As reported by Ouest France, Napoli’s outspoken president Aurelio de Laurentiis has criticised the role PSG’s club hierarchy plays in European football at the launching of a new book on the history of Napoli. “We created the European Association of Clubs (ECA), but it’s now a hostage of the Qataris,” de Laurentiis said. PSG president […]
Lyon have today released a statement condemning the incidents involving their fans which caused last night’s match against Paris FC to be called off, and announced a ban on future away games for their own fans. The crowd trouble – which involved flares being thrown and pitch invasions – saw the match abandoned after half-time, […]
Paris Saint-Germain have this afternoon announced their squad for the trip to Lorient this evening, with defender Thilo Kehrer and midfielder Eric-Junior Dina Ebimbe both sidelined after testing positive for Covid-19. In addition, Leandro Paredes has been isolating since yesterday as a precautionary measure. The announcement also points out that Neymar has continued his treatment […]
As reported by L’Équipe, the LFP have implemented a new health protocol for French league games. With the testing regime scaled since the start of the pandemic at French clubs, it’s to be ramped up again after swathes of positive cases as several Ligue 1 clubs. Most notably, Bordeaux were missing 21 first-team players for […]
La Provence report that Premier League side Newcastle United are interested in signing 21-year-old Senegalese attacker Bamba Dieng. Contrary to reporting in England, no firm offer has yet been received by Marseille from The Magpies, but their interest is real, and they have scouted the player on multiple occasions, just like West Ham, Aston Villa […]
Our colleagues at Foot Mercato report that Premier League side Chelsea have made a direct approach to Ligue 1 outfit Reims for 19-year-old French attacker Hugo Ekitike. The contact from the Blues is in relation to a transfer in summer. Premier League side Newcastle United have also been in touch with Reims for the teenager earlier […]
Speaking in an interview with Europe 1, 72-year-old Lyon President Jean-Michel Aulas stated that he will not step down until the club has won a European trophy under his tenure. “It is true that there is a little barren patch on the sporting side this year. We made choices which have shown themselves to not have […]
As reported by Foot Mercato, former Nantes and current Genoa midfielder Abdoulaye Touré is close to leaving Italy for Turkey. Turkish top division club Fatih Karagümrük have reached an agreement for the 27-year-old defensive midfielder in the form of a loan with an option to buy. The deal will cost €1m and the Turkish side […]
Ligue 21/22, Round 22 – 21/1/22 LYON – 1 (Dembélé 15) Anthony Lopes, 6 – Solid in keeping a clean sheet and commanded his area well throughout while adding one superb flying save from Camara’s close-range free header just before halftime. Damien Da Silva, 5 Castello Lukeba, 5 Thiago Mendes, 5 Henrique, 5 Léo Dubois, […]