Paris Police Chief has proposed to close the Fan Zone for certain matches
It has emerged, according to AFP sources, that the Paris police chief has proposed the closure of the Paris Fan Zone for certain EURO 2016 matches. Owing to terrorist threats and the exhaustion of police resources, the Paris police chief has proposed the closure of the fan zone for certain games to Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve. Click…
Ligue 1 Signings of the Season | Lassana Diarra (Marseille)
Chief Features Writer Eric Devin kicks off a new week with a brand new five part series, this time looking at the best five signings made by Ligue 1 clubs for the 2015/16 campaign. Player: Lassana Diarra Club: Olympique de Marseille Previous Club: Lokomotiv Moscow Fee: Free Matches: 26 Goals: 1 Assists: 1 Back from the wilderness after a season out of the game,…
Giovani Lo Celso will join PSG today
After arriving in Paris yesterday, Argentinian attacker Giovani Lo Celso will become PSG’s first summer signing. The 20 year old is of dual Argentinian and Italian nationality and therefore does not count as a non-EU player. It is planned that he will leave Paris tomorrow to return to Rosario Central where he will remain until…
Montanier pushing for Floyd Ayité at Nottingham Forest
Following his appointment yesterday as Nottingham Forest’s new manager, Philippe Montanier has already begun work on the summer transfer market. Montanier wants to make SC Bastia attacker Floyd Ayité his first signing for the Championship side, according to L’Équipe. The 27 year old is under contract until 2017 and the Corsican outfit will want at…
Emmanuel Mammana due in Lyon for contract talks
Lyon have had an €8m offer accepted by River Plate for central defender Emmanuel Mammana, according to TYC Sports. Lyon President Jean Michel Aulas confirmed that talks were “in very good shape” over the possible transfer of the 20 year old Argentinian. He is expected to arrive in Europe and indeed in Lyon for contract negotiations. Lyon are…
Official | Cheikh M’Bengue joins St Étienne
Senegalese full-back Cheikh M’Bengue has completed a free transfer to St Étienne this morning after his previous deal with fellow Ligue 1 outfit Rennes expired last month. M’Bengue, who had offers from Turkey and Germany, decided to remain in the French top flight and signs a three year deal with Les Verts, which, if fulfilled, will…
Italian reports claim that Napoli will make Tolisso – Lacazette offer
According to the Gazzetta dello Sport, Napoli are set to attempt to reinvest the money they receive from Juventus for Gonzalo Higuain almost immediately. They plan to do so, according to the report, in the form of making a €60m proposal for both Alexandre Lacazette and Corentin Tolisso. Click Here: Netherlands soccer tracksuit The report admittedly seems…
Clinton N’Jie gets French visa
Cameroonian international attacker Clinton N’Jie has obtained his French visa, getting the all clear from the authorities yesterday, which allows him to complete his long-awaited loan move with an obligatory €7m option to buy after a certain amount of matches to Marseille from Tottenham Hotspur. N’Jie is expected in Marseille imminently to now sign the dotted…
OGC Nice initiate discussions for the loan of Jordan Ayew
OGC Nice have opened discussions of the loan of Jordan Ayew from Aston Villa, according to L’Équipe. Click Here: Kanken Backpack Aston Villa might consider a sale but have no intention of loaning the player. Ayew is interested in the idea but comes with a considerable salary. It looks like an impossible deal to do. Nice…
OGC Nice talks for Dante advance
Brazilian central defender Dante arrived in Nice today for contract talks with the club, despite the fact that no fee has been agreed between OGC Nice and Wolfsburg for a possible transfer, according to Le Parisien. Talks have accelerated in the last 24 hours after OGC Nice tabled a surprising financial proposal for the central defender…