Ligue 1
Top-tier French football league.
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Nantes sign two players and lose Guirassy on final day of transfer window
Bottom of Ligue 2 with just one point from four matches, FC Nantes officially confirmed the arrivals of midfielder Balthazar Pierret and left-back Amin Cherni, while allowing striker Herba Guirassy to leave for Young Boys Bern.
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Hojbjerg heading to Serie A: Juventus and AS Roma battle for OM midfielder
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg is in the sights of Juventus and AS Roma as Olympique de Marseille seeks to ease its wage bill before the summer transfer window closes.
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Fofana leaves Lyon for Crystal Palace for €37m, Sunderland beaten at the last minute
Malick Fofana was expected to join Sunderland earlier this week, but will instead move to Crystal Palace. Lyon and the London club have agreed on a transfer fee of €37 million.
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UEFA Coefficient: France Threatened by Portugal for Fifth Place
Separated by just 0.083 points in the UEFA coefficient ranking, France and Portugal are locked in a decisive battle for fifth place, which determines the number of French clubs directly qualified for the Champions League.
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Karl Toko Ekambi joins Marseille on derisory salary as OM scrambles to close transfer window
With several key players having left Marseille this summer, OM could register its only summer signing with Karl Toko Ekambi, a free Cameroonian international ready to commit on what has been described as a "derisory" salary.
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Stassin leaves Saint-Étienne for Seville on loan with €25m option
Belgian striker Lucas Stassin, 21, is set to join FC Seville on a paid loan of €2.5m, with a non-mandatory purchase option valued at €25m, according to L'Équipe.
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Ethan Mbappé impresses at Lille and wins over Ligue 1 observers
Starting in the first two Ligue 1 matchdays with LOSC, Ethan Mbappé (19) has impressed with his technique and dynamism, earning praise from consultant Walid Acherchour, who called him a « little gem ».
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Domenech slams Fofana and Fernandez-Pardo sales, Ligue 1 condemned to develop talent without ambition
Raymond Domenech heavily criticized Olympique Lyonnais and LOSC for selling Malick Fofana and Matias Fernandez-Pardo, denouncing a Ligue 1 reduced to the role of a feeder league. His outburst sparked strong reactions, particularly regarding television rights revenue.
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Fofana to Sunderland frees Paixao: OM decides to keep Brazilian winger
Sunderland ultimately chose Malick Fofana (OL) over Igor Paixao, leading OM's board to decide to retain the Brazilian winger, along with Aguerd, Timber and Emerson.
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Dembélé pays tribute to Barcola after record €145m transfer to Liverpool
Officially confirmed for €145 million, Bradley Barcola's departure from PSG to Liverpool prompted an emotional reaction from Ousmane Dembélé, his long-time teammate and friend.
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Ndiaye to City, Rowe to Atalanta: OM expects around ten million euros in sell-on fees
Blocked by the DNCG and UEFA, Olympique de Marseille should register no new signings before the transfer window closes, but the transfers of former players — Iliman Ndiaye, Jonathan Rowe and Ismaïla Sarr — could boost its coffers by several million euros.
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Lyon pushes out Fofana, Tagliafico and Diawara to shore up finances
Forced to balance its accounts after failing to qualify for the UEFA Champions League, Lyon is preparing to sell Malick Fofana for €50 million, negotiating Nicolas Tagliafico's departure to Juventus and loaning Mahamadou Diawara to Red Star.
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Barcola sold for €145m, PSG hunt for winger in final mercato hours
Bradley Barcola's departure to Liverpool for €145 million leaves a gap on PSG's wings. With hours remaining in the transfer window, the Paris club is exploring attacking options, though a signing is far from guaranteed.
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Ueda leaves Feyenoord for Lille, Amoura joins Nice on loan from Wolfsburg
Lille officially announced the arrival of Japanese striker Ayase Ueda from Feyenoord for €15 million, while OGC Nice completed the loan signing of Algerian international Mohammed Amoura from Wolfsburg.
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Transfer window: OM to keep Paixao, Timber, Aguerd; only Höjbjerg uncertain
With less than 24 hours until the summer transfer window closes, OM has decided to retain players announced as departures, including Paixao, Timber and Aguerd. Only Pierre-Emile Höjbjerg, targeted by Juventus, remains a special case.
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Canal Football Club draws 95,000 viewers on return, beaten by Ligue 1+
Despite a new studio set and the presence of Michel Platini, Canal Football Club attracted only 95,000 average viewers on Sunday evening, a figure lower than the 85,000 recorded by Le Club on Ligue 1+, which aired free-to-air.
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Haise snatches victory but publicly targets his defenders after Rennes-Le Mans
Stade Rennais beat Le Mans 3-2 in extra time in Ligue 1, but Franck Haise spared no criticism of his players in the post-match press conference, singling out defender Aït-Boudlal and striker Mayenda by name.
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Barcola Leaves PSG for Liverpool in €145M Deal with Emotional Farewell to Supporters
Bradley Barcola officially joined Liverpool on Monday, August 31, in a €145 million transfer, committing until June 2031. The 23-year-old winger posted an emotional farewell video thanking PSG supporters, teammates, and staff after three seasons and two Ligue des Champions titles.
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Liverpool sign Djylian N'Guessan for €7.5m, Ligue 1 loan still to be arranged
Liverpool and AS Saint-Étienne have agreed a deal for 18-year-old French U20 international striker Djylian N'Guessan for €7.5 million. The transfer is conditional on the player being loaned to a Ligue 1 club until 2027 before joining the Reds, as Liverpool have reached their international loan quota.
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OM-PSG Classique: Paris supporters banned from Vélodrome for tenth consecutive year
As every season since 2015, PSG supporters will not be able to travel to Marseille for the Classique on September 20. The Bouches-du-Rhône prefecture has already published its ban order, with the Interior Ministry set to follow within the week.
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