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In speaking with Le Progrès, Saint-Étienne director Loïc Perrin discussed the club’s transfer window in which several players were signed and the processes which led to their arrival after it emerged yesterday that coach Pascal Dupraz accidently leaked two signings at a Buffalo Grill. “During this transfer window, we had to gamble with hungry players […]

As reported by Foot Mercato, Lyon are on the lookout for a direct replacement for Newcastle-bound central midfielder Bruno Guimarães. OL are interested in several options but chief among them is Cologne, and former Montpellier, midfielder Ellyes Skhiri – who is currently away with Tunisia at the AFCON. After an excellent season so far in […]

In an interview with Marca published this week, former Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid forward Nicolas Anelka gave his view on the Champions League tie pitting together his former clubs. Click Here: “It might be an early final. Two big teams, two big clubs. I would give Madrid a slight advantage because they have experience. When […]

Speaking after his side’s late win against Rennes last night, PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino called on all those associated with the club to present a united front ahead of the Champions League last 16 tie with Real Madrid next week. PSG ultras heavily criticised the club this week via a lengthy statement before displaying various […]

One look at the Ligue 1 table would suggest Lille are having a dreadful season. The current French Champions are predicted, together with Sporting Lisbon, to be one the teams-with-no-hope in the Champions League last 16, as France’s eleventh placed side face European champions Chelsea in Europe’s premiere competition. Click Here: A drop off was […]

As reported by Ignazio Genuardi, Swiss forward Xherdan Shaqiri could earn up to $7m a year after his move from Ligue 1 club Lyon to MLS outfit Chicago Fire last month. Shaqiri’s base salary will reportedly be as high as $4.6m, but that amount could rise substantially due to various add-ons via bonuses and premiums. […]

As reported by BUT, PSG are persisting in their interest for Juventus’ Everton loanee striker Moise Kean, who enjoyed a successful loan spell in Paris last season, scoring 13 times in Ligue 1. Kean is currently in the first year of a two-season loan spell with Juventus with carries a compulsory purchase option at the […]

FC Nantes announced last night that their Brazilian right-back, Fabio, has extended his contract with the club until June 2023. Having arrived from Middlesbrough in 2018 for a sum of 2 million euros, the defender has made 78 appearances for the north-western club, of which 21 have come this season. The two-time Premier League winner […]

Following his departure from Russian club Krasnodar as a result of the invasion of Ukraine, former French international Rémy Cabella has returned to the club of his youth, Montpellier, as announced by the club this morning. The 32-year-old spent a total of 10 years with the Southern club, from 2004-2014, including four seasons in Ligue […]

In this weekly feature, GFFN Chief Features Writer Eric Devin and veteran GFFN contributor Jeremy Smith face off in our Ligue 1 predictions competition. It’s three points for a correct score and one point for a correct result. Who will come out on top at the end of the season? Scores after week four:JEREMY: 16ERIC: 18 Game of […]