Bruno Génésio “fears” Alexandre Lacazette departure

Speaking to BeIN Sports, Lyon manager Bruno Génésio admitted that he was worried about the possibility of Alexandre Lacazette leaving the club this summer.

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“I fear that Alexandre Lacazette will leave us this summer.”

Lacazette refused to rule out a departure when pressed by reporters last night.

Blaise Matuidi leaves departure door open

PSG central midfielder Blaise Matuidi refused to unequivocally rule out a departure when speaking to L’Équipe.

The French international had the following to say about his future:

“I have two more years on my contract but everything can go very quickly in football.”

The Premier League remains an enticing destination for Blaise, and would certainly be the only alternative to staying at PSG.

But would Les Parisiens let him go?

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Jonas Martin close to Real Betis move

As revealed by El Diario de Sevilla earlier this week, Montpellier’s French midfielder Jonas Martin is closing in on a move to Spanish outfit Real Betis.

The La Liga side have made a €2.5m offer for the player, which MHSC are likely to accept.

Martin has been offered a provisional three year contract by Betis, and his agent has confirmed that a deal is edging closer.

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Tottenham lead the race for Michy Batshuayi

Marseille must sell striker Michy Batshuayi this month in order to not face punishment from French football financial watchdog the DNCG, including possible automatic relegation.

They need to raise €40m and will therefore be forced to sell the Belgian international in the month of June.

Tottenham Hotspur currently lead the race for the Belgian, according to La Provence and RMC.

Spurs remain in pole, despite the fact that certain members of their board are querying about agreeing to OM’s €40m price tag.

The player has already rejected concrete advances from West Ham United, with Chelsea also interested in his services.

Anyway, the clock is running down on this situation. Tottenham may look to hold Marseille to ransom, pushing the price down, which would force OM to sell more than just Batshuayi (Nkoudou & Mendy are the most bankable aside for Michy).

The only hope for West Ham is that nobody makes a bid between now and the end of the June, which would force OM to sell Batshuayi to the Hammers, against Batshuayi’s will.

It is funny and possible, because that is exactly what happened to Dimitri Payet last summer…

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Iranian investment fund makes offer to buy Marseille

According to France Football, an Iranian investment fund has made an “extremely concrete” offer to acquire Ligue 1 football club Olympique de Marseille.

Current owner Margarita Louis-Dreyfus is currently looking to sell the club, having already rejected several offers from multiple individuals. She wants €40m in order to part with the club.

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OM are taking their time to assess the specifics of this Iranian offer, notably to ensure that the finances on offer from this investment fund are above board.

The offer is not directly from the Iranian government, a different sort of offer therefore when compared to the one that led to PSG’s purchase in 2011 on behalf of the Qatari government.

There is however no doubt that the Iranian government will have their eye on the situation.

More undoubtedly to follow in the coming days.

Note: Sunderland & Serge Aurier reports

Get French Football News can confirm that reports emanating from the English tabloids this morning concerning Serge Aurier and Sunderland are entirely inaccurate.

PSG have no intention of selling the player at this time and have not quoted any price for the Ivorian international as a result.

Although the situation could change following the imminent appointment of Unai Emery as the club’s new manager, at the moment, that is PSG’s position.

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Lazio have made an approach for Florian Thauvin

According to Gianluca di Marzio, Lazio, who appear poised to appoint Marcelo Bielsa as their new manager, have made an enquiry to Newcastle United for Frenchman Florian Thauvin.

The Serie A side have been quoted a fee of at least €13m to €14m, with salary demands from the player worth €1.8m a year.

Marseille are in talks to re-sign the player on loan, but Lazio and Bielsa seem to have other ideas.

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Unai Emery to become PSG manager this week

According to multiple indications, Unai Emery will officially be unveiled as PSG this week.

The 44 year old is finalising details of his exit agreement from Sevilla, which should go through in the coming hours.

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Emery has already agreed a three year contract with PSG, who are set to finalise the departure of Laurent Blanc today.

Moussa Dembélé to Celtic, the right move?

After months of uncertainty surrounding Fulham’s Moussa Dembélé’s future, he finally put all rumours to rest this week as he penned a 4-year deal at Scottish champions Celtic, joining newly appointed boss Brendan Rodgers. The 19-year-old youth French international was believed to be one of the most sought after talents in Europe with the likes of Arsenal, Liverpool & even Italian giants Juventus interested in his signature, after scoring an impressive 17 goals in all competitions for Fulham last season in the Championship alongside Ross McCormack.

Dembélé, who was out of contract at Craven Cottage told Celtic TV after sealing the move to Scottish champions:

“I’m happy to be at a massive club like Celtic and I can’t wait to start scoring goals. To be the first signing of Brendan Rodgers is unreal for me. He told me that Celtic is a good team for me. I will have game time. I obviously have to show I can stay in the team.”

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Dembélé, who joined Fulham in 2012 from Paris St-Germain, started his career at the family orientated French club US Cergy Clos, which originated as US Cergy, however then merged with Clos Levallois in 1999 to become US Cergy Clos. At the time of merging, the firm was best known for its football school & talented youth, which has now shown to be true after the emergence of Dembélé.

Many have questioned whether Celtic is the correct move for Dembélé, especially after all the big named clubs that were supposedly after him. Why would Dembélé snub the chance to play in the best league in the world, which is arguably the Premier League, or in contrast, move to Italian giants Juventus where Champions League group stage football is available?

The simple answer is, playing time & development. Dembélé who is 19-years of age, turning 20 this July must be playing week-in-week-out as he was at Fulham last season. Dembélé playing in his preferred role as striker almost guarantee’s goals, as everyone saw last season, so why waste it?

In addition to this, if he is playing regularly, he will only improve. Many may argue the case, that playing for the likes of Arsenal, Liverpool or even Juventus is a one in a lifetime opportunity, however what is the use of joining these European elite clubs when one is sat on the bench for what would most likely be 70%-80% of the season?

Another major reason why Dembélé to Celtic makes great sense is because of Brendan Rodgers’s appointment as manager. Rodgers’s spell at Liverpool may not be described as one of the most successful reigns as a manager, however one fact that nobody can dispute is the reputation that he has earned in terms of promoting youth into the first team and developing them into better players.

By placing trust in Dembélé as Celtic’s key striker, Rodgers makes it clear that his philosophy will not change: on the outset, it appears to be a match made in heaven.

This is evident in terms of Rodgers’s past. Just look at the development of names such as Raheem Sterling, Jordon Ibe, Divock Origi, Jon Flanagan, Emre Can & Philippe Coutinho.

Before Rodgers took the reigns at Liverpool in 2012, Kenny Dalglish’s outfit had an average age of 26.4 and was not renowned for playing an attractive style of football.

After the ‘3 years’ in which Rodgers told the media to ‘judge me then’ his team had an average age of 23.2, which demonstrates shows how much trust Rodgers puts into the youth.

In addition to this, Rodgers may have not delivered what every Liverpool fan was hoping for, which was the the Premier League title, however they came ever so close in the 2013/14 Premier League campaign finishing 2nd, two points behind champions Manchester City.

In that particular season, the team was extremely youthful, scoring 101 league goals, the highest number of goals scored by a runner up in Premier League history. Luis Suarez was also top goal-scorer of the Premier League (31) with Steven Gerrard picking up the most assists (13).

One thing every fan that season agreed on was, the football on show could be described as energetic, fast-paced, attractive & enjoyable. These statistics would also most definitely have had a part to play in Dembélé’s choice of signing for Celtic.

Taking this all into consideration, Moussa Dembélé’s move to Celtic is no doubt the right move for his career, as well as his personal development as a player. Working under a manager such as Brendan Rodgers, Dembélé is more than likely to improve and become an even more clinical finisher in front of goal.

Arsenal, Liverpool or Juventus may be in his future plans, however Celtic is the perfect place for Moussa Dembélé right as of now. Under a new manager, playing in a new league, it will most definitely be interesting to see how Moussa Dembélé does at the Scottish champions.

K.R.