Rennes central midfielder James Léa Siliki (26) spoke to RMC Sport on his return from a ‘difficult’ loan spell in England, where the central midfielder only made a total of 11 appearances in the EFL Championship for Middlesbrough. The Rennes midfielder made 84 appearances for the Breton club over five seasons in Ligue 1, scoring […]

Munster ground out a 17-6 victory at Northampton Saints as they put in a defensive masterclass at Franklin’s Gardens on Sunday. Two first-half tries from Gavin Coombes were both converted by Joey Carbery, who added a couple of penalties before the break for the away outfit. Fin Smith sent over two penalties of his own […]

According to Ignazio Genuardi, Benfica are interested in Angers’ attacking midfielder Angelo Fulgini (25). The former French youth international has spent the last five years with Le SCO, but has another year left on his contract. In his time, the 25-year-old has scored 24 goals and made 17 assists over 159 appearances for the club. Often […]

In a press release, AS Monaco announced the creation of an “Elite Group,” which will see the club’s reserve side withdraw from the N2 and instead prioritise matches against elite European academies as well as senior, professional French sides.  In the face of considerable challenges facing many of Ligue 1’s reserve sides, Monaco have withdrawn […]

Lille have this evening announced the arrival of Paulo Fonseca as the club’s new manager on a two-year deal, with the former Roma man replacing Jocelyn Gourvennec, who leaves after one year in charge. The former centre-back arrived in the north of France today to visit the club’s training ground, and is set to oversee […]

Marseille have this afternoon announced the signing of French youth international defender Isaak Touré from Le Havre, having evidently beaten Manchester City to his signature. The centre-back has signed a five-year deal after passing his medical, and becomes Marseille’s second signing of the summer after the arrival of fellow defender Samuel Gigot. The 19-year-old has […]

According to L’Équipe Nottingham Forest’s goalkeeper Brice Samba (28) is close to a €5m move to Lens, with the final formalities of the transfer yet to be finalised. The former Le Havre man had only one year left on his contract with the newly promoted Premier League side.  Earlier this month Samba was offered a […]

According to Fabrizio Romano, Lille defender Zeki Çelik (25) will fly to Italy today in order to undergo medical tests and then complete a move to AS Roma on a permanent deal – the fee will be €7m.  A move to Jose Mourinho’s AS Roma is looking certain for Çelik, with the two clubs having […]

Bulls forwards coach Russell Winter believes it was the right decision to field an understrength team in last weekend’s Champions Cup encounter against Exeter Chiefs. The Pretoria-based outfit’s director of rugby, former Springbok head coach Jake White, left several of his first choice players at home for that fixture as he kept them fresh for […]

Sky Sports News report that West Ham have made a bid for Lille midfielder Amadou Onana, which has been rejected as Les Dogues are unwilling to sell their Belgian international. The bid is worth €23m, and the Premier League side are considering whether to come back with an improved offer, as they remain interested in the […]