Rennes have opened discussions with PSG over Arnaud Kalimuendo (20), who is also of interest to OGC Nice and Leeds United, according to L’Équipe.  Kalimuendo’s PSG future remains unclear. Despite a successful spell on loan at RC Lens last season, Kalimuendo could still be heading for the exit door. Questioned on his future during the club’s pre-season tour of Japan, Christophe Galtier said, “I’m more than happy with him. He’s doing great, but then there’s the market. We’ll see the club’s and the player’s decision.” The €20m-rated France U21 international has been heavily linked with Leeds and an agreement between the side’s was reportedly close. L’Équipe have reported that Leeds have indeed submitted…

According to L’Équipe AJ Auxerre are targeting a return for Monaco centre-back Jean Marcelin (22) on loan this season, after having sold the player to the principality side in January 2020 for a fee of €10m. The defender has a current deal that runs until 2024, but is yet to make his first appearance for Monaco’s senior side.  Marcelin was loaned to Cercle Bruges in the 20/21 season where the player made 23 appearances and scored one goal in the Belgian Jupilar league before an injury which ruled him out for the majority of last season. Beforehand, he had made a total of 25 appearances for AJ Auxerre who were…

Rennes have this morning unveiled the signing of Belgian international defender Arthur Theate from Bologna on a permanent deal, with the 22-year-old signing a four-year contract with the Breton club. As initially broken by journalist Sacha Tavolieri, the centre-back has joined on a fee of €20m along with a potential €2m in add-ons, with the Serie A side having initially rejected an offer worth €18m with bonuses included. Theate leaves Italy after one season with the Emilia-Romagna club, having initially joined from Oostende on loan before his move was made permanent at the end of last season. Click Here: CONVERSE CHUCK 70 SHOES Les Rouge et Noir had been looking to…

Estadio Deportivo report that German international defender Thilo Kehrer has given his agreement in principle to leave PSG this summer for Sevilla. The 25-year-old participated in PSG’s pre-season tour of Japan, but since the 1st team squad’s return to Paris, Kehrer has been excluded from training with the senior team and is having to train apart, alongside a number of other players that Luis Campos wants rid of this summer, including Ander Herrera, Rafinha, Layvin Kurzawa and others. The Spanish outfit believes that Kehrer has told Sporting Director of Sevilla, Monchi, that he is open to making the move – he is aware that he will need to significantly increase…

Click:赴日工作 As reported by L’Équipe, tensions are already rising at Marseille following the arrival of new coach Igor Tudor who replaced Jorge Sampaoli after he resigned earlier this summer amid fears over the club’s lack of ambition in the transfer market. The sports daily say that every signal that the squad have given since Tudor’s arrival suggests a ‘palpable tension’ between the coach and his players amid an intense preseason that has unsettled the team. Brazilian midfielder Gerson had a heated exchange with Tudor during training last month after the coach complained about his lack of application during a session. Jordan Amavi was dropped from the first team squad entirely…

Newcastle Falcons head coach Dave Walder was thrilled by his side’s performance as they ended a four-year wait for victory over Leicester Tigers in the Premiership on Saturday. Argentine flyer Mateo Carreras took his Premiership try-scoring tally to 11 for the season, grabbing three tries in the bonus-point 45-26 win.  Attitude and fight Despite Carreras’ brilliance, Walder quickly spread the praise across the entire team as the Falcons claimed their third straight win at Kingston Park in the league and now sit just five points off the top four.  “I think the pleasing thing was our attitude from 1 to 23 from the start to the end,” said Walder. “We…

This article is taken from GFFN’s FREE 63-page 2022/23 Ligue 1 Season Preview Guide, download yours in full right here. Key Man: Christophe Galtier – No other man is more important this forthcoming season for PSG than the ex-Marseille player and former Saint-Etienne, Lille and Nice coach, Christophe Galtier. Galtier’s arrival may have been delayed compared to the club’s new sporting director Luis Campos, who was working on recruitment at the end of last season, but, make no mistake. he very much came in the Portuguese director’s suitcase. Having worked together at Lille, building the basis of the 2021 title winning side, Galtier is essential to the project Campos wants…

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has revealed that a rival F1 outfit took advantage last year of the team’s cost cap breach and of its subsequent “tainted” reputation to try and lure its sponsors away. In a high-strong competitive world like Formula 1 that takes no prisoners, teams will fight on the track but also off it, whether its to gain or denounce a regulatory advantage or a commercial upper hand by convincing a competitor’s partner to join its side. Click Here: cheap kanken backpack Red Bull’s sporting success has surpassed that of Mercedes in the past two years, and yet the Milton Keynes-based outfit doesn’t enjoy the same…

Italy received a setback ahead of the 2023 Six Nations as it was announced that star fly-half Paolo Garbisi is set to miss the opening three rounds of the Championship. The 22-year-old played all five of Italy’s Six Nations matches in 2022 but featured just once during the Autumn Nations Series. Sidelined for Six Nations openers Garbisi will miss at least the first three games of the Six Nations after he sprained an internal ligament in his right knee during Montpellier’s 40-10 defeat to Bordeaux in the Top 14. Montpellier has since confirmed that he will be sidelined for six to eight weeks, ruling him out of their clash with…

Mohamed Bouhafsi reports this afternoon that Marseille have reached an agreement on personal terms with Alexis Sánchez, following the forward’s contract termination with Inter which was completed at the start of the week.  The Chilean international will sign a one-year contract which includes an option for an additional campaign in the south of France, and is due to arrive in the city to complete the move. As reported by L’Équipe, Sánchez will receive €4.5m in compensation from the Nerazzurri after rescinding the final year of his contract with the Serie A club, which he leaves after a three-year spell. During that time he scored 20 goals in just over a century…