Monaco sees an ex from Barça, Slimani close to a return to L1, Auxerre has a plan B in Mbaye Niang
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Girondins: Briand not completely withdrawn
If he accepted a consulting role on Amazon Prime and authorized his career at OL – Ajaccio on Friday, Jimmy Briand (37) has not yet completely hung up his crampons following his move to Girondins de Bordeaux. Asked about Prime on the rest of his career, the man with 102 goals in L1 was clear:
“I am still in a reflection phase. We will see what happens. For the moment, I have nothing that suits me. I have plans in my head if this wonderful trip were to stop…”
AS Monaco targets ex-Barça to replace Tchouaméni
In search of a replacement for Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) whom he still has not found, AS Monaco could make a very big deal on the side … of Juventus Turin. Indeed, the TuttoMercatoWeb site indeed affirms that the Rock club is very interested in the Brazilian Arthur Melo (25 years old). Passed by Grêmio and FC Barcelona and recruited for 76 M€ by Juve in the summer of 2020, the person concerned – who is only worth 18 M€ today – is looking for a new base to relaunch his career. .
Islam Slimani approaches Stade Brestois
If the file seemed impossible to disentangle from an economic point of view (3 M€ per year of salary in Portugal), it would seem that the Stade Brestois finally got out of it. The Sporting CP France Twitter account indeed announces a close agreement with the Algerian international striker Islam Slimani (34 years old). Eager to leave Lisbon at all costs just over six months after his arrival, the former Monegasque and Lyonnais would be ready to make a big effort to join Youcef Belaïli in Brittany!
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RC Strasbourg: a Hope goes to Portugal…
Left free by the RCSA which did not extend his contract, the former captain of the reserve Julien Lomboto (midfielder, 20 years old) will continue his career in Portuguese D1. He has indeed signed up for three seasons with the Rio Ave club. Last year, Lomboto played 23 games for 2 goals with the Strasbourg B team in National 3.
… And Djiku decides for his future
If he came close to a start in Hoffenheim, Alexander Djiku is still from Strasbourg. Followed by Rennes and Nice who preferred to bet on defenders from abroad (Theate and Rodon for the Bretons, Viti for the Azureans), the Ghanaian would not be against continuing with the RCSA as he appointed him to Prime Video: “I am very well, I am in Strasbourg, I will do everything to stay here”.
FC Lorient: Laurienté, Bozok, Le Fée… Update on hot issues
In an interview with Ouest-France, the general manager of Merlus Arnaud Tanguy said more about the continuation of the Mercato of FC Lorient. The interested party acknowledged that Armand Laurienté and Umut Bozok could leave:
“There are discussions which concern several players including Laurienté and Bozok, we know the transfer window, everything is possible, until the deadline, we have tendencies, but nothing has been proven. […] Umut Bozok has a good rating in Turkey, we have three-way discussions, with the club, where he wants to go, in which sporting project he wants to join, these are necessarily three-way discussions, between the player, where he is , and where he wants to go, it does not happen in a day. Armand Laurienté, it is an open secret to know that clubs are interested in him, especially in Italy, existing discussions but there is no agreement today ”.
In addition, the manager has confirmed discussions for an extension of Enzo Le Fée.
Mavididi leaving, Montpellier on the lookout for a goalscorer
If Montpellier is still looking for a sentinel on the Mercato, the Hérault club is not immune to a big start by the end of August. As reported by L’Equipe, the MHSC is also working on the departure of its English striker Stephy Mavididi, even if the offers are not rushing for the moment. A departure that would open a recruitment ticket in attack.
AJ Auxerre: a Brazilian striker rather than Niang in attack?
Competitor of FC Nantes and FC Sion for M’Baye Niang, AJ Auxerre is still at least one striker. According to L’Yonne Républicaine, it could be the Brazilian striker from Goias Pedro Raul (25), currently on loan at the Japanese club Kashiwa Reysol. The transfer is valued at €1m.