With Lionel Messi likely to make his Paris Saint-Germain debut against Reims this coming weekend, the Champagne club have ticket sales skyrocket as they prepare to host the six-time Ballon d’Or winner. Speaking to L’Équipe, the club’s ticket office manager Alexandre Jeannin explains that they have already sold out for the fixture, and that 6,000 tickets…
Read moreParma to sign Le Havre full-back Woyo Coulibaly
Fabrizio Romano reports tonight that Parma are set to sign Le Havre full-back Woyo Coulibaly. The 22-year-old, who made 26 appearances last season in Ligue 2, leaves the Normandy club after two campaigns as part of the first-team squad. The right-back, whose current deal was running for another three years, appears set to complete his move…
Read moreBordeaux make contact for Odsonne Édouard
Ignazio Genuardi reports that Ligue 1 side Bordeaux have approached Celtic for French striker Odsonne Édouard, who has less than 12 months remaining on his deal with the Scottish club. Les Girondins have not made a proposal to Celtic yet, but suggested €18m as a possible figure – the deal depends on the club making…
Read moreOfficial | PSG sign full-back Nuno Mendes from Sporting
Paris Saint-Germain have tonight announced the arrival of 19-year-old full-back Nuno Mendes from Sporting on a loan deal with a permanent option. Fabrizio Romano reports that the initial loan fee for the Portuguese international will be €7m, while the option to buy has been set at €40m. The young defender leaves Portugal after an impressive break-out…
Read moreMarco Verratti out for 10 days with knee issue
Paris Saint-Germain have announced this morning that midfielder Marco Verratti will be sidelined for the next ten days at least, due to a knee issue. Click Here: South Sydney Rabbitohs jersey The Italian will miss tomorrow’s Champions League opener against Club Brugge, as well as the Ligue 1 fixtures against both Lyon and Metz. Verratti…
Read morePlayer Ratings | Club Brugge 1-1 PSG, Lionel Messi’s full Paris debut spoiled by an impressive Brugge
CLUB BRUGGE 1-1 PSG – Champions League, Group A PSG: Keylor Navas, 6 – There was little he could do about the deflected equaliser and made two good first half saves. Achraf Hakimi, 4 – Got forward well in the first half but failed to provide tangible end product before the Brugge leveller originated down…
Read morePlayer Ratings | Strasbourg 3-0 Metz, Habib Diallo returns to rout a poor Metz who will be worrying about relegation
STRASBOURG – 3 (Ajorque 6, Diallo 26, 40) Matz Sels, 6 – Little to do overall but kept a deserved clean sheet via a superb flying save to keep Bronn’s header out of his top corner in the second half. Click Here: Tottenham Hotspur soccer tracksuit Maxime Le Marchand, 5 Gerzino Nyamsi, 7 – Defended…
Read moreCambodian prince’s Saint-Étienne takeover bid sees delays
L’Équipe report today that Norodom Ravichak, the Cambodian prince looking to buy Saint-Étienne, has yet to be given the green light to access the club’s “Data Room”, unlike two other bidders. The Anglo-Dutch consultancy firm KPMG, which Les Verts have mandated for the takeover process, was as of Friday night yet to give Ravichak access to…
Read moreThree men taken into police custody over burglary of Ángel Di María
L’Équipe report this morning that three young men have been taken into police custody and are being questioned over the burglary of Paris Saint-Germain man Ángel Di María’s home in March. The events took place on the evening of during PSG’s match against Nantes, during which the Argentine had been taken off during the second half…
Read moreFlavien Tait inspired by Marco Verratti in midfield reconversion
Speaking to France Bleu Armorique, French 28-year-old midfielder Flavien Tait explained how he has so successfully transitioned from a winger into a box-to-box, all-action central midfielder, ascribing a lot of his progress to watching PSG midfielder Marco Verratti closely. “I watch nearly all the matches and when I watch, I obviously observe the great players: what…
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