AS Monaco manager Philippe Clement revealed in a press conference on Wednesday that he tried to sign former Hamburg midfielder Amadou Onana (20) before the young Belgian midfielder ultimately signed for LOSC Lille.  Ahead of Monaco’s meeting with Lille on Friday, Clement spoke glowingly about Onana. “I believe very strongly in Onana’s quality. I spoke Read more about Philippe Clement reveals he tried to sign Amadou Onana whilst at Club Brugge[…]

As reported by BUT, Lyon face competition for left-back target Ridvan Yilmaz of Besiktas ahead of the summer transfer window. The 20-year-old Turkish defender is a priority to replace Chelsea loanee Emerson Palmieri at left-back, along with Feyenoord’s 22-year-old full-back Tyrell Malacia (who is also interesting Manchester United), but both Bundesliga outfit Eintracht Frankfurt and Read more about Lyon face competition for Ridvan Yilmaz from Frankfurt and Torino[…]

L’Équipe‘s lengthy dissection of Lyon’s shambolic season published today notably claims that the club only partly paid striker Tino Kadewere’s wages while he was injured. The Zimbabwean forward, who has been with the club since 2020, was reportedly owed over €200,000 in unpaid wages by the club, having been sidelined in September and had trouble Read more about Tino Kadewere affected by Lyon payment delays[…]

As reported by Le10Sport, Brest attacking midfielder Youcef Belaïli is likely to leave the Breton Ligue 1 club at the end of the season after signing a short term deal in January. Marseille, Bordeaux, Lorient and Troyes had all registered an interest in the Algerian international attacking midfielder in the winter window after he left Read more about Youcef Belaïli unlikely to stay at Brest amid intertest from abroad[…]

In speaking after his Lille side’s 3-1 win at Nice last night, coach Jocelyn Gourvennec explained he sees the club’s season as being more positive and negative and plans to stay for next season. When asked about his future, Gourvennec said: “I’m happy at Lille. You’ll have to ask the president and the shareholders. We Read more about Jocelyn Gourvennec says Lille’s positives outweigh negatives this season[…]

With Kylian Mbappé’s future still in flux, GFFN’s Tony-Thomas DesRois makes the case for the PSG striker to stay in Paris for next season and beyond. Kylian Mbappé’s decision to continue his quest to win the Champions League with his hometown club or take his talents to Real Madrid, or even the dark horse of Read more about OPINION | Can Kylian Mbappé really leave PSG without winning the Champions League?[…]

With the end of an eventful season across the continent on the horizon, for the first time, Get Football’s four outlets, covering French, German, Italian and Spanish football, are teaming up to award a European Player and Coach of the Season. Each outlet has nominated the 2021/22 season’s three standout players and coaches from their Read more about Get Football’s European Player & Coach of the Season 21/22[…]

As reported by Ignazio Genuardi, Ajax’s Ivorian striker Sébastien Haller is interesting Bundesliga clubs Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich ahead of the summer after a prolific season in Holland, scoring 34 goals in all competitions including 11 in eight Champions League games. The 27-year-old former West Ham and Eintracht Frankfurt striker is under contract in Read more about Bayern Munich and Dortmund are interested in Ajax striker Sébastien Haller[…]

Gianluca Di Marzio reports this afternoon that Kylian Mbappé has made his decision and will renew with Paris Saint-Germain, having turned down Real Madrid. The announcement could even come today, as the 23-year-old prepares to face Metz tonight in the final game of PSG’s title-winning campaign. Mbappé has turned down a move to the club he Read more about Kylian Mbappé to renew with PSG[…]

In an interview published in this Saturday’s L’Équipe, Reims striker Hugo Ekitike notably speaks about the rumours of a potential summer departure as well as the links to Newcastle in winter. The 19-year-old forward has been one of the sensations of the Ligue 1 season, despite missing two and a half months to injury.  This year, Read more about Hugo Ekitike on Newcastle interest in January: “The timing wasn’t right.”[…]