2024 March

Christophe Dugarry slams French club football: “We buy players for potential, not titles.”

RMC pundit Christophe Dugarry used last night’s radio show to slam the current quality of French club football. “I think we have to have a review of all of French football. Just look at the results we have in European competitions. There is an escalation of money, always more, but in the end worse results. I […]

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Jérémy Ménez on his relationship with media: “I was sometimes a bit stupid.”

Speaking in an interview with France Football, 32-year-old French and Ligue 2 side Paris FC attacker Jérémy Ménez reflected on his stints at PSG and AC Milan. Click Here: Liverpool soccer tracksuit “Too often yes. I also maybe helped the press to be nasty with me. I could have been more open and less of an […]

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Steven N’Zonzi’s loan with Rennes extended by 12 months following 3rd place finish

Ligue 1 side Stade Rennais have confirmed this evening that French international central midfielder Steven N’Zonzi’s loan spell with the Brittany side has been an extended by another 12 months. N’Zonzi joined on loan from AS Roma in January, with a provision in his contract that such an agreement would be extended if the club […]

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Official | Bruno Cheyrou quits PSG, expected to become Head of Scouting at Lyon

Paris-Saint Germain have this afternoon announced the departure of its women’s team’s General Manager Bruno Cheyrou. The ex-Marseille and Liverpool midfielder is expected to be appointed as Ligue 1 side Lyon’s Head of Scouting in the coming weeks, replacing Florian Maurice in that position, who is heading towards a Sporting Director role at Rennes. Cheyrou […]

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Strasbourg to land goalkeeping coach Stéphane Cassard

L’Équipe report that 47-year-old Stéphane Cassard is set to arrive at Strasbourg as the new goalkeeping coach. Cassard has been without a club since his time Marseille, where he was in charge of Steve Mandanda. Cassard spent six years of his playing career with the Alsace outfit between 2004 and 2010. He is set to […]

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Amiens Sporting Director John Williams: “I am staying.”

Speaking in an interview with L’Équipe, Amiens SC Sporting Director John Williams confirmed that he has decided to remain at the club, regardless of whether they are in Ligue 1 or in Ligue 2 next season. “I officially announced to my president that I am staying at Amiens on 14th May. I wanted to say it […]

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Lyon want to extend Karl Toko Ekambi’s loan

L’Équipe report that Ligue 1 side Lyon want to extend their loan deal with Villarreal for Cameroonian forward Karl Toko Ekambi. The 27-year-old’s loan spell with OL, which has already cost the French side €4m, expires at the end of next month. Les Gones want to extend it until at least the end of August, […]

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Lille President Lopez on the impact of the early Ligue 1 stoppage on the summer window: “Young players will be less affected.”

Speaking in an interview with L’Équipe, Lille President Gérard Lopez explained the likely repercussions of the truncated Ligue 1 2019/20 campaign on the summer transfer window. “There are different categories of players who are leaving France. There is first of all the young players with fairly low salaries. That transfer window won’t be affected. Those with […]

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Official | Auxerre sign ex-PSG right-back Alec Georgen from Avranches

Ligue 2 side Auxerre have announced a second major piece of summer business following their free transfer acquisition of attacker Kévin Fortune. Alec Georgen arrives on a 3-year contract after a difficult start to his professional career, having previously been seen as a serious PSG youth academy prospect, before an agency arrangement with Mino Raiola […]

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Tanguy Kouassi is leaving PSG – RMC

RMC Sport report this afternoon that 17-year-old central defender Tanguy Kouassi will not be signing a professional contract with PSG after all, despite that having been his desire in recent weeks. As a result, he will leave the club for nothing at the end of this month, to join a club that is neither AC […]

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