Saint-Étienne have announced that starting goalkeeper Étienne Green will be out for six weeks due to an elbow ligament injury.
The England youth international had been forced off at half-time in his side’s 2-0 loss to Reims last weekend, the club’s tenth defeat of the season.
The 21-year-old has impressed in Ligue 1 since making his debut at the back end of last season, saving a penalty and keeping a clean sheet in a win over Nîmes.
As reported by RMC, Zinedine Zidane’s right-hand man and assistant coach David Bettoni has told Marca in Spain that Zidane remains on sabbatical amid reported PSG interest. When asked about Zidane future, Bettoni said:
“I don’t know, I haven’t really talked about his next destination. He said he was going to take a year’s sabbatical. I know Zizou very well and he doesn’t think like that. I know he’s with his family and when he’s ready he’ll listen to offers and we’ll see who wants to sign him. I think he’s open to anything and he’ll decide if the club is right for him, if there’s something he doesn’t like and if it is competitive. There’re a lot of factors and we’ll see at the end of the season where he goes, if he is coaching.”
PSG sporting director Leonardo has recently denied approaching any prospective coach.
As reported by RMC, PSG’s third-choice goalkeeper, Sergio Rico (28), is close to joining La Liga side Real Mallorca.
The two clubs are discussing a loan move without an option to buy but Mallorca would need to cover part of Rico’s €200,000 monthly wage. The agreement is yet to be completely settled but things are progressing say RMC.
Not even registered for Champions League games and only making one appearance so far this season, Rico was also enquired for by Saint-Étienne this month before Les Verts moved on to Angers keeper Paul Bernardoni.
L’Équipe report tonight that Nice are on the lookout for a signing on the wing this winter, and have identified Tottenham Hotspur’s Bryan Gil and Anderlecht’s Francis Amuzu as targets.
The 20-year-old Spaniard, who arrived in North London from Sevilla last summer, has seen a lack of playing time in the Premier League, with Nice looking into potentially taking him on loan.
The Belgian, a former youth international, is also a target although no offer as of yet has come through. Les Aiglons are said to have a third target, although their name has not filtered through yet.
As reported by Ouest France, Lorient centre-back Thomas Fontaine is seeing significant interest from Ligue 2 strugglers Nancy.
Since joining FCL in 2019 the Madagascar defender has only played 26 times for the Ligue 1 club and the 30-year-old’s contract will be up at the end of the season.
Although Lorient would allow Fontaine to leave, no agreement has yet been reached between club and player and between Lorient and Nancy.