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As reported by Fabrice Hawkins, the situation between Belgian international winger Anthony Limbombe and Nantes is souring. Having been banished from the professional squad to the reserves, the 27-year-old and his representatives appealed to the LFP, who govern French professional football. On the 4th of March this year, the LFP decreed that Nantes bring the winger back into the squad, with the threat of a fine in the case that they fail to do so. Since Limbombe is still not a part of the professional squad, his lawyer has appealed to the LFP to sanction the north-western club, notably through the docking of points. The Canaris currently sit comfortably in seventh…

Following PSG’s 3-0 loss to Monaco yesterday, Thierry Henry had some strong words in relation to the performance he saw while covering the game from Stade Louis II with Amazon Prime Video. “At any given moment, what is the guiding principle? I’ve played at Barca, and when you don’t do what you have to, you leave, regardless of your name, of who you are. If you don’t respect what has to be done, you would leave,”  said the 1998 World Cup winner. He continued, questioning the standards of Ligue 1’s runaway leaders. “If you don’t do what is necessary, at Barca, you leave. At Bayern, you leave, at Madrid, you leave. At…

As reported by L’Équipe, Bordeaux goalkeeper Benoît Costil clashed with ultras at half-time during this afternoon’s 2-0 defeat to Montpellier as tensions continue to mount around the bottom placed club. The Frenchman was making his return from injury and was whistled at and booed for the entirety of the game at every touch. He then had a very heated discussion with the ultras behind him, which saw stewards intervene to defuse the situation, while projectiles were being thrown at Costil. He made his way to the dressing room to chants of “Costil a****le”, to which he responded by clapping. Bordeaux fell to yet another defeat this afternoon, being unable to score…

As reported by France Bleu Hérault, French left-back Théo Sainte-Luce (23) will join Montpellier from Ligue 2 Nîmes at the end of the season, when his contract expires in June. The young defender came through the youth teams at Nîmes and will leave permanently for the first time, having been previously loaned out to GFC Ajaccio for six months, and to Red Star FC for a year. With four appearances in Ligue 1, Sainte-Luce will return to the top flight after a break of over two years, his last game coming in December 2019. This season, the left-back is having a successful season in Ligue 2, having made 24 appearances and…

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…