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L’Équipe report that 21-year-old French youth international central defender Malang Sarr is set to leave OGC Nice, after it emerged that the reality of his previously unclear contract situation is that his current deal expires in June.

Sarr, who has been forced out at left-back under Patrick Vieira, recently signed to agent Federico Pastorello, had serious interest from Gladbach last season, and remains a hot property on the German market.

His agent also has very close ties with a number of sides in Serie A.

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Speaking in an interview with L’Équipe, Ligue 1 side FC Nantes’ President Waldemar Kita took aim at French Minister for Sports Roxana Maracineanu for her constant justifications of the cancellation of the 2019/20 football campaign, a decision that was taken last week.

“Giving lessons, we are ok. There are people who have led companies for 40 years, like me, so excuse me, this lesson, is easy. I am not a politician, but stop wanting to try to tell us how to manage businesses. We can also ask who there are not enough masks. So everyone has their thing, everyone will be judged afterwards. To plan ahead yes, but we did not plan ahead to leave us in s**t. We worked for two months, four or five hours a day on video calls with 10 to 30 people, every two-three days, it was super tiring and we, we are the losers. We have to have the courage to stay, this was not the right decision that was taken, it is very harsh for the clubs, and at least here, not a single player did not want to restart, all they were asking for was to do so.”

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Lewis McParlane is joined by Jeremy Smith to discuss 21-year-old French youth international midfielder Boubakary Soumaré, who Lille are seeking to put on the market this summer.

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MaLigue2 and Manu Lonjon report that 33-year-old French full-back Gaëtan Belaud is poised to exit Ligue 1 side Brest when his contract expires next month as his current club has no intention of offering him a new deal.

The destination? Ligue 2 outfit Paris FC, who need to compensate in the right-back position, with the loans of Ibrahim Cissé (Angers) and Yacouba Coulibaly (Le Havre) coming to an end next month.

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30-year-old attacking midfielder Mouaad Madri announced yesterday on Instagram that newly promoted to Ligue 1 side RC Lens had decided not to offer him a new contract, with his current deal expiring in June.

He played just three matches in the league for RCL over three years, suffering from a mountain of injury problems.

“I came here with a lot of desire and determination to achieve the aims of the club, which have been attained, but as you know the injuries did not allow me to participate. I want to thank the supporters who for the most part were behind me, as well as the board and all my teammates over the course of three magic years. Despite everything, I am taking away wonderful memories filled with emotion from my time here.”

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Le Parisien are reporting that two French senators, Claude Kern and Michel Savin, have written a letter to French Minister for Sports, Roxana Maracineanu, to formally demand an explanation as to why she pushed through the termination of the 2019/20 Ligue 1 campaign, using a date of the 3rd August by UEFA which was a recommendation for when all action should end, rather than how she appears to have interpreted it, as a set rule.

It was this interpretation which led to the premature termination of the Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 seasons, owing to the fact that the French government decreed that no professional sport could return, even behind closed doors, until August – however UEFA President Ceferin has since confirmed what Lyon President Aulas has been stating, that he would have allowed for the French season to run up until September.

The letter from the senators reads as follows:

“In light of the information available and the evolution of the health situation, other recovery plans could have been imagined, believe the two elected officials. Also, we would have liked to know, Madam Minister, the reasons which pushed the government to make this choice to stop competitions altogether. Why did you make a decision so quickly and without any exchange in this sense having taken place with the players concerned? Why, as did other European countries having major football championships, have you not waited to find out about the health situation at the end of May?”

The French football farce continues to unravel.

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L’Équipe and RMC report that BeIN Sports owes the LFP an additional €35m in international TV rights for Ligue 1, which was due and payable since the 30th April.

For the domestic rights, Canal + will pay €30.6m of the €43m that was due and payable on 30th April for matches already played, but nothing thereafter for the rest of the season. BeIN Sports will pay €9m of the €15m due and payable for the same April date, but also nothing for the rest of a campaign that was never completed.

However BeIN has not sorted a €35m bill sent by the LFP which was due and payable at that April benchmark for their international rights. Lyon President Aulas complained about this during the most recent LFP Finance Commission meeting which occurred at the beginning of this week.

The LFP remains confident that they will be able to rescue a portion of the money, €16m, which would be the fair share of the matches that were played of this section of the season, ending 30th April, with quarantine having begun halfway through March.

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L’Équipe report that newly-promoted to Ligue 1 side RC Lens have begun talks to sign 28-year-old French winger Gaël Kakuta from Picardy outfit Amiens.

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Initial discussions have begun between the two clubs, with ASC wanting €5.5m in order to sell. A sell-on percentage clause exists from the Picardy side’s previous deal with Rayo Vallecano, but the size of that is not currently known. Lens view this price as excessive, but talks will continue.

There has also been a concrete approach from Dubai-based outfit Shabab Al-Ahli, who have made it clear that they want to make a formal bid imminently. However, Kakuta has made it clear on his side that he wants to remain in France if possible. Despite this, this sentiment might be overriden by the fact that he wants his future to be sorted either way as quickly as possible, even if that is to a further afield destination. 

Pierre-Paul Bermingham is joined by Clinton McDubus to discuss the rise of 21-year-old Brest central midfielder Ibrahima Diallo, tipped for greatness by French football insiders and watched regularly by Premier League outfits.

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France Football report that Premier League side Crystal Palace have fixed their asking price for 30-year-old French central defender Mamadou Sakho at €5m.

Ligue 1 side Lyon have in recent days advanced their conversations with the ex-PSG man over a possible salary agreement, but it is not yet clear whether or not the player is their number one priority at centre-back and thus whether they will actually attempt to close the deal.

The outlet claims that OL and Sakho are very close to an agreement over wages, and the contours have been drawn out over a possible 3-year contract. Sakho is willing to see his salary drop considerably to make the move and in return Lyon will give him a considerable signing bonus.

At the moment, the London club are waiting to be formally approached by Lyon – Palace have not received any offer for Sakho at the time of writing.

Palace are keen to offload the defender, and are willing to sell for €5m, for a player who is costing them €6m gross a year in wages.

Sakho has played just 8 matches this season for Palace, with his last appearance coming against Norwich on January 1st.

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