signing of Brazilian defender Marcelo yesterday, Les Girondins are now looking to make […]

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“It’s obviously a pleasure to knock out Paris”: Galtier on Nice’s Coupe de France victory

Nice boss Christophe Galtier spoke to Le Parisien today about his side’s penalty-shootout victory over the 14-time winners of the Coupe de France last night. “It was a really good performance. We were able to seize the opportunity to play a PSG side weakened by injuries,” explained the former Lille coach. “It’s obviously a pleasure to knock out […]

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“No risk of bankruptcy”: DNCG boss on Ligue 1’s finances

Speaking with L’Équipe, Jean-Marc Mickeler, the head of the DNCG (Direction Nationale du Contrôle de Gestion), French football’s financial regulator, has assured that “there is no risk of bankruptcy” for the clubs of Ligue 1 this season, despite the Covid pandemic and the Mediapro broadcasting fiasco. However, “we are asking ourselves questions” about certain clubs for next […]

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M’Baye Niang rejected the chance to return to Serie A

As reported by Foot Mercato, Bordeaux forward M’Baye Niang saw interest from two Serie A clubs at the end of the transfer window despite only joining Bordeaux in the summer from Rennes. Relegation-threatened pair Genoa and Salernitana approached Bordeaux over a loan deal with an option to buy for the 27-year-old Senegalese international striker who […]

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Erling Haaland is PSG’s priority to replace Kylian Mbappé

As reported by Foot Mercato, Erling Haaland has been made PSG’s priority to replace Kylian Mbappé should the Frenchman leave Paris this summer. Click Here: Although reports in Spain, discussed by the outlet, have suggested that Haaland and his father Alf-Inge have decided their next destination will be Real Madrid, PSG have put Haaland at […]

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Marco Asensio on Kylian Mbappé to Real Madrid: “Real Madrid always brings in the best.”

In an interview with El Larguero – transcribed in AS – Real Madrid midfielder Marco Asensio notably discussed Kylian Mbappé’s potential arrival at the club. The French forward pushed for a move to Spain last summer, and with his contract expiring at the end of the campaign a move to La Liga remains a possibility, even if […]

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PLAYER RATINGS | Lens 3-2 Bordeaux, woeful opening third ruins Bordeaux chances

Ligue 1 21/22, Round 24 – 13/2/22 LENS – 3 (Kalimuendo 10, Kakuta 22, Fofana 26) Wuilker Faríñez, 5 Christopher Wooh, 5 Kevin Danso, 5 Facundo Medina, 6 – He led his team in defensive actions with 13 which included a committed diving block on a powerful Elis shot before halftime. He can be erratic […]

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