Eric Abidal’s wife asks to be interviewed by police in investigation of Kheira Hamraoui attack
L’Équipe report that Hayet Abidal, wife of former French international Eric Abidal, has asked to be interviewed by police after it emerged that her husband would be questioned as part of the investigation into the assault on PSG midfielder Kheira Hamraoui on November 4. Her lawyer released a statement via AFP explaining that she had requested…
PLAYER RATINGS | Clermont 1-2 Nice, Gouiri’s late double sneaks a win for an undeserving Nice
CLERMONT – 1 (Ogier 17) Ouparine Djoco, 3 – Little to do throughout much of the game on his debut having replaced the suspect Desmas but managed to let a spinning Gouiri volley slip between his gloves having seemingly made a fairly routine save and cost his team the lead. He did make up with…
More Ligue 1 matches played without fans possible due to Omicron but player vaccination rates are high
As reported by L’Équipe this morning, the LFP, French football’s governing body, continue to speak with the government over pandemic related restrictions. A representative told the sports daily that “we follow the evolution of the health situation on a day to day basis and we constantly adapt, we just hope there won’t be a return…
Marseille open internal proceedings following racist comment at Troyes’ Suk
RMC Sport report this afternoon that Marseille have opened internal proceedings after two racist comments aimed at South Korean forward Hyun-Jun Suk were picked up on microphones near their bench in the match against Troyes. Club president Pablo Longoria notably spoke with the employee who spoke of “sushi” when mocking Suk, after the striker had…
Venezia among clubs bidding for Bayern Munich’s Michaël Cuisance
Foot Mercato report that Bayern Munich have received several offers for French midfielder Michaël Cuisance, for both permanent and loan deals. Click Here: The 22-year-old, having returned from last year’s loan spell at Marseille, has seen little playing time this season in Bavaria and looks set for a January transfer. Specifically, Serie A side Venezia as…
Official | Reims land Maxime Busi on loan from Parma
Ligue 1 side Reims on Wednesday announced the imminent arrival of 22-year-old Belgian right-back Maxime Busi from Serie B outfit Parma, who joins on loan until the end of the season. Busi’s move to SDR will become automatically permanent if Reims remain in Ligue 1 for the 2022/23 campaign. Busi, who can play on the…
Watford are interested in signing Nice left-back Hassane Kamara
As reported by Foot Mercato, Premier League club Watford are looking to sign Nice full-back Hassane Kamara. The 27-year-old has been a favourite at Watford for some time who were keen on the player when he initially joined Nice from Reims last year for €4m. After a promising start at Nice he has been replaced…
FEATURE | After a stellar 2021, should 6’6 Strasbourg striker Ludovic Ajorque be on Didier Deschamps’ mind?
This article is taken from the new GFFN 100 2021. The GFFN 100 ranks the top 100 players in French football over the past 12 months, see the full list and read all 100 profiles right here on GFFN. Strasbourg have one of the best attacking line-ups in Europe this season by numbers, no thanks in…
Lille have turned down multiple bids from English sides for Sven Botman
RMC Sport report that 21-year-old Dutch defender Sven Botman is the subject of multiple proposals from Premier League this January, all of which so far Lille have rejected. Newcastle United have made a number of bids for Botman to Lille, the last one worth €35m. LOSC rejected it – they are going to finish the…
CSKA Moscow in talks with Lille attacker Yusuf Yazıcı over a loan
As reported by L’Équipe, Russian club CSKA Moscow are in talks with French champions Lille over a move for Turkish international Yusuf Yazıcı. The 24-year-old was a prominent part of the club’s title success last season but has fallen out of form and favour this year under new coach Jocelyn Gourvennec. Discussions with the player’s…