L’Équipe report in today’s issue that after two years of being held in Israel, the Trophée des Champions is now likely to be held in North America next year. The match, which marks the start of the domestic French campaign and pits the Ligue 1 champions against the Coupe de France winners, was first played in 1949. Paris Saint-Germain have won nine of the last ten editions, with then-league champions Lille breaking their spell in 2021. The LFP – the governing body of French professional football – are looking at several options for next summer, but a venue across the pond looks to be the likeliest. The match was previously held…

The only player to emerge from Saint-Étienne’s car crash of a season relatively unscathed, Wahbi Khazri has wasted no time in finding himself a move to stay in the top flight soon after Les Verts were unceremoniously relegated. With the World Cup in view, the Tunisia’s captain and most recognisable player was intent on staying in the limelight ahead of his second crack at making an impact on the world stage, this winter. At Montpellier, though, the attacker has struggled to rediscover the form that saw him hit ten goals in his former team’s ill-fated 2021/22 campaign. The strikes – including a lob from beyond midfield against Metz that was…

In an interview with Le Parisien, the assistant to the Mayor of Paris, Emmanuel Grégoire, has criticised Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi’s valuation of the Parc des Princes.  Speaking in an interview with Spanish media Marca, Al-Khelaïfi hit out at the owners of the Parc des Princes, the City Council of Paris, stating that the club “didn’t feel welcome” at the stadium. PSG have played at the 40,000-capacity stadium since 1974, but Al-Khelaïfi has alluded to the possibility of leaving the stadium. A move to the Stade de France, as well as the development of two different greenfield sites, have been sounded out as possible options.  Al-Khelaïfi has said that the club’s priority…

Speaking on the club’s official channel, Paris Saint-Germain manager Christophe Galtier has said that Kylian Mbappé’s (24) early return to training represents a “strong signal.” Mbappé returned to the Camp des Loges on Wednesday, despite only featuring in the World Cup final for France on Sunday. The former AS Monaco forward scored a hat-trick in the match, but couldn’t prevent Argentina from triumphing on penalties.  On Monday, Mbappé, along with the rest of his international teammates, attended a celebration in Place de la Concorde in Paris. It was expected that he would then take a break, but instead, he returned to training. It remains to be seen whether he will feature in PSG’s…

This is taken from the GFFN 100, our leading 150-page FREE publication ranking the best 100 players in France, see the full list and read every profile right here. In modern football, it’s rare for players to stay at one club for a decade. It’s even rare for a player to see out their contract. Occasionally, however, a player stays long enough to endear himself to a club’s fans and reach the status of a legend. At PSG, Marco Verratti has done just that. It’s not too long ago that Verratti celebrated his tenth anniversary as a PSG, having joined as a 19-year-old from Serie B side Pescara after achieving…

Foot Mercato are reporting that Olympique de Marseille remain optimistic of offloading Gerson (25), and hope to reinvest the funds to sign SCO Angers midfielder Azzedine Ounahi (22).  Gerson, who has found himself cast aside at the Orange Vélodrome since the arrival of Igor Tudor at the start of the season, favours a return to former side Flamengo. According to Foot Mercato, the Brazilian side are confident of completing a deal before the end of the transfer window. There is a renewed optimism over a deal in the past days after the transfer had looked to have collapsed.  Marseille are looking to maximise the fee, with the view to reinvesting on Ounahi. Speaking…

L’Équipe report today that Spanish international Pablo Sarabia is unhappy with his playing time at Paris Saint-Germain, with a transfer away from the French capital next month potentially on the cards. The 30-year-old has yet to find the net in his 16 appearances in all competitions this campaign, despite impressing in pre-season after a positive loan spell at Sporting Portugal last year, in which he scored 21. Click Here: men football kit Despite impressing through his professional attitude, the former Sevilla man is finding it hard to break through a crowded field of attacking options for the league leaders, and has only started four times. He has expressed his disappointment over…

Retired Brazilian centre-back Alex (40) has given a wide-ranging interview to L’Equipe. The former Chelsea defender (2007-2012) spent two seasons in the French capital before joining AC Milan. He called time on his career two years later, in 2016. “I should not have left PSG“, regrets Alex. According to him, then PSG coach Laurent Blanc wanted him to stay, even if Les Parisiens were recruiting another Brazilian defender from Chelsea, David Luiz. PSG proposed Alex a one-year contract extension, but the former PSV Eindhoven man wanted to stay for another two years. The standoff ended with Alex joining the Rossoneri. “I suffered there. The team wasn’t good and I regretted…

L’Équipe report tonight that Ligue 1’s current second-place side Lens are interested in signing midfielder Adrien Thomasson from relegation battlers Strasbourg, with an offer having already come in the from Artois club. The Sang et Or, fresh off their impressive 3-1 win over league leaders Paris Saint-Germain, are said to be looking to reinforce their midfield options, with the fitness of David Pereira da Costa being a concern. The Alsatians are considering letting the 29-year-old move on, with only a year and a half left on the former Evian and Nantes man’s contract. Should the goalscoring midfielder move on, the club are interested in making a move for Morgan Sanson, with…

Following a 2-1 loss against Strasbourg, new Lyon owner John Textor spoke to L’Équipe about the situation the club currently find themselves in, with the supporter’s voicing their discontent at the Groupama stadium in the presence of their new American overlord.  The new American boss summarised that it was a “strange evening” on his first official visit to a match-day at the Groupama stadium. Textor then spoke about the atmosphere surrounding the club,  saying that “It is clear that the doubt and negativity of Lyon fans has had an impact on the players”. The American also spoke with president Jean Michel Aulas, and revealed that he told him that “the situation reminds…