Ligue 1
Saint-Etienne blast Arsenal for unacceptable demands over William Saliba
Saint-Etienne have slammed Arsenal as William Saliba will no longer be able play in the French Cup final this month. Arsenal completed the £27m signing of Saliba last year but the defender has remained on loan with Saint-Etienne this campaign. The Ligue 1 campaign was cancelled in April in response to the coronavirus pandemic but […]
PSG confirm Edinson Cavani & Thiago Silva will leave in summer as free agents
PSG Sporting Director Leonardo has confirmed that Edinson Cavani and Thiago Silva will leave the Ligue 1 club for free once the Champions League campaign has been concluded. Cavani and Silva were part of the club’s first wave of spending as they tried to establish themselves as a force to reckon with in Europe under […]
Mauro Icardi completes move from Inter Milan to PSG
Paris Saint-Germain have completed the signing of Mauro Icardi, with Inter Milan receiving €50m (£45m) plus an additional €8m (£7m) in bonuses for the forward. Icardi, who had been on loan at PSG since the start of the 2019-20 campaign, has signed a four-year deal, tying him to the French club until 2024. The details […]
French players called to go on strike if Ligue 1 does not expand to 22 teams next campaign
Former PSG and Toulouse head coach Antoine Kombouare has called on players to go on strike next campaign if Ligue 1 is not expanded to 22 teams. The French Ligue 1 has abandoned the 2019-20 campaign after the coronavirus outbreak, with PSG declared champions and the bottom two Amiens and Toulouse relegated. This has drawn criticism in France with many feeling they acted rashly in […]
Ander Herrera reveals board disagreement led to Man Utd exit
Ander Herrera explains his move to Paris Saint-Germain, despite his intention to stay at Old Trafford. Ander Herrera has revealed he did not want to leave Manchester United last summer but said his decision was fuelled by “disagreements” with the club’s board. Herrera left Old Trafford after five years to sign for Paris Saint-Germain as a free agent after contract […]
Ligue 1 season ended after French PM cancels all sporting events until September
The Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 campaigns are to be cancelled after French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced no sporting activities, even those behind closed doors, could happen before September. During an announcement about how the French government intend to ease the coronavirus lockdown restrictions, it was confirmed the 2019/20 campaigns in sport would not […]
French Ligue 1 season to resume on June 17
The Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) have announced their plans to resume the 2019-20 Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 seasons on June 17, while waiting for a decision on whether or not games will be played out behind closed doors. French football’s top two divisions were suspended indefinitely on March 13 amid the coronavirus pandemic, which has disrupted the […]
Mbappe will cost just £35m after coronavirus crisis, claims French politician
A French politician has predicted Kylian Mbappe’s transfer value will drop to just £35million due to the effect the coronavirus pandemic will have on the transfer market. The deadly Covid-19 has caused football and other major sporting events around the globe to be cancelled or suspended. Clubs have already been forced to place their staffs […]
Arsenal to announce Layvin Kurzawa signing from PSG
Mikel Arteta is closing in on his first summer signing since becoming Arsenal head coach with Layvin Kurzawa reportedly set to finalise a free transfer to the club at the end of the campaign. Arsenal expressed interest in the PSG defender in January but the French champions were unwilling to sell him without finding a […]
Neymar planned PSG’s mocking of Erling Haaland in advance, reveals teammate Marquinhos
Neymar planned to mock Erling Haaland after PSG’s Champions League game with Borussia Dortmund in advance, according to his teammate Marquinhos. The two teams were drawn against each other in the last 16 of this campaign’s competition, with the first leg taking place at Westfalenstadion. Dortmund secured a 2-1 win in front of their own […]