As announced for several days, Roméo Lavia joins Chelsea. This Friday, the Blues formalized the arrival of the 19-year-old midfielder via a press release on the club’s website. The young Englishman arrives from Southampton, where he played 34 matches, against a check for 65 million euros according to the press across the Channel. Roméo Lavia is added to the long list of Chelsea recruits after Nkunku, Caicedo, Disasi, Robert Sanchez, Nicolas Jackson, Ugochukwu or even Angelo.
Will Marquinhos join the Saudi El Dorado? After recruiting Karim Benzema, N’Golo Kanté, Jota or even Fabinho, Al-Ittihad wants to recruit a renowned central defender to strengthen his rearguard and is thinking of Marquinhos but has not yet sent any official offer to PSG according to UOL Esporte . Although his captaincy is questioned by Luis Enrique according to Le Parisien, the 29-year-old Brazilian is in contract until 2028 and seems to have flourished for eleven seasons in the capital. At the same time, Al-Ittihad, and especially the Portuguese coach Nuno Espirito Santo, made Raphaël Varane his priority.
After the ousting of Sylvain Ripoll following a failed Euro Espoirs, the French Football Federation is in the process of replacing him with Thierry Henry. According to Le Parisien, discussions between the two parties have made good progress and a full agreement is imminent. The former French international would therefore find a bench after his short stints at AS Monaco (2018-2019) and Impact Montreal (2020) and will have the heavy task of making Les Bleuets shine at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
