Central defender Samuel Umtiti (29) will commit to LOSC in the coming hours according to information from Petit Lillois, confirmed by RMC. The 2018 world champion arrives free of any contract following the termination of his lease with FC Barcelona (which extended until 2026) and has already passed his medical examination.
Gabonese international Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has joined Olympique de Marseille for three years, the Marseille club announced on its website on Friday. “Go OM… See you in Marseille,” thundered the striker in a short video released by his club on his Twitter account. Passed by Lille, Monaco, Saint-Étienne, Dortmund and Arsenal in particular, Aubameyang has signed a contract which binds him to OM until 2026.
It’s the bomb of the day! During a press conference organized this Friday at the start of the afternoon, Pablo Longoria arrived, to everyone’s surprise, in the company of Dimitri Payet (36) to announce the departure of the attacking midfielder. The former FC Nantes player therefore leaves Olympique de Marseille one year from the end of his contract. He clarified, in tears, “wanting to continue playing”.
Saudi Arabia wants to continue its raid. According to the revelations published by César Luis Merlo – who works for Tyc Sports among others – a Saudi Pro League club would have gone on the offensive to recruit Lautaro Martinez. To convince the Argentinian to join the Arabian Peninsula, the formation whose identity has not been revealed would be ready to offer him a four-year contract with an annual salary of…60 M€. An astronomical proposition. Will the 26-year-old striker be seduced by this opportunity? For now, the team interested in his profile has still not come into contact with Inter Milan.
While FC Bayern Munich is pushing hard to recruit Harry Kane, Tottenham still hopes to be able to extend its centre-forward, whose contract runs until June 2024. However, the Briton has no intention of extending his adventure with Spurs, as revealed by The Times on Thursday. The 29-year-old striker wants to join Bavaria at all costs this summer. The Bavarian club, for its part, would be ready to take out the checkbook to secure the services of the captain of the Three Lions. We are talking about a transfer that could be around 100 M€. Will Tottenham give in?
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He should take the direction of Saudi Arabia. Announced with insistence on the departure of FC Bayern Munich, Sadio Mané would have given his agreement to join Al-Nassr, revealed L’Équipe this Thursday evening. However, the transfer is not (yet) completed since the Saudi team has yet to agree with its Bavarian counterpart. Nevertheless, the operation seems to be on the right track. At Al-Nassr, the Senegalese would evolve among others with Cristiano Ronaldo, Seko Fofana and Marcelo Brozovic. Arrived in Bavaria last summer from Liverpool FC, the 31-year-old striker has had a difficult season, including an injury and a violent altercation with his teammate Leroy Sané.
Strongly courted by Al-Nassr (Saudi Arabia) – who made him a fabulous offer – and Aston Villa, Moussa Diaby would have finally chosen to join the British formation, announced RMC Sport on Thursday. The operation is already well advanced since the Villans have already reached an agreement with Bayer Leverkusen for a transfer of €50 million, plus €10 million in bonuses. The versatile 24-year-old French striker should join his new team for the next five seasons, i.e. until June 2028. After Ligue 1 and the Bundesliga, the player trained at Paris SG should therefore discover the Premier League.
All that’s missing is formalization. As anticipated in recent days, Riyad Mahrez is about to join Saudi Arabia. Indeed, the 32-year-old Algerian would have successfully passed the medical examinations prior to his signing with Al-Ahli, reports Fabrizio Romano. He should sign a four-year contract, ie until June 2027. The cost of the transfer would amount to 30 M€, plus 5 M€ in bonus.
