Foot Mercato report this afternoon that Lyon manager Peter Bosz could be on his way out at the end of the season, with the club drafting up a shortlist of potential replacements. The latest two names to be added to it are former Monaco manager Niko Kovač as well as Julien Stéphan, currently of Strasbourg after leaving Rennes. The Dutch manager has overseen Les Gones’ worst season in 15 years – they are currently 10th in the league – although they have advanced to the Europa League quarter-finals. Bosz is under contract until 2023, but the goodwill shown to him so far has begun to frustrate some at the club. Former…

Santi Aouna of Foot Mercato reports tonight that Barcelona sporting director Mateu Alemany has travelled to Marrakech and is set to meet with Ousmane Dembélé’s agent, Moussa Sissoko. The Frenchman, whose contract expires at the end of the season, has been at the centre of a renewal saga that reached its apex in January when he was frozen out of the squad due to his and his agent’s demands. Relations betwen the Dembélé camp and Barcelona have since thawed, not least thanks to the Frenchman’s good form under Xavi since the winter. Although president Joan Laporta was previously against returning to the negotiating table and had stated the former Rennes man would be…

FC Metz have announced the termination of defender Jemerson’s contract by “mutual consent” as reported by L’Équipe on Friday. Having only arrived in back in October on a short-term deal that ran until the end of the season, he leaves the Ligue 1’s bottom side with just four games to go.  In a press release from the club, it cited “personal reasons” as the reason for the former Monaco man’s early departure from the Lorraine club, whilst thanking him for their “common adventure”. The Brazilian leaves having made 16 appearances for the club, keepng four clean sheets in Ligue 1 during that time.  Metz do however, boast the fourth-worst defence in the…

Journalist Fabrice Hawkins reports that Marseille president Pablo Longoria is looking to bring in Manchester United defender Eric Bailly on a permanent deal this summer. OM had already made an attempt this winter to sign the Ivorian on a loan deal, and are now looking to go back in for him at the end of the season. The 28-year-old, who has made just the four appearances in the Premier League this campaign, has several other offers – notably from Italy – and will make a decision at the end of the season. The centre-back has been with the English club since 2016 but has fallen out of favour of late, but…

Speaking in his press conference ahead of Paris Saint-Germain’s match against Strasbourg tomorrow, Mauricio Pochettino has indicated that he would be likely to stay at the club next season, along with Kylian Mbappé. His words transcribed in L’Équipe, the Argentine was asked to give the likelihood, as a percentage, for both of them remaining in Paris past this summer, stating that it was “100% in both cases.” Pochettino then went on to elaborate on Mbappé, with the Frenchman himself having indicated that he has not made a decision on his future yet, with his contract expiring this summer. Click Here: Cheap France Rugby Jersey With the Ligue 1 title wrapped up,…

Ahead of Sunday’s Choc des Olympiques, Marseille manager Jorge Sampaoli defended his counterpart Peter Bosz, calling for the struggling Lyon manager to be given more time according to RMC.  Click Here: saracens rugby jersey In Saturday’s pre-match press conference, the Argentinian manager said, “At the start of the season, everyone agreed that Lyon were the closest to PSG in terms of the quality of their team. Perhaps the manager hasn’t yet found consistency in what he wants to do. I say that because I know Bosz’s teams, he will need time.” Lyon currently languish in eighth in the table, five points off Strasbourg, who currently sit in the Uefa Conference…

In his press conference announcing Wendie Renard and Maxence Caqueret’s contract renewals, Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas notably spoke about the prospect of bringing Alexandre Lacazette back to the club. With Aulas indicating that Les Gones would be active in this summer’s market, the prospect of bringing the Arsenal man back to his former club, with his Gunners deal expiring at the end of the season, looks to be on the cards: “If we need to make compromises to get him, we will.” Director of Football Vincent Ponsot, also present at the conference, was also adamant: “We will continue until the end, it’s a desire for us [to bring Lacazette back].”…

Speaking in the wake of Marseille’s exit from the UEFA Europa Conference League at the hands of Feyenoord, Jorge Sampaoli perceived the loss of Dimitri Payet (35) as the turning point of the match.  “I believe in the beginning, the game was going in our favour until Payet’s injury. Then there were 10 confused minutes. Payet’s exit really changed this match.The game plan was different, and without him we had to change our plan.” The Argentine manager couldn’t provide an update on Payet’s injury. “We’ll ignore the seriousness of the injury. The doctors will see tomorrow (Friday).” Payet limped off in the first-half with what looked like a muscular injury.…

Le Parisien report that Kylian Mbappé’s contract renewal with Paris Saint-Germain is now within sight, with talks accelerating and an agreement in principle now in place. The forward’s representatives, and notably his parents who manage his interests, have accepted president Nasser Al-Khelaifi’s offer and given their agreement in principle. Mbappé will earn €50m net a year, as well as a signing-on bonus of €100m. He will sign a two-year contract with an option for an additional year. The club, contacted by Le Parisien, have not formally denied the news but the player’s entourage are tempering expectations. Nevertheless, no one is denying that discussions are at an advanced stage. Real Madrid have…

Speaking in an exclusive interview with So Foot, Lokomotiv Moscow’s French striker Wilson Isidor (21) reflected upon his time playing for Monaco.  Whilst Isidor struggled for game time at Monaco, making only two appearances in Ligue 1 in the 2021/22 season before a January move to Russia, he has since excelled. The Rennes youth product has scored seven goals in eight matches for the Moscow side and picked up the Russian Premier League player of the month award for April.  “Wissam Ben Yedder (31) helped me a lot this season. When he saw that I was going through a tough patch he reassured me, encouraged me and took me under his…