Who is João Sacramento – Lille’s ex-Head of Tactics poached by José Mourinho?
30-year-old João Sacremento came out of the shadows of Lille on Wednesday to join José Mourinho at Tottenham. The discreet analyst is already very experienced for his age, but who exactly is he? Fancy a flutter on the latest footballing action? Check out NetBet. His name first went up in lights in the autumn of…
Exclusive | Vincent Enyeama: “I was not out to prove people wrong, I was out to enjoy.”
Speaking as part of an extensive exclusive interview with Get French Football News, ex-Lille goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama discusses his unadulterated love for football. “I was not out to prove people wrong, I was just out to enjoy. I love football so much that every time I kept a clean sheet I was rejoicing. It was…
Barcelona Director of Football Éric Abidal: “Neymar is clearly an option.”
Speaking in an interview with Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona Director of Football Éric Abidal claimed that the signing of PSG attacker Neymar remained an option after a summer of back and forth. “Neymar wanted to come. We tried. We have not given up on this… We will have to take decisions from a football perspective but…
Lyon in negotiations to buy American women’s team Reign FC
OL Groupe have announced today that they have formally entered into negotiations to purchase Reign FC, a founding club in the National Women’s Soccer League in the United States. This club, that plays near Seattle, boasts Megan Rapinoe as part of their squad, who is the hot favourite to take this year’s Ballon D’Or for…
Arsenal’s top coaching target is Patrick Vieira – Nice-Matin
Nice-Matin report this evening that OGC Nice manager Patrick Vieira is Arsenal’s board’s priority to take over at the Premier League side following Unai Emery’s departure last week. Vieira is reportedly considering this interest from his former club, where he played from 1996 to 2005. Under contract with OGC Nice until 2021, he is enjoying…
No cardiac anomalies detected; Victor Osimhen will stay in hospital for another night
L’Équipe and others report that 20-year-old Nigerian international and Lille forward Victor Osimhen will spend a second consecutive night in a cardio-thoracic centre in Monaco. Osimhen was substituted last night in the 1st half of Lille’s Coupe de la Ligue clash with AS Monaco, in a match in which Osimhen scored, after complaining about having…
Laurent Blanc held talks with AS Monaco yesterday
As initially reported by Foot Mercato and since confirmed by sources to Get French Football News, out-of-work manager Laurent Blanc was in the Principality yesterday to hold discussions with AS Monaco about possibly replacing under-fire boss Leonardo Jardim. Jardim is beginning to lose the dressing room in more dramatic fashion than ever before, with players…
Oumar Solet out for the season with an ACL injury
19-year-old Lyon central defender Oumar Solet underwent scans today which confirmed everyone around the club’s worst fears: he has ruptured his ACL in one of his knees and will be out for the rest of the season. L’Équipe report that RB Salzburg had shown considerable interest in the teenager in recent weeks but any possibility…