As reported by our colleagues at GIFN this week, the Italian media expect Lille centre-back Sven Botman to join AC Milan in the summer for €30m. In France, Ignazio Genuardi reports that the Milanese club are keen to continue their Ligue 1 shopping by signing his teammates Renato Sanches and Seko Fofana. The Serie A…
Read moreMonaco 1-0 OGC Nice: A Derby of diverging destinies
A goal in first-half stoppage time from Aleksandr Golovin was enough to decide a Derby de la Côte d’Azur which had much more riding on it than just bragging rights. A 1-0 victory for Monaco sees Philippe Clement’s side pass their local rivals in the table for the first time all season. Whilst Monaco have…
Read moreAltercation between players at PSG Women’s training ahead of Champions League semi-final
RMC Sport report that an altercation took place at the PSG Women’s training session yesterday between midfielders Kheira Hamraoui and Sandy Baltimore. Later in the day, the club released a statement confirming that an “incident between the players” had taken place during the training session and that it would “take all measures” with regard to the…
Read moreStrasbourg fans victims of fake ticket scam
As reported by Ouest France and Actu Strasbourg, supporters of Ligue 1 club Strasbourg have fallen victim to a counterfeit ticket scam before recent games. Over the weekend, the club released a statement warning of fake replica tickets circulating on secondary ticket distribution sites such as Stubhub, Viagogo, Facebook and Leboncoin. Some supporters are said…
Read moreEben Etzebeth: Springbok veteran admits ‘it would be great’ to join Six Nations
Sharks second-row Eben Etzebeth admits “it would be great” for the Springboks to be a part of the Six Nations to align the playing schedule more. Etzebeth has played a lot of rugby throughout the whole of 2022 and with the Springboks still in the Rugby Championship and their club sides based in European competitions,…
Read moreMilan looking to sign Riyad Mahrez as PSG remain interested
Foot Mercato report this afternoon that Milan have joined the race to sign Manchester City’s Riyad Mahrez, as Paris Saint-Germain remain interested in the Algerian international. The Rossoneri, who are set to be taken over by a Bahrain-based investment fund, would like to bring in the 31-year-old as a statement signing this summer, with Mahrez’s contract…
Read moreToulouse midfielder Branco van den Boomen not sure of future
In speaking with La Depeche, 26-year-old Dutch midfielder of Ligue 2 leaders Toulouse, one of the second tier’s best players this season, says he’s not sure to stay with TFC as they move up to Ligue 1 next year. “Will I still be at Toulouse next season? It’s 50-50,” the player said earlier this week…
Read moreCaen goalkeeper Rémy Riou set to return to Lyon
Guillaume Lainé of Ouest-France reports this afternoon that Caen goalkeeper Rémy Riou will join Lyon at the end of the season, with his contract expiring. The 34-year-old, who came up through the youth academy with Les Gones and left in 2007, will leave the Ligue 2 side to become his formative club’s 3rd choice option between the…
Read moreLeonardo looks unfavourably upon re-signing former players
In an article posted by L’Équipe, it is reported that PSG sporting director Leonardo “looks unfavourably upon” buying former PSG players, potentially providing an obstacle for a return to the Parc des Princes for Christopher Nkunku (24). According to the publication’s source, Leonardo “looks unfavourably upon the repurchase of players who have shone abroad” PSG have…
Read moreMamadou Coulibaly signs professional Monaco contract
Click:vanilla gift card Click:cnc programmer Amidst reported interest from several elite European sides, Monaco academy product Mamadou Coulibaly (18) signed his first professional contract with his formatory club on Thursday. Foot Mercato have previously reported that Barcelona, Manchester City, Atletico Madrid, AC Milan and Bayern Leverkusen were all courting the France U17 international. Coulibaly has, however,…
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