Month: <span>July 2023</span>

Click:Flower wrapping paper In an interview this afternoon withLe Parisien, Kylian Mbappé notably denied that he had any agreement in place with Real Madrid before extending with Paris Saint-Germain. The French international, who signed his new deal on Saturday after making his decision last week, explained that he understood the La Liga side’s fans’ disappointment,…

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In speaking to Goal.com, former Arsenal and France international, and lead pundit on Amazon Prime Video’s domestic coverage of Ligue 1, Thierry Henry, discussed Kylian Mbappé’s PSG contract extension. Henry said “he obviously has the club in his heart,” while explaining: “It’s huge for French football, I thought he was going to leave, I think…

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Speaking to RMC Sport, Marseille President Pablo Longoria was asked about the future of defender William Saliba, whose loan from Arsenal expires at the end of next month. “We have discussed a lot internally to see what we can do, to see what the possibilities are. We respect his club, we have to thank Arsenal. They…

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As reported by BUT, Lyon’s France international right-back Léo Dubois is attracting interest from Serie A ahead of the summer transfer window. With the emergence of teenage sensation Malo Gusto (18) in his position at Lyon, OL are expected to allow Dubois to leave this summer following an indifferent season in terms of form and…

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Fabrizio Romano is reporting that AS Monaco midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni (22) is “fighting” to join Real Madrid as the deal enters a “key” week.  According to Romano, sources at PSG believe that the French midfielder is “fighting to join Real Madrid as soon as possible.” Real Madrid and Monaco will meet again this week in an attempt to conclude…

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Journalist Fabrice Hawkins reports this afternoon that French midfielder Jordan Veretout could be set to leave Roma this summer after three years at the club. The former Nantes man, a French international, has a number of clubs interested in Italy, including Napoli. Premier League side Newcastle are among the clubs outside Serie A who are among the…

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Sharks hooker Bongi Mbonambi is wary of Bordeaux-Begles ahead of the teams’ Champions Cup clash at Stade Chaban-Delmas on Friday night. The Durban-based outfit started their campaign with a bonus-point victory at home against Harlequins last weekend while Bordeaux suffered a narrow defeat against Gloucester. Preparing for tough challenge Mbonambi expects a difficult challenge from…

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L’Équipe report this morning that Bruno Génésio is reconsidering his future at Rennes, after guiding the club to a Europa League qualification with an impressive season. The former Lyon man was named Ligue 1’s manager of the year this season, and has one year left on his current contract.  Rennes are looking to extend his contract,…

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Despite the arrival of new coach Peter Bosz, Lyon missed out on European football this season, finishing a disappointing eighth in a tight battle at the top end of the table. Although OL made the Europa League quarter-finals, that was their lowest league finish since an eleventh place at the end of the 1995/96 campaign….

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As reported by Foot Mercato, contrary to other reports, Nantes have not yet made an offer for Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Brice Samba but widespread interest remains in the former Caen goalkeeper. However, recently promoted back to the Premier League for the first time this century, Forest have indeed received various enquires over the goalkeeper from…

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