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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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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.

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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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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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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Ouest-France report that Ligue 1 side FC Lorient have rejected a €10m bid from Marseille for 22-year-old right-back Houboulang Mendes.

OM are seeking to sign a right-back in the joker transfer window, that allows French clubs to sign one player from domestic leagues between now and January.

On deadline day, Head of Football Pablo Longoria tried to sign Danish right-back Joakim Maehle from Genk, but the Belgian side were seeking €15m, which was viewed as excessive by OM.

FCL have no intention of allowing their talent to depart.

Speaking in a press conference on Wednesday, Longoria spoke on the matter:

“We are open, we are in the process of discussions, we will do a joker if there is a consensus among us. We are convinced by the players who are coming. It has to be one of our first choices. We are also open for January.”

Villas-Boas added:

“We missed out on Joakim Maehle unfortunately. We are talking with Longoria, maybe we are going to stay like this and wait for January. Yuto (Nagatomo) can also play on the right.”

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Speaking in an interview with L’Équipe, ex-AS Monaco boss Robert Moreno explained how he came to discover that he had been sacked at the beginning of this summer.

“It was a Saturday. In the morning, I receive a message from Oleg Petrov (Vice President), who says that that he wants to see me, tells me to come to the stadium after training. On the way, a friend calls me: “It is out in the papers…” To learn that you have been sacked in the press, that is what hurts. Not that they sack you, because in football, we are all used to that. But a club like Monaco must pay attention to this sort of thing. Did I get explanations? None. Simply: “You are not going to continue, we are no longer counting on you.” And if finished like that. Oleg said things after, but it was nonsense, things to justify his decision. For me, the story is very simple: a new Sporting Director arrived, he wanted to count on his guys that he trusts and that is all. Aside from that, time will tell what the right thing to do was.”

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Speaking on RMC Sport, Lyon President Jean-Michel Aulas was asked about the future of manager Rudi Garcia, whose contract expires in June.

“This is a topic that is often brought up. I have said that we will take a position on it between now and the end of the season… It is not on the menu for the moment. We (the board) meet on the 31st December. I hope that we will be in 1st place at that point, so that we can look at things in a different way.”

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“Rudi knows it, I speak often with him. He is totally in agreement with me to show things on the pitch and through the performances of the team we could eventually look at something.”

Asked at the end of the interview whether speculation was correct that it is very unlikely that Garcia would be offered a new contract, Aulas said: “You often have the right information.” 

Speaking to Eleven Sports PT, via Foot Mercato, Neymar revelled in PSG’s 3-1 victory over Manchester United that puts his club in control of Group H.

“No, I did not complain about a lack of something on the part of my teammates. People misunderstood what I wanted to say. We have always had a good spirit among us. But on the pitch we were missing something, we needed to simplify things, run for one another, adjust details, tactically, mentally. We have always had camaraderie, everyone really likes each other, there is a good atmosphere. It is more on the pitch, help our teammates more, help with marking. That is more what I wanted to say. Today we showed that we can play at a higher level, by running and fighting together. And of course we are not lacking in quality.”

“That is why I said that we needed to change attitude or else we could forget about our Champions’ League dream. But we have changed. And today our dream has more life in it. Of course, I have never been eliminated in the Champions’ League (group stage) or played in the Europa League. That never crossed my mind and it never well. When these difficult moments come, I am able to evolve and take my responsibilities. I did not come here to play in the Europa League.”

“I have always felt like a leader, since I was 17, I have never needed to have to armband to feel that way. Today, I am a figure at PSG. Everything that I can do on the pitch has an impact on my teammates and what I want, is to help them, to give the best of myself. I am a very annoying guy on the pitch, I follow up a lot with my teammates, but I am also ready to accept criticism, about myself too. I am not untouchable. Everyone is fighting for the same thing. I am very happy to be able to help my teammates.”

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Speaking in an interview with Nice-Matin, the President of INEOS football, Bob Ratcliffe, discussed OGC Nice, the chemical company’s biggest footballing franchise, following the recent sacking of Patrick Vieira and a disappointing first half of the campaign, with the club sitting 12th in Ligue 1 at the turn of the year.

Let’s get right into it: are Jean-Pierre Rivère and Julien Fournier in danger of losing their jobs?

(laughs) That was never a question.

A look at the results, it would be normal if you had begun to get impatient.

We have learnt from our experience in Lausanne. Patience, in sport in general and in football in particular, is an important virtue. So, we are patient. Look at last season: those results kicked off the INEOS football project. No doubt we were even a little ahead of what we had foreseen. 5th place and a ticket for the Europa League with Nice, promotion to the 1st division in Switzerland for Lausanne, African Champions’ League qualification with our partner Racing Club Abidjan. In summary, we experienced a superb 2019/20 campaign. The new campaign has gone less well, but that is football.

What are your relations like with Jean-Pierre Rivère and Julien Fournier?

Our relations are excellent. I speak very regularly with Julien on the phone. I also spend a fair amount of time with Jean-Pierre when I am in Nice. When we were interested in OGCN, we quickly understood that there was something to be done here. Jean-Pierre and Julien have already done a lot of things for the club. They are the right people to grow it even further. The president has links with the league and the world of football, also with the Mayor of Nice. The Director of Football, he, has a solid experience in terms of negotiations and identifying the profiles of players. Their presence was a major part of our desire to buy the club. Nothing has changed.

So you don’t hold them at all responsible for the current situation?

No. We are all responsible. You know INEOS is not a company that gives into panic. Never. We are 12th in Ligue 1 and the league season is still long. 

OGC Nice do not sit in the top 10, they have been eliminated from the Europa League, the football is hardly inspiring and the results are worse. How do you explain that?

For me, this is a quality squad. It even has the potential to be in the top four in the league. So yes, we are disappointed by the European adventure and yes certain players were not at the level we hoped for. Others have not really improved. The injury to Dante was a real blow. He is missed on and off the pitch. Despite that, I see encouraging signs. And then, we are not far from the teams at the top. I repeat that I think there will be opportunities for us in 2021.

The January window starts on 2nd January, what is the budget in terms of signings?

Don’t expect numerous and costly purchases. We will have to focus more on the optimisation of our players and the style of play. The January window exists to rectify one or two things, not to stack up signings. It is for this reason that I do not expect us to be very active in this window.

Even so: bringing in a central defender to combat the absence of Dante and adjusting the attacking sector would not be much….

We will have to look and find the player that is capable of bringing added value. See who is available and that is not easy. It is a crucial position. At the back, we have very good youngsters who are lacking more in experience than in talent. For the rest, we will see.

Dante’s injury highlighted the weaknesses, what was lacking. Did OGC Nice not make a mistake in putting too much emphasis on young players?

No team is capable of foreseeing injuries. We have the potential that we require. I do not think that there were errors in selections.

However, some, like (Stanley) Nsoki or (Robson) Bambu, are accumulating mistakes and the relationship between quality and price there could cause a problem…

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Nsoki and Bambu are very good players. For me, the problem is elsewhere. It relates to the composition of the team. Our XI was too often changed around. Because of injuries or for other reasons. A team needs to know itself. Take Aston Villa who are doing well in the Premier League, they have eight immovable players in their starting XI. Always the same. For us, the starters change too much. The youngsters are learning. They need to play regularly. That is how they are going to learn and improve.

Who decided on the exit of Patrick Vieira? Were you aware or in agreement with this decision?

It was an unanimous decision. It has to be when it concerns a role as important as the manager. I spoke with my brother Jim, and we took the difficult decision, all, together.

When was the decision taken? After the defeat against Leverkusen or before?

I do not remember the exact timing. We were speaking regularly and in quite a lot of detail on the matter with Jean-Pierre (Rivère), Julien (Fournier) and Jim. We reached a point where it was time to finalise this decision. The reasons for his departure, we have discussed with him and we will keep that internal. We have a big respect for Patrick (Vieira). He has brought a lot to the club, he is a football legend, he attracted very good players and he always gave 100% of what he could for OGC Nice.

You placed a lot of hope in Patrick Vieira. Did he disappoint you? Have you stayed in contact?

Jim and I, we like him a lot, it is true. We therefore did not take the decision lightly. To answer you: since his departure, I have not had contact with Patrick. I hope that one day, we will have the chance to cross paths again and have a coffee together. Football is a small world. I know that he will bounce back. He has everything to become a first rate manager.

Is it true that you proposed a list of four names (Advocaat, Van Gaal, Heinze, Klinsmann) to replace him?

False. I don’t know where these rumours are coming from. We don’t want to rush. We still have 2/3s of the league season. We have time. The choice has to be simple, obvious. but before that, we need to do great work collectively to identify the right profile. INEOS wants to install OGC Nice at the top. Make this club a regular in European competitions. Le Gym is attractive. It must become even more so. For players as well as for a coach.

Should we expect a big name on the OGC Nice bench next season?

I wouldn’t say that. Today, the best manager for Le Gym is the one on the touchline. For the future, we will see who is the best candidate. We do not need a big name, we need a manager whose qualities perfectly suit the club.

What do you make of the decision to select Adrian Ursea until the end of the season?

We have known him for a long time. He is a discreet person but with great qualities, serious competencies and great knowledge. We are delighted that Adrian has accepted to take on this position for this season. There is also Fred Gioria, perfect in the role of working alongside him. But also a new fitness coach (Nicolas Dyon) and the support of Didier Digard. This new team needs a bit of time, but we can already see the changes.