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News of Wesley Fofana sustaining a serious ACL injury today will have only strengthened Chelsea’s stance about securing the long-term future of a highly-rated youngster itching for more first-team football next season and beyond, after impressing at the heart of England’s U21 Euros-winning side this month. Continue reading “Pochettino lays down Levi Colwill gauntlet as Chelsea insist centre-back not for sale”
A week after agreeing a £36m deal to sign Real Madrid’s Achraf Hakimi on a five-year deal, Inter are favourites in the race to capture another highly-rated young defender: new free agent Malang Sarr, having departed boyhood club Nice after 15 years with the Ligue 1 side. Continue reading “Achraf Hakimi secured, Inter now linked with move for free agent Malang Sarr”
As speculation suggests Dayot Upamecano is close to the exit door this summer, RB Leipzig are already targeting ready-made replacements for their star centre-back, with PSG teenager Tanguy Kouassi and Nice defender Malang Sarr at the top. Continue reading “Shopping for reinforcements: RB Leipzig interested in PSG’s Kouassi, Sarr at Nice”
Ligue 1 is a division regularly criticised for its lack of competitiveness at the top, given just how easily Paris Saint-Germain appear to dominate on a yearly basis. However, it’s one that produces a wide variety of talented youngsters across the world who shine for their respective clubs, countries and earn exposure to Europe’s top sides – where they’re regularly snapped up.
Thomas Lemar, Alban Lafont, Issa Diop, Joris Gnagnon and Odsonne Edouard are just a handful of talented youngsters who have left France’s top tier for European transfer moves this past summer, but who are the next batch of players coming through? Continue reading “5 Ligue 1 youngsters destined for big future transfers”
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