Ligue 1 side Marseille have this evening announced that the club will engage in legal proceedings against ex-Toulon Rugby Club owner Mourad Boudjellal and Tunisian businessman Mohamed Ayachi Ajroudi for “unprofessional and underhanded behaviour” in their purported attempts to acquire the club. Read the full statement below: “Since 2016, Olympique de Marseille under Frank McCourt’s…
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Lorient interested in Bulgarian attacker Kiril Despodov
Foot Mercato report that Ligue 1 side FC Lorient are interested in signing 23-year-old Bulgarian international attacker Kiril Despodov from Serie A outfit Cagliari. Despodov is very good technically, fast and a very good dribbler. He spent the 2019/20 campaign on loan at Sturm Graz, scoring 9 goals and laying on 8 assists in 21…
Official | Rennes sign central defender Nayef Aguerd
Rennes have announced the purchase of 24-year-old Moroccan international central defender Nayef Aguerd from Ligue 1 side Dijon for an undisclosed fee believed to be between €4m & €5m – the player has 12 months remaining on his contract with DFCO. Aguerd, who is left-footed, had the following to say on the move: “I am…
Lille have received offers from Inter Milan & Leicester for Jonathan Ikoné
Téléfoot Chaine report that Ligue 1 side Lille have received offers from Premier League side Leicester City and Italian outfit Inter Milan for French international attacking midfielder Jonathan Ikoné. The outlet announced the news during commentary of tonight’s match between Lille and Rennes. They claim that the club is not convinced about selling the ex-PSG…
Serhou Guirassy hoping to break Amiens – Rennes transfer stalemate
Téléfoot Chaine report that French striker Serhou Guirassy and his representatives will meet with Amiens tomorrow in an attempt to unblock his transfer situation. The Picardy club are insisting on €20m in order to sell the 24-year-old, who wants to join Ligue 1 club Rennes, telling the same channel: “I hope that I will be…
AS Monaco to sign left-back Caio Henrique from Atletico Madrid
23-year-old Brazilian left-back Caio Henrique will depart Atletico Madrid for Ligue 1 side AS Monaco in an €8m deal, as initially reported by AS and confirmed by L’Équipe. Henrique has arrived at the Principality and will sign a 5-year contract with ASM – he will compete with Fodé Ballo-Touré and can also be used as a left attacking…
Lyon want €30m for Memphis Depay – expect an offer from Barcelona immediately
L’Équipe report that Lyon are expecting to receive an opening bid from Barcelona in the coming hours for 26-year-old Dutch international winger Memphis Depay. With 12 months remaining on his current contract and having just recovered from a major ACL injury, OL are hoping to extract a fee of €30m. Despite Lionel Messi’s decision to…
PODCAST | The GFFN Preview Show – 11th September 2020
Lewis McParlane is joined by Thomas Wiseman and Eric Devin for the first Friday fix of the 2020/21 Ligue 1 season, looking back on France’s victory over Croatia, ahead to Sunday’s Le Classique, reacting to PSG’s shock loss to Lens & much more. Get Football · The GFFN Preview Show – 11th September 2020 Click…
Ismaila Sarr, Watford & Liverpool – the situation
France Football report that the situation of 22-year-old Watford winger Ismaila Sarr is going to continue to be a hot topic in the Premier League in the final days of this transfer window. Sarr has been offered to both Everton and Manchester United, but it is Liverpool who have been most pressingly after the Senegalese…
Dijon in talks to sign Garissone Innocent from PSG
Ligue 1 side Dijon are in talks to sign 20-year-old French goalkeeper Garissone Innocent from PSG, according to our colleagues at Foot Mercato. Under contract with Les Parisiens until June 2023, he feels he is ready for more professional minutes and DFCO are willing to offer him the possibility of becoming the understudy to Alfred Gomis,…