Monaco agree €15m fee with Strasbourg for Youssouf Fofana
RMC Sport report that AS Monaco have this morning concluded an agreement with Strasbourg to sign 21-year-old midfielder Youssouf Fofana for €15m. ASM are still negotiating personal terms with this player and that will continue this afternoon. Click Here: USA Rugby Shop Robert Moreno had made him one of his priorities this winter.
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Thomas Tuchel asked about Neymar’s birthday party tonight: “I won’t say if I am going to be there or not.”
PSG manager Thomas Tuchel was asked in last night’s post-match press conference after their 5-0 victory over Montpellier about the fact that Neymar is throwing a birthday party tonight (Sunday) and whether or not this is a distraction with their next match against Nantes happening in two days time. “I do not want to say…
Highlights from Bruno Guimarães unveiling press conference as a Lyon player
Lyon yesterday held a press conference to formally unveil €20m plus bonuses signing 22-year-old Brazilian defensive midfielder Bruno Guimarães from Athletico Paranaense – highlights. Click Here: nsw blues jersey Bruno Guimarães: I apologise for not speaking French with you yet but I promise that I will do everything in my power to get there. I…
Lyon threaten to sue their own fans over social media montages depicting Garcia & Aulas as clowns
Ligue 1 club Lyon put out a stunning press release earlier this Wednesday in which they threatened to sue their own fans for posting defamatory comments and images about club representatives on social media, following a surge in graphics depicting club president Jean-Michel Aulas and manager Rudi Garcia as clowns. “Olympique Lyonnais announces that the…
Valencia watching Youssouf Sabaly at Bordeaux vs Nice
A Valencia scout is present this afternoon at the Stade Matmut Atlantique to watch Bordeaux vs Nice in Ligue 1, according to Ignazio Genuardi. The Spanish club continue to closely track the performances of Senegalese international full-back Youssouf Sabaly, who started in the clash a little earlier today. Several other English and Spanish clubs also have…
Gilles Grimandi in pole to become Rennes Sporting Director
Canal Plus report that ex-OGC Nice Sporting Director and Arsenal scout Gilles Grimandi is set to become Ligue 1 club Rennes’ Sporting Director. SRFC have been seeking to replace recently departed club president Olivier Létang, and have made the first concrete move in that direction today by appointing Nicolas Holveck in the Director General position,…
Toulouse superfan Josette Butty – “Mamie TFC” – passes away at 84
Bottom-placed Ligue 1 side Toulouse FC today announced the passing of emblematic super-fan Josette Butty, who was nicknamed “Mamie TFC”, which translates into “Granny TFC”, at the age of 84. Born in 1936, one year earlier than Toulouse FC was created, Butty was given the symbolic title “Mamie TFC” during the club’s 80th birthday celebrations…
Crisis team assembled by Ligue 1 presidents to save French football from financial ruin
RMC Sport report that eight Ligue 1 presidents have formed a crisis team in a bid to save French football from financial ruin amid the ongoing COVID-19 disruption to the footballing calendar. The board of directors of the LFP met for three hours on Friday afternoon, in a meeting that saw the majority of decision-makers…