As reported by Foot Mercato, Turkish club Trabzonspor are leading the chase for Nîmes attacking midfielder and Algerian international Zinedine Ferhat. Having been the club’s talisman in Ligue 1 before their relegation, Ferhat, now 28, failed to find a move back to Ligue 1 over the summer despite links with Marseille and Strasbourg and has […]

After his subbing in injury time during the draw at Marseille on Sunday night, Lille midfielder Renato Sanches was seen making an obscene gesture towards the stands behind the away dugout. Having trudged off slowly with Lille clinging onto a point having played an hour with ten men, the Portuguese international was heckled by Marseille […]

According to Foot Mercato, Ligue 1 Monaco have enquired for Valenciennes centre-back Ismaël Doukouré on top of their interest in Club Brugge’s former PSG defender Stanley Nsoki. With Benoît Badiashile seeing significant Premier League interest this month, Monaco have made contact with Ligue 2 VAFC over the 18-year-old defender as a possible replacement. Doukouré is […]

As reported by Ignazio Genuardi, Juventus are continuing their pursuit of PSG striker Mauro Icardi (28) regardless of any potential deal’s complex nature. PSG have set their terms for a deal and new talks between the parties took place this week. Genuardi mentions Anthony Martial as a possible alternative should Juve not be able to […]

As reported by Le Parisien, PSG are looking to sell a group of the club’s young players and academy graduates and have gone as far as to send a list of those players available for sale to other French clubs as well as those overseas. With clubs in Ligue 1, Ligue 2 and the third […]

Foot Mercato report this afternoon that Nice remain interested in Marseille goalkeeper Steve Mandanda, with negotiations still ongoing in the last few hours. In addition to Les Aiglons, Galatasaray have also entered the race, with the Turkish club looking to bring in a replacement for the injured Fernando Muslera. Mandanda has effectively been relegated to the […]

As reported by Foot Mercato, Rennes’ striker Serhou Guirassy is seeing interest from England, including from struggling Burnley, with the player unhappy at his lengthy spell on the bench this season having often impressed when given the chance. Saint-Étienne are also keen on the player but Rennes have already turned down a loan move from […]

RMC Sport report that Serie A side Venezia have opened talks to sign 23-year-old French full-back Colin Dagba on an initial loan deal from PSG. All parties are in conversations about making a deal work, but it is currently unclear whether or not an option to buy will be attached to any eventual agreement. Click […]

GK, Marco Bizot (Brest) – This was perhaps his best display in France after a shaky first half of the season. He made five good saves in keeping Lille at bay in a 2-0 win, three of which were key – a fist over from David’s clipped effort, a low stop from a Bamba skipping […]

Santi Aouna of Foot Mercato reports that Premier League side Crystal Palace are set to make French striker Jean-Philippe Mateta’s loan move from Mainz permanent. Although the former Lyon did not previously seem set to stay at the club with the club and Patrick Vieira unsatisfied with his performances, an unexpected u-turn means that the 24-year-old will now […]