Ouest-France report that 25-year-old winger Harrison Manzala is closing in on moving to Ligue 2 side Le Mans on loan from Angers.
Back from a 6-month loan spell in Israel with Maccabi Petah Tikva, Manzala last season only made 8 substitute appearances in Ligue 1.
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Yahoo Sport FR and Goal France report this morning that 24-year-old Brazilian goalkeeper Leo Jardim is set to become Lille’s 2nd summer transfer window signing, after PSG attacker Timothy Weah.
Jardim, who was for a long time AS Monaco’s goalkeeping target, has arrived in France and will undergo a medical shortly with LOSC ahead of a permanent transfer for close to €6m on a 4 or to 5-year contract.
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Yahoo Sport FR report that FC Lorient have in recent hours agreed a fee with fellow Ligue 2 side Clermont to sign central defender Julien Laporte.
Laporte was also Clermont’s captain, under a deal until 2021. He has had a provisional contract agreement with Les Merlus for several weeks now.
A deal is now imminent.
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La Montagne report that Ligue 2 side Clermont are in discussions over the possible signing of 24-year-old midfielder Farès Bahlouli.
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The player has been placed in Lille’s reserves and has 12 months remaining on his contract with Les Dogues. He has played just 31 Ligue 1 matches so far in his career.
Lille have rejected a €40m proposal from Premier League side Wolves for 20-year-old central midfielder Boubakary Soumaré, according to RMC.
The Frenchman wants to spend next season playing Champions’ League football with LOSC.
Everton have been watching the player closely too, but a departure is impossible barring a crazy bid.
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France Football report that AS Monaco have made an initial approach for Croatian international attacker Ivan Perisic of Inter Milan.
Under contract until 2022, the 30-year-old has not closed the door on a move to the Principality side.
Les Monegasques may move for Perisic to replace Rony Lopes, who wants to make a move to the Premier League, per the outlet.
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RMC report that Premier League side Newcastle United are in advanced negotiations to close a deal with PSG to sign 18-year-old central defender Moussa Sissako.
Under contract until 2021 with Les Parisiens, it is not believed that the young Franco-Malian has a future under Thomas Tuchel. A deal is close both from a fee perspective & on a personal terms level.
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L’Équipe report that Championship side Brentford have concluded a €4m plus bonuses agreement with ESTAC Troyes to sign 19-year-old attacking midfielder Bryan Mbeumo, in what would be a serious window coup.
The deal is expected to be worth more than €6m with performance bonuses.
Goal France report that the player is in currently in England where he will watch his potential future side play against Birmingham and then he will visit their facilities afterwards.
The deal is not done, but if Brentford convince him today, he could rapidly undergo a medical and conclude a move.
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The 2018/19 Ligue 1 campaign was one to forget for Monaco fans. After Jardim’s shock departure, Henry’s underwhelming first foray into management and the return of the Portuguese tactician to save them from impending relegation, Les Monégasques will be looking for a somewhat calmer and more successful season back under Jardim’s stewardship this year.
In order to achieve this, Jardim is going to have to do something about their shaky backline. Monaco conceded 57 goals in the 18/19 campaign, the 4th worst defensive record in Ligue 1 last season, although xGA would suggest they were hard done by on this front putting their goals conceded at around 48.
With Naldo aged 36 and Kamil Glik 31, Jardim will have to set about reconstructing their backline and future proofing it for years to come. One simple step the club have already started to make is by phasing in young academy graduate Benoît Badiashile into the first team.
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Born in France but of Congolese descent, Badiashille is the latest young prospect to come off Monaco’s famed academy production line. He joined the youth set-up in 2016 and since then has represented France’s U16, U17, U18 and U19 sides, signing his first professional contract with the club at the beginning of 2018 after a short run of 12 games for Monaco’s reserve side.
He then made his Ligue 1 debut in November of 2018, a game which saw Thierry Henry’s Monaco side humiliated by PSG 4-0. However, unfazed by the embarrassing defeat, Badiashile went on to make a further 19 appearances for Monaco over the remaining course of the season. With these minutes under his belt and promising performances despite Monaco’s poor form to go with it, Badiashile has found himself in high demand with a number of top English clubs after his signature this summer.
At 6’4, the first thing one would notice about Badiashille is his broad frame, physicality on the pitch and commanding presence in the air. At 18, he’s already physically developed enough to stand up to most Ligue 1 forwards and combines this strong frame and pace, with the ability to read the game to snuff out danger before it arrives. He’s also extremely adept with the ball at his feet and this, combined with the fact that he’s naturally left footed, something which is very rare for a centre back, makes him the perfect ‘modern centre back,’ something that the European market is striving to obtain.
Comparisons could be made with someone like Kalidou Koulibaly of Napoli, one of Europe’s best ball playing centre backs, in the way Badiashille commands the defence at the back but is also capable of distributing the ball calmly and with great accuracy when needed.
Taking a deeper dive statistically, the praise surrounding the young player is backed up well by the underlying numbers. Badiashile made a respectable 2.4 combined tackles and interceptions per 90 in his maiden Ligue 1 campaign as well as an impressive 89.5% pass success percentage, a percentage that ranks him 6th in Ligue 1 for defenders aged 25 or under. These passing numbers however could be greatly increased if he was playing in a better side, and makes his current statistics therefore even more impressive.
As mentioned earlier, Badiashile has already been involved in a number of the French national teams at youth level, and this summer he played a crucial role in the U19 side reaching the semi-finals of the U19 European Championships in Armenia with a particularly impressive performance against eventual champions Spain in the semi-finals, despite losing the match on penalties.
However, of course as is the case with any young player, there are still imperfections in his game. His decision-making can be lacking at times but this could certainly be excused by the lack of team structure at the club last season, where, owing to an unsettled set-up, Badiashile was constantly put in situations where a defender would always be uncertain.
In terms of the French national team, the chances of Badiashile ever making any kind of significant run of games for Les Bleus’ senior set-up in the near future is extremely unlikely as unfortunately for him, he is playing his football at the same time possibly France’s greatest generation of centre backs will be too, with the likes of Dayot Upamecano, Ibrahima Konaté, Malang Sarr, Loic Mbe Soh and many more already vying for any possible place in Didier Deschamps side, however international football is not the be all and end all.
The future is certainly bright for Badiashile and as mentioned earlier, he is already being touted for a big move away from the Stade Louis II this summer. Manchester United, Southampton, Wolves and Tottenham Hotspur have all made contact for the teenager this summer, whilst Manchester United desperate for defensive reinforcement however Atletico Madrid, Real Betis, and Valencia have also shown interest. However, it’s going to take a bid of around £35m at least to prize the young starlet away from Oleg Petrov, the new Director General.
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L’Équipe report that Wolves are set to miss out on 20-year-old Lille midfielder Boubakary Soumaré, despite having made a €40m proposal via Jorge Mendes about 10 days ago.
Soumaré is under contract with LOSC for another 12 months and despite Lille themselves trying to convince the player to take the move, he is apparently not interested and is firmly focused on Les Dogues’ upcoming Champions’ League campaign.
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