Lyon SD Juninho: “I dreamed of signing Thiago Silva.”

Speaking to RMC Sport, Lyon Sporting Director Juninho confirmed that he wanted to sign compatriot Thiago Silva on a free transfer from PSG this summer.

“I dreamed of it. I tried to connect with him several times. I spoke with his agent a bit at the beginning but I understood straight away that it was impossible. For me, Thiago Silva is still one of the best defenders in the world, we saw that with the game that he had in the final.”

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“I could have said to him: play 22 matches, stay with us for two years and afterwards we are maybe going to find you something else here to start your new life. I thought about that and I spoke about it with President Aulas and said to him that such a proposal could be interesting for him, because he loves football. But it was not possible for us.”

Houssem Aouar wants to leave Lyon – L’Équipe

L’Équipe report that Lyon attacking midfielder Houssem Aouar is determined to leave the club during this transfer window after all and OL can see themselves being reluctantly forced to sell.

However, the interest from PSG, Juventus and Manchester City has not translated into concrete fee negotiations.

The only team that OL have received an approach for Aouar from is Arsenal, who through Edu offered cash plus Mattéo Guendouzi – a proposal that was rejected. No contact since.

OL want €60m and nothing else – under contract until June 2023, Les Gones are in a position of strength when it comes to negotiating a sale this summer.

 

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Thomas Tuchel: “We have to say it, we are killing the players.”

Speaking to Téléfoot Chaine following PSG’s 1-0 victory over Metz on Wednesday night, Thomas Tuchel discussed the performance of Angel di Maria and more.

On Angel di Maria:

If you analyse our starting XI, it was already clear from the beginning of the match (that he was the boss). He is strong, he is experienced, he is a key player for us and he has shown that again. That is why he is Angel and is our player, we are proud. I am very happy with him and what he has again shown.

On the end of the match:

At 9 vs 1… I don’t know if in the history of football, team has ever won with 9 vs 11 but we deserved it. I am super proud, very happy! We deserved it! It was possible to score several goals in the 1st half but we missed all our big chances and it became more and more difficult. But this victory with 9 men, we have to say that it is incredible, with an incredible mentality too. At the same time, I have to say, we are killing the players, they are dead. I am very worried that we will get injuries if we continue like this. Marquinhos, Angel and Mauro, everyone. Gana (Gueye) ran like a crazy person, it was exceptional and this will be a great memory for us.

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On PSG’s difficulties dealing with Metz’s attack:

Yes but we play without training sessions, against strong teams. Like you have shown, we had 22 shots and 8 on target vs 1 for them. We are playing a Ligue 1 match, they are fast, they are strong and we had to decide the fate of the match in the 1st half if we were going to control things more easily. But we played with Abdou (Diallo) who has not played for 6 months, with Marquinhos who had done only one training session and had been sick with COVID-19, with Colin Dagba, with Mitch Bakker.

They are not used to playing together and that is why it is never easy. They did a really good job and we did not stop trying. There were also dangerous situations (for them) but that is normal. We absolutely deserved to win this match and we would have deserved to win the previous match. There you go, we have started today and it is difficult but that was already clear before.

On the LFP sanctions:

It is better for me not to talk about that because I want to be on the touchline for next game.

Official | Lorient sign Andreaw Gravillon on loan with an option to buy from Inter Milan

Ligue 1 side FC Lorient on Friday confirmed the arrival of 22-year-old French central defender Andreaw Gravillon from Inter Milan on loan with an option to buy, which is reported to be around the €3m to €4m mark.

Gravillon spent his youth career at US Créteil-Lusitanos and ASM Garges, before joining Inter Milan in 2014. His time at Inter has not been successful, with the youngster having a series of loans to Italian clubs of a lower standing.

 

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Thomas Tuchel asked about Bakayoko & Rüdiger speculation

Speaking at a press conference today ahead of their Ligue 1 clash with Reims, PSG manager Thomas Tuchel was asked about ongoing discussions with Chelsea to sign Tiémoué Bakayoko and Antonio Rüdiger.

“For the transfer window, you know very well that I do not want to talk about names now, I have never done that out of respect for the other clubs. They are not my players, they are players at other clubs, it makes no sense for me to talk about these two names, it is the same for everyone.”

“I can only say that the club knows my opinion and my analysis of the previous season, done by my staff and I. They know my analysis of the situation now and I am waiting now. We are waiting together. The situation is not easy with COVID-19 and the players that have left. We still have time and there you have it, we are waiting.”

 

 

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Rayan Aït Nouri is between Valencia & Wolves

RMC Sport report that 19-year-old French left-back Rayan Aït Nouri will choose between Valencia and Wolves after tonight’s Ligue 1 match between Angers and PSG, which will be his last appearance for Le SCO.

The English side lead the charge for the teenager, who has played just 22 times in Ligue 1 and is expected to exit for a fee of around €15m.

His current contract expires in June 2023.

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