Sport Bild are reporting that AS Monaco left-back Ismaïl Jakobs (23) is attracting interest from German clubs Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Mönchengladbach and Eintracht Frankfurt.  Jakobs is currently participating in the World Cup in Qatar with Senegal. The former FC Köln player made a relatively late decision to switch his international allegiance, having featured for Germany at …

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This is taken from the GFFN 100, our leading 150-page FREE publication ranking the best 100 players in France, see the full list and read every profile right here. Before breaking (back) into the limelight as a part of Morocco’s World Cup adventure, Sofiane Boufal had been quietly, but confidently, establishing himself as a pivotal …

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This season has not gone the way Marseille legend Dimitri Payet would have planned it. Not only did he miss out on the World Cup, but has not found starting minutes with his beloved club. To make the situation worse, with all of the injuries Les Bleus had before the start of the World Cup …

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According to CBS Sport’s Ben Jacobs, Qatar Sports Investments (who have held 100% ownership Paris Saint-Germain since 2011) are reportedly intensifying their efforts to find a multi-club investment project in the Premier League. Jacobs says that president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has been talking to clubs from the Premier League – notably meeting with Spurs chairman Daniel Levy …

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According to reports from L’Équipe, Frédéric Guilbert is in and Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel is out of Strasbourg. The 24-year-old who was brought in on loan to fill in for Karol Fila seems to be headed to La Liga side – Espanyol. The former Saint-Étienne right-back was a very highly rated up-and-coming defender before being plagued by …

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According to a report from RMC Sport, Montpellier HSC are close to acquiring the signature of Moroccan international Yahia Attiyat Allah from Casablanca’s Wydad AC. Attiyat Allah, who plays as either a left-back or left-winger, impressed in Morocco’s dazzling Qatar 2022 World Cup campaign, in which he played six of their seven games. Crucially, he …

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Sud-Ouest report this evening that Lorient have submitted an offer worth €12m for Bordeaux winger Dilane Bakwa, with the Bretons looking to make an attacking signing before next week’s deadline after selling Dango Ouattara to Bournemouth, and Terem Moffi ostensibly on the way out. Bakwa first appeared for the Girondins’ senior team during their past two …

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Algerian international striker Andy Delort (31) has joined FC Nantes from OGC Nice, the clubs have announced. Delort will move on an initial loan deal with an obligatory permanent option to be triggered at the end of the season if Les Canaris steer clear of relegation. ✍🏼 @AndyDelort9 est 𝗡𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝘀 ! #BienvenueAndy pic.twitter.com/S1GzxulnPO — FC …

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Click:Vehicle diagnostic scanner L’Équipe report this evening that Hakim Ziyech’s loan deal from Chelsea to Paris Saint-Germain could be set to collapse, with the Premier League club said to have failed to send the necessary documents across in time. The 29-year-old had personally pushed for the move today in the wake of his dwindling playing time …

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1. Paulie points the way to Donncha on Table Mountain in Cape Town in 2004 Source: INPHO 2. Axel puts the head down with Trevor Brennan in support in 1998 Source: INPHO 3. Rory Best is handed off by Ricky Januarie in 2006 Source: Lorraine O’Sullivan/INPHO 4. Terry Kingston visits a township in South Africa …

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