Speaking in a press conference on Wednesday, Marseille President Pablo Longoria claimed that the talent formation process in French setups is too individualistic and it is responsible for major footballing brain drain out of the country.

“One of the problems we have in France is that we do a very individualistic type of youth formation, and I am happy to repeat that without any problem. The question is, why do we have so many talents and why do they go abroad? Is the integration of French players different from how other countries do so? There is a stronger individualism. It could be an explanation for the difficulties that French coaches have abroad… The players have their own nutritionists, physiotherapists… You sometimes get the impression that you are sitting opposite a tennis player.”

“This is an open debate where everyone is free to have their opinion. It is more a reflection I have had on very pertinent questions that deserve to be thought about. We are 8th in the UEFA ranking (this season), we have 7.500 points. We have to ask questions, why are we in this position? With the reform (UCL to be enacted in 2024), it is important to be in the top 5. I am not attacking French coaches, I have a lot of respect, but we must reflect on these things.”

Speaking in a statement relayed by RMC Sport, ex-Lille Sporting Director Luis Campos went on the record to clear up speculation that he could be working with Luxembourg businessman Gérard Lopez in a new project.

“For several months, I have made the decision not to speak out. By certain speculation has pushed me to do so this Friday. For the record, my professional relationship with Gérard Lopez is finished. It has been for several months already, and this matter is currently being managed by my lawyers. Yes, there are a number of rumours out there about my professional future – which is typical at this stage of the season. But I want to say very clearly that I have so far not made any decision at all about my professional future.”

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L’Équipe report that PSG have decided to appoint ex-1st team assistant coach under Laurent Blanc, Unai Emery and Thomas Tuchel – Zoumana Camara – as the club’s new U19s coach from next season onwards.

He was stripped of his former position by Mauricio Pochettino and was moved into the role of Sporting Coordinator for the Youth Academy in January, whilst also studying for his French coaching badges.

He will be replacing the very experienced Stéphane Roche in this position.

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Speaking in a press conference on Sunday, Lyon President Jean-Michel Aulas claims that he was the one who turned down a meeting with then Lille manager Christophe Galtier in April.

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“We undertook things in an extremely professional way, with a lot of ethics. I want to say on this that in March, I was approached to meet with Christophe Galtier. From an ethical and professional standpoint, I never meet with a manager before the end of a league season. So we refused in March to move forward on the matter. After, we defined a number of priorities. Peter (Bosz) and others were part of that. We met them. But you cannot hire a manager who has maybe already signed a contract and who is, as well, still under contract with his original club, who are champions of France. We looked at this solution and at the same time, we made contact with Peter. There was a third candidate, a foreign manager who speaks French. We were never concerned.”

RMC Sport report that 30-year-old Dutch midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum will undergo a medical with PSG tomorrow ahead of signing a 3-year contract with the club, in a deal that will be completed before the Euros gets underway in a matter of days.

The medical will take place in the Dutch national team camp, administered by a member of the PSG medical staff. Contrary to reporting in Italy and Spain, Wijnaldum is not earning double at PSG compared to what Barcelona offered, but the proposal was somewhat improved on what the Catalan giants were offering, just not to that extent.

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Ligue 1 side OGC Nice on Monday night confirmed the hire of French manager Christophe Galtier following weeks of negotiations with Lille about acquiring his services.

The Ligue 1 title-winning manager joins the INEOS project in a major coup for Les Aiglons and is understood to have signed a 3-year deal with the club.

OGC Nice paid Lille just under €5m in order to purchase the final year of Galtier’s contract – sources at Lille tell Get French Football News that the deal is the biggest ever inter-Ligue 1 transfer fee for a manager.

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L’Alsace report that Julien Stéphan’s Strasbourg side has pulled out of a deal to sign 36-year-old French central defender Daniel Congré on a free transfer owing to concerns around his fitness.

The ex-Montpellier man is suffering an injury which will keep him out of action for another 4 weeks and RCSA claim that they were looking for someone who could be fit and ready immediately.

Although Congré appeared to undergo a medical with relative success, the Strasbourg medical staff were forced to recommend that the player would be out of action for another month.

Congré still has interest from 2 Ligue 2 clubs.

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RMC Sport report that PSG have decided to send 19-year-old right-back Thierno Baldé on loan without an option to buy to Ligue 2 outfit Le Havre.

19-year-old forward Kenny Nagera could also be heading to the same destination on loan.

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Baldé is under contract with Les Parisiens until 2023 and can also play as a central defender – he will not extend his contract with PSG before making the move as he gears up to experience his first professional minutes after spending last season with the U19s last season.

Lille manager Jocelyn Gourvennec appears to have struggled to foster squad harmony in the opening days of his tenure – team-mates Xeka and Tiago Djalo clashed and appeared to fight each other as the half-time whistle went on Saturday during a friendly match vs KV Kortrijk.

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They were both sent off – it appears that Xeka was frustrated with Djalo for his poor 1st half performance, raising voices at each other in Portuguese before getting their hands involved.

In order not to entirely spoil the exercise of a friendly match, the Belgian side’s manager Luka Elsner, offered for his side to play with one player less in the 2nd half – so the rest of the match saw a 10 vs 9 situation.

20 Minutes report that interest in Nantes attacking midfielder Ludovic Blas (23) is intensifying. Most notably from Bundesliga club RB Leipzig as well as Ligue 1 champions Lille.

Incoming Lille coach Jocelyn Gourvennec knows Blas well from their time at Guingamp together but 20 Minutes report that Nantes are look for at least €12m to part with Blas.

Blas joined Nantes in summer 2019 from Guingamp and has contributed 18 goals and six assists in 67 games for FCN.

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