Welcome to another edition of “scouting central” where Get French Football News brings you the latest news on which French players are being watched by clubs from abroad and vice-versa.
According to Hat-trick.fr, Marseille had a scout present at Celtic vs Inverness to watch Swedish striker John Guidetti. The player is out of contract at the end of the season.
According to Sky Italia, Lille had a scout present in Rennes on Friday night to watch Albanian wideman Elseid Hysaj as he drew 1-1 with France. The 20 year old is currently contracted to Empoli.
Get French Football News has received confirmation that a scout from Bordeaux was present to watch Austria vs Russia. According to our colleagues at M365, the representative took a particular interest in defensive player Martin Hinteregger.
St Étienne goalkeeper Stéphane Ruffier continues to attract interest from Serie A side Lazio, with the Italian club having sent representatives to watch him on more than one occasion this season.
Get French Football News can also confirm that Liverpool sent a scout to watch Angers’ Sofiane Boufal in the first weekend of this month. Montpellier, Lille and Granada have all also had representatives watching him since the beginning of the season.