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Marseille are said to walk away from any deal with Lorient regarding wantaway striker Bamba Dieng (22) if Les Merlus’ best goalscorer Terem Moffi (23) does not sign for Les Phocéens, according to a report from Foot Mercato. OM are reportedly ready to include Senegalese striker Dieng in a deal in order to ease the…

Honduran international and Bordeaux striker Alberth Elis (26) is nearing a loan move with a permanent option to relegation-battling side Brest, according to a report from Foot Mercato. The outlet adds that the seventeenth-place team have made a bid to their Aquitaine counterparts, with the terms of the deal almost agreed. The wantaway Bordeaux man…

Ligue 1’s second-placed RC Lens have announced the contract extension of Colombian wing-back Deiver Machado (29). The former Toulouse and Gent player has put pen to paper on a new deal, which is due to expire in 2026. The northern side have been busy this January transfer window in extending the deals of several mainstays…

Reacting to his team’s win over Toulouse this afternoon, Christophe Galtier notably praised Lionel Messi’s matchwinning performance, with the Argentine forward’s second-half strike proving the winner in a game where the visitors posed several issues to the league leaders in the second half. Messi was the only member of PSG’s star front line to feature…

Steve Cooper has emphasised how much playing against big hitters such as Liverpool means to Nottingham Forest after years of waiting to get back in the top flight. Forest host Liverpool at the City Ground in a repeat of their first home fixture in the Premier League in 1992, when Teddy Sheringham’s goal gave them…

Fred has his sights set on another statement win as Manchester United head to Chelsea buoyed by a magnificent victory against Tottenham that he felt was important on both an individual and collective level. There have been ups and downs since highly-rated Erik ten Hag took charge in the summer but the meticulous manager’s fingerprints…

JOE SCHMIDT WILL hand Munster lock Dave Foley and Leinster back row Dominic Ryan international debuts in Sunday’s November Test against Georgia. Both players been named in Ireland’s starting team to face the 15th-ranked team in the world, while Darren Cave has been recalled in the midfield. Robin Copeland is included on the bench, from…

DAVE FOLEY AND Dominic Ryan will bring to 12 the number of new caps blooded during Joe Schmidt’s reign as Ireland head coach on Sunday, while Robin Copeland could make it a lucky 13 off the bench. While some have bemoaned the fact that Ireland are not playing a third world-class team this November in…

Mikel Arteta hopes Arsenal technical director Edu stays at the Emirates Stadium “for a long time” amid rumours he could leave. A report in the Daily Mail claimed on Tuesday that the Brazilian was the subject of ‘concrete interest’ from ‘at least two European clubs’. Edu’s reputation within the game has been growing after Arsenal…

Former Man Utd striker Dwight Yorke has hailed the influence Casemiro has had on Erik ten Hag’s side in recent weeks. The 30-year-old swapped European champions Real Madrid for the Red Devils in the summer with the Brazilian looking for a new challenge. Casemiro, who has won the Champions League five times, cost Man Utd…