Speaking with France Football after winning the 2021 Ballon d’Or, PSG forward Lionel Messi (34) discussed his on-pitch improvisation and explained: “I have no problem scoring ugly goals.” Against Arsenal, in the Champions League round of 16 second leg in 2011, you found yourself facing goalkeeper Manuel Almunia and, in a fraction of a second, […]

Foot Mercato report that 24-year-old French striker Jean-Philippe Mateta is attracting major interest from St Étienne’s Head of Recruitment, Jean-Luc Buisine, over a possible January loan move from Premier League club Crystal Palace, where he is currently 1 year into an 18 month loan from German outfit Mainz. Click Here: Under contract with Patrick Vieira’s […]

RMC Sport report this afternoon that the FFF’s disciplinary commission will meet on Tuesday to analyse the incidents of crowd trouble which led to the calling off of Friday’s Paris FC-Lyon cup tie at half-time. The teams had gone into the break at 1-1, but were unable to resume after a group of Lyon hooligans were […]

Speaking with L’Équipe former Marseille and now Bayern Munich right-sided player Bouna Sarr (29) discussed how he came to sign for Bayern. Tell us about your move from Marseille to Bayern last year.“We played Munich in a friendly during the summer. The next day, Marseille’s video analyst Anthony Santiago sent me a message saying me […]

As reported by Fabrizio Romano, Lille forward Jonathan Ikoné is finally set to join Italian club Fiorentina this coming January with only the paperwork yet to be signed after all details were finally agreed. It had been reported last week that some details of the deal were sticking and that another club had also entered […]

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. For a club with such a clear transfer policy – superstar names on big wages – Paris […]

Saint-Étienne have tonight announced the signing of Angers goalkeeper Paul Bernardoni, on loan until the end of the current campaign. The 24-year-old joins Les Verts as a replacement for the injured Étienne Green, with the England youth international having been the club’s number one since April. The former Bordeaux man had been Angers’ number since […]

As reported by Foot Mercato, Borussia Dortmund are interested in signing Angers’ 17-year-old striker Mohamed-Ali Cho. Concrete discussions are underway between the clubs with a January signing possible, although the deal would include the player being loaned back to Angers for the rest of the season. Click Here: Cho, who has played youth level international […]

L’Équipe report this afternoon that Newcastle United have entered talks with Monaco for defender Benoît Badiashile, although a transfer could be held up by the Frenchman’s injury issues. Representatives of the two clubs met over the weekend on several occasions, however the centre-back also picked up a muscle issue that will keep him out of action […]

21-year-old winger Marley Aké, currently contracted to Juventus until June 2025, is expected to leave the club this month, with several loan options existing in France and Belgium, according to Foot Mercato. Standard Liège, Le Havre and AC Ajaccio are notably interested in doing a deal this month – a source close to the player had […]