After the disappointing season Lille have suffered, club president Olivier Létang would have been hoping to bring in someone slightly more exciting than Paulo Fonseca. The Mozambique-born Portuguese-national has managed …
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FEATURE | Sven Botman: What To Expect – One of Europe’s most improved needs another leap forward
by Adam WhiteOver the last three seasons, few players across Europe have improved like Sven Botman. The 22-year-old Dutch centre-back joined an ambitious Newcastle United project this week from Lille for £35m. …
Ibrox, March 11th, 2018. From just inside his own half, Celtic midfielder Scott Brown launches a speculative ball towards his centre forward. Despite the relative lack of danger, panic ensues …
In selling Aurélien Tchouaméni to Real Madrid, Monaco have lost one of the world’s best midfielders. According to coach Philippe Clement, replacing him will be “impossible.” But not replacing him …
In just four years, Jonathan Clauss has gone from being released by a Ligue 2 club at the age of 25 to potentially France’s starting right-back going into a World …
This was supposed to be a year in which, under the stewardship of title-winning manager Christophe Galiter, OGC Nice broke into the Ligue 1 elite. But after a promising start, …
OPINION | Despite Rennes playing Ligue 1’s best football Bruno Genesio didn’t deserve Coach of the Season
by Adam WhiteThis season, the UNFP awards broke with tradition. Usually big club biased, disproportionately favouring PSG, in recent years – see Gianluigi Donnarumma’s unfathomable triumph in this year’s goalkeeping category – …
AS Monaco are preparing for life without Aurélien Tchouaméni (22) following his reported €100m move to Real Madrid. Sporting director Paul Mitchell told GFFN’s Luke Entwistle that they are looking to …
Speaking in a press conference AS Monaco sporting director Paul Mitchell said the club did a “great job” to get the reported €100m transfer fee for Aurélien Tchouaméni. Questioned about the …
With the departure of Rennes’ 26-year-old centre back Nayef Aguerd a near certainty, it would be useful to look at the type of player the Breton side are losing, and …
Martin Terrier has been a well-known name in Ligue 1 for a while now – representing four top-flight sides to date. After breaking through at Lille and finding his feet …
As he’ll tell you, Luis Campos has a very specific skillset. “I’m completely in love with signing players for between €0m to €3m or €3m to €6m,” the Portuguese Sporting …