L’Équipe, RMC and Amazon Prime Video late on Saturday night confirmed that PSG had formally sacked its Sporting Director Leonardo. The Brazilian returned to Les Parisiens in summer of 2019 after a six-year period of absence from the role which he occupied when QSI first acquired the club in 2011. He is largely credited with convincing Neymar to remain at the club despite seeking to force an exit in 2019, but is generally viewed as having had a net negative impact on the development of Les Parisiens as a club in the last 3 seasons, with the signing of Mauro Icardi (€65m) and his inability to sell fringe players to balance the…

Fabrizio Romano reports this afternoon that Marseille midfielder Boubacar Kamara’s move on a free transfer to Aston Villa is a done deal. The Premier League side have reached an agreement with the 22-year-old over a 5-year deal, with his medical, signing and announcement soon to come. The midfielder, who on Thursday received his first call-up for the French senior team, leaves his hometown club after five seasons with the first team. Click Here: mayo gaa jerseys

As reported by RMC, OGC Nice are set to sack the club’s director of football Julien Fournier by the end of this week. As has been reportedly recently, relations between Fournier and coach Christophe Galtier have deteriorated in recent weeks. At the end of the season, INEOS, the club’s owners, undertook an audit of the club’s structures to prepare for next season, which included a meeting last night between Jean-Pierre Rivère, Bob Ratcliffe, Dave Brailsford and Fournier. Fournier left the meeting before everyone else. The outlet report a new hierarchical structure will be announced by the club soon, with both Galtier and president Rivère returning for next season. Bob Ratcliffe,…

As reported by Foot Mercato, Lens wing-back Jonathan Clauss is attaching interest from France and across the continent ahead of the summer window. The 29-year-old right-sided player has enjoyed another productive season which saw him make the UNFP’s Team of the Season for the second year running and make his France international debut. With just a year left on his Lens deal and an apparent replacement already signed in the shape of Angers Jimmy Cabot, Clauss could soon depart the club, say the outlet, with the player saying he is unsure over his future this week. OGC Nice, Lyon and Marseille are all positioning themselves to sign the player, rated…

Speaking to GFFN journalist Luke Entwistle, Jerôme Rothen praised AS Monaco’s end-of-season run, which saw them reach an unlikely podium position. “The third place was logical for Monaco over the course of the season, even if the way the last match panned out out was regrettable. But it was undreamt of that they would be in that position. For me, they looked in trouble after the elimination against Braga, they looked like a team on the decline, but the coach found his feet. To remotivate a team isn’t an easy task so he’s done an enormous job. The players had a real professional conscience at the end of the season,…

L’Équipe report that Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi notably convinced Kylian Mbappé to stay by calling on former director of sport Antero Henrique, who currently works as the director for the Qatari domestic league. Al-Khelaifi notably sought to bring Henrique back into the fray to speak to Mbappé’s entourage and try to convince him to turn down Real Madrid, having been the one who first brought him from Monaco in 2017. At that point, former scout Luis Ferrer had also been crucial and has since grown close to Mbappé’s family, even after leaving the club in 2021. For the forward’s move in 2017, Ferrer had spent almost 2 months with Mbappé…

L’Équipe report this morning that Adil Rami is currently in talks to join Saint-Étienne, with the centre-back reaching the end of his contract with Troyes. The World Cup winner has also received a renewal offer from his current club, after successful first season that saw his experience help steer the club clear of relegation. The former Lille and Marseille man, now 36, has not yet decided on his immediate future and is taking his time to decide between the two. Laurent Batlles, who coached Rami in the first half of the season at Troyes before being replaced by Bruno Irles, would like to bring in the former French international as an…

Fabrizio Romano is reporting that West Ham, Brighton, Everton, and Southampton have contacted Stephy Mavididi’s (24) agents about a move away from Montpellier this summer, whilst Marseille are also interested in the former Juventus striker.  Click Here: CONVERSE CHUCK 70 SHOES Although Romano reveals that any deal is “at early stages,” there is a “good chance” that he will make a move in the coming weeks.  Mavididi, a former Arsenal academy product, moved to Juventus in 2018, although he only made one appearance for the Italian giants. He moved to Montpellier in 2020 and scored 8 goals and registered 3 assists in his last Ligue 1 campaign. 

RMC Sport report – via AS – that Keylor Navas has indicated his intends to stay at Paris Saint-Germain going into next season, despite losing his spot as number one to Gianluigi Donnarumma. The Costa Rican has impressed in his two seasons with the club so far since his move from Real Madrid, but competition with the Italian has seen both goalkeepers frustrated with the past campaign. “No team can guarantee that you’ll play, but I consider that when a player is a competitor and can start every game, it makes sense that they wouldn’t enjoy a situation like last season’s.” “Too many things have to happen in order to leave…

According to L’Équipe, Bordeaux are preparing to part with between 16 and 18 players, including star assets Alberth Elis (26), Ui-Jo Hwang (29) and Junior Onana (22).  Click Here: Angel Di Maria jersey sale Providing the club passes the DNCG later this month without incident, Bordeaux will proceed with a mass clearout, and clubs have already made contact enquiring about some of their most saleable assets.  Elis interests Leeds United. Onana, valued at €10m is of interest to Schalke and AC Milan, whilst Hwang is coveted by clubs in Germany as well as Montpellier and Nantes. L’Équipe are reporting that for Elis and Onana, bids have already been lodged.  Bordeaux are wishing to retain…