In an official statement which came out not long after Auxerre’s match against Clermont yesterday, the club disapproved of manager Jean-Marc Furlan’s middle finger gesture made at Clermont fans late on in the match, for which he was sent-off for:

In the last minutes of the match between Clermont and AJA (2-1), Jean-Marc Furlan was expelled for a gesture of mood against the public. The club disapproves of this inappropriate attitude, which does not correspond to the values of respect and fair play that AJA has always advocated and transmitted. We apologise to the Clermont-Ferrand public and to our supporters.

The manager himself justified his motives after the game, saying that he did it in reaction to crowd insults after he questioned the referee over not giving enough fouls to his team. 

“I went to the referee because I didn’t think there were enough fouls for us. When I stood up, the crowd insulted me, so I turned around and flipped them off. As a result, the ref sent me off.”

“You don’t know me. Because if you knew me, you would see that I have no brain. I am quite violent in my behaviour when it comes to football. Do I regret this attitude? No not at all.”

“The sanction will probably be very heavy but it doesn’t matter: you do your work during the week, not on the bench. If there are 8,000 people there, you can shout all you want, nobody hears you.”

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As reported by Le Parisien, Kylian Mbappé is now more likely to leave PSG next summer rather than in January as originally suspected, following news that the 23-year-old has felt “betrayed” by the club since signing a new contract in May.

Last season, an underwhelming one for PSG, was overshadowed by constant speculation over Mbappé’s future with his contract running down anmid Real Madrid’s long-term admiration. His shock decision to stay in Ligue 1 was a major victory for PSG but little more than a dozen games later, the Frenchman has again changed his mind.

Having not signed a number nine for Mbappé to play alongside this summer nor kept certain promises to the player, the club have angered Mbappé, who is particularly frustrated with Paris president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi. Mbappé feels misled by Al-Khelaïfi and is concerned by Christophe Galtier’s new 3-4-3 set up, which seems to get the best out of Neymar and, to some extent, Lionel Messi but not, as he sees it, Mbappé.

Mbappé also believes sporting director Luis Campos, who is close to the player, will not be given free reign to fill gaps in the squad this January with Campos frustrated by having to work with fellow director Antero Henrique on player recruitment and also enduring a frosty relationship with Al-Khelaïfi. 

Meanwhile, Real Madrid are pessimistic on their chances of signing Mbappé and believe the forward is simply putting pressure on PSG and his destination could yet be elsewhere according to reports in Spain.

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Lille forward Jonathan David currently shares the top position in Ligue 1’s goalscoring chart with Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar. They both have scored nine goals this season and are two of the leading candidates to finishing the league campaign as the top goalscorer in the top flight of French football.

Speaking on the program “L’Équipe de Greg“, the 22-year-old Canadian international, who has bagged goals in each of his last four league appearances, admitted that he would like to finish the season as the top-scorer in Ligue 1. However, according to the player, it is not his current aim. He said,

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“Personally, I don’t aim to finish first but, like any striker, it’s in the back of my mind. Given the quality of the players behind me, it’s possible that I will pass the twenty-goal mark this year. I’m starting to get a few good chances a game, so it’s up to me to finish the job.”

As reported by L’Équipe, Amazon Prime’s Ligue 1 coverage showed Brest striker Islam Slimani appearing to go up to the fourth official midway through the Breton side’s game against Clermont this afternoon to complain of a racist comment by an opponent.

The former Monaco and Lyon forward ostensibly told the referee that he had been called a “dirty arab” while pointing out one of the Clermont players.

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After Brest’s 3-1 win, the Algerian international told journalists in the mixed zone that it was the captain (midfielder Johan Gastien) who had insulted him, and claimed that he was called a “dirty blédard” [blédard being a pejorative term for rural North Africans]. Slimani added that “I think it’s serious, in this day and age, to be called a dirty blédard. I’m proud to be a blédard, I’m proud to be Algerian”.

Gastien himself has denied the accusation, insisting that “I would never in my life say that”. “The issue in this story is that I’m the one who’s going to look like a fool. I know what I said, my colleagues out on the pitch also heard what happened”.

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Speaking following his second win as Lyon boss at home to Lille (1-0) on Sunday evening, Laurent Blanc praised striker Alexandre Lacazette – whose 74th minute finished put Les Gones ahead and proved the decisive touch in the win, as trasncribed by L’Équipe:

“Put the balls in the box and you will see that Alex will score goals. He is a poacher. As long as there is movement in wide areas and crosses, he will score. In the first half, we couldn’t do it on the flanks. That was the problem. We had to bring in people who brought their freshness and let our strikers work up front. I had seen Lille play against Monaco (4-3). They played a great game. There is a physical intensity in this team. I watch a lot more L1. I see the intensity of the matches, I tell myself that it has evolved a lot. It is incredible to repeat the efforts at high intensity in such an exceptional way.”

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A report recently confirmed that Houssem Aouar had not yet decided on his international future. There have been uncertainties around his representation at the international level for some time now, as the midfielder is eligible to play for Algeria and France at the same time.

Nevertheless, it appears as if the Lyon man is not sure of his intention. Ahead of OL’s Ligue 1 encounter against Marseille on Sunday, Aouar was asked about his international future. Refusing to address the matter, the player (as quoted by L’Équipe) said, “I want to talk about Marseille only.“

Born in Lyon, Aouar represented France at their U17 and U21 levels and also played an international friendly for France’s senior side against Ukraine in 2020.

But due to him being a descendant of Algerian descent, the 24-year-old holds an Algerian nationality and could also represent the North African nation. In 2019, Algerian national team head coach Djamel Belmadi even publicly stated that he would like to convince the midfielder to join his side.

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According to an official announcement by the club, RC Lens have signed Ligue 2 side Paris FC defender Julien Le Cardinal on a deal running up to 2025. The move has cost the Ligue 1 side an estimated €2.3m plus €300,000 in bonuses.

Having agreed with the player for at least two weeks, RC Lens registered this Tuesday afternoon the arrival of the right-back from Paris FC (Ligue 2) who has passed his medical examination. The right back wanted by the Sang & Or has committed himself until at least June 2025. RC Lens made his arrival official in the evening.

Le Cardinal will have the month of December to get up to speed with Franck Haise’s side before Lens play Nice on 28th December – as players slowly return from World Cup duty due to elimination, such as fellow right-sided defender Przemyslaw Frankowski who he will compete with for a place in the Lens side, as Jimmy Cabot is out with an ACL injury. 

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SCO Angers have announced that they have parted ways with manager Gérald Baticle, with the club currently rock-bottom of the Ligue 1. 

Baticle was informed of the decision during a meeting with the club’s president, Saïd Chabane, on Wednesday. According to L’Équipe, the decision was taken after Chabane met and spoke with members of the dressing room, people close to him and even supporters in recent days.

It has been announced that Abdel Bouhazama will take charge of the club in the interim. Bouhazama was previously the manager of the youth centre. 

Having arrived in the summer of 2021, Baticle kept the club in Ligue 1 last season. However, Angers have lost their last seven games, their last win coming against Nice on 18th September. The club are three points adrift from 19th-placed Strasbourg, and with four teams going down this season, Chabane was forced to act. It is the first time that Chabane has sacked a manager since taking over the club in 2011. 

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Links to Barcelona this summer will have startled more than a few outsiders, but a closer look shows that Mali captain Hamari Traoré’s form last season may well have warranted a prospective move to the Catalan giants.

Traoré has been a crucial part of Bruno Génésio’s attacking-minded set-up at Rennes. Having chipped in with three goals himself last year, on top of his ten assists, Traoré has proven to be a tireless operator on the right flank and is adept both defensively and going forward. The 30-year-old featured in virtually every game last term, barring an AFCON absence for the month of January – which coincided with a downturn in form for Rennes. The team would ultimately finish in a disappointing fourth place, having challenged for a Champions League spot during much of the season, but the right-back’s stock remained as high as ever.

The Mali international has continued that form into the new season, setting aside any potential disappointment over his lack of a summer move. There have been a few lapses – the red card against Fenerbahçe in an otherwise solid Europa League campaign comes to mind – but, this year, Traoré has looked just as important to a Rennes side now aiming to go one better.

The Breton team’s captain, whose contract, as it stands, expires at the end of the season, has been on the radars of clubs from across the continent for several years now. Paris Saint-Germain had an eye on him as far back as 2020, with more recent interest coming from the likes of Borussia Dortmund and Marseille. Formerly of Reims – where he first got a taste of Ligue 1 action – the defender made his first steps in European football at Paris FC before a two-year stint at Lierse in Belgium. It’s his time at Rennes, though, which has decidedly shaped his career. This is his sixth season at the Roazhon Park.

Traoré himself has indicated that a contract extension is not currently being discussed with the club, and it appears inevitable that links to a move will resurface in January. But, when he does leave, the 30-year-old will be doing so on more than favourable terms with a Breton fanbase who have had the pleasure of watching arguably Ligue 1’s finest right-back of recent seasons.

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Stade Rennais Online report today that Joe Rodon’s season-long loan spell in Brittany from Tottenham Hotspur could be set to end early as a result of a lack of playing time due to the high competition in the defensive positions.

The Welshman had joined Rennes on a season-long loan deal with an option to make the move permanent at the end of the season.

The 25-year-old, who played in all of Wales’ World Cup games in Qatar, has managed nine Ligue 1 appearances and scored one goal. However, he has also seen his starting spot taken by Christopher Wooh since the start of October, and the former Swansea man has not started a game since then.

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With Warmed Omari set to return from his long-term injury, Rodon is now expected to become the fourth-choice centre-back in Bruno Génésio’s set-up. Omari and Athur Theate were the defensive pair in Rennes’ friendly matches before the season’s resumption next week. Rennes are said to be looking into ending Rodon’s loan early, with the player himself not expected to be against a return to Spurs, where he is under contract until 2025.