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MLS side Vancouver Whitecaps will sign Icelandic international forward Kolbeinn Sigthorsson on loan from FC Nantes without an option to buy for 12 months, according to Ouest-France.

The Icelandic attacker joined Les Canaris in the summer of 2015 and had a pretty disastrous maiden season in French football, playing in 30 Ligue 1 matches and netting just three times.

Since then, he went on a totally worthless loan spell to Galatasaray, where he didn’t play a single minute, before undergoing a knee operation with the aim of reintegrating the Nantes 1st team at the end of the 2017/18 campaign.

Claudio Ranieri played the striker twice, but this season he has been training with the reserves after Nantes attempted to force Sigthorsson out during the summer transfer window in a bid to rid of his hefty salary, which is currently costing the club more than €120k per month.

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After weeks of lengthy negotiations, Emiliano Sala has left FC Nantes to join Premier League side Cardiff City this evening.

The Ligue 1 side posted a statement on their Twitter account to confirm the Argentine forward’s departure to South Wales and thanked the 28-year-old for his services during his three years at the club, in which time he has notched 42 goals in 117 appearances, including an impressive tally of 12 in the first half of this campaign.

The former Bordeaux and Caen forward subsequently becomes Cardiff’s record-signing; the £11m purchase of Gary Medel from Sevilla in 2013 being their previous.

Sala is likely to make his Premier League debut in their away encounter at the Emirates Stadium on 29 January.

Cardiff City CEO, Ken Choo, said: “It’s obviously been a long process to secure the services of Emiliano. I’d like to thank those involved for making the signing happen, especially Tan Sri Vincent and the rest of the transfer committee. We see Emiliano as a significant acquisition and welcome him wholeheartedly to the capital city of Wales.”

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Speaking to L’Équipe following the Round of 16 Europa League draw which saw Brittany side Rennes drawn with Arsenal, club president Olivier Létang has reacted.

“As we want to continue on our little road in this competition, of course this is not an easy opponent. Arsenal, is like playing a monument in international and European football, so it is fantastic to welcome this team to Roazhon Park, we respect them a lot. Now, even if they will of course be seen as favourites from the off, we were given a 14% chance to progress after our 1st leg against Real Betis. Now, our percentage chances are probably less than 50% at the beginning, but we are going to put everything into it, we also have our own qualities and strong forces, and we are going to play these four halves to qualify. It will be the little Stade Rennais growing up against the big Arsenal. It is a beautiful draw.” 

L’Équipe report this morning that Lyon will allow two players to leave in the summer transfer window: captain and attacking midfielder Nabil Fékir, who has a gentleman’s agreement with President Aulas and Tanguy N’Dombélé, who Lyon view as having optimum market value this summer.

For the former Amiens man, there is obvious interest from PSG, but also from Manchester City and Juventus.

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Lyon have already begun seeking out possible N’Dombélé replacements and are following Young Boys’ 22-year-old midfielder Djibril Sow very closely. The former Gladbach man is also the subject of intense interest from a host of German clubs and is under contract until 2021 with his Swiss side.

RMC report that PSG have registered an interest in signing 19-year-old defensive midfielder Florentino Luis of Benfica.

The teenager has played in only four league matches this season, but has a €60m release clause.

Talks are ongoing between the two clubs to agree a transfer fee for lower than that.

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Speaking to Canal Plus after tonight’s 3-2 defeat vs FC Nantes, PSG manager Thomas Tuchel was frank in his assessment.

“I do not have any explanation. You need to ask the players, not me. I can see that they (seem a bit lost right now). Better not to say anything (to the players at this moment). Better. We are here to play a full season. Today, this performance was not a performance – that is the reality. We completely deserved to lose and the only thing we can say is sorry because if you play with the PSG shirt this is not possible. We have been trying to win the title for 3 matches now, but we are not capable, we have to tell it how it is. I have always defended my team but today there is nothing to defend – we clearly deserved to lose this match. We are lucky that it didn’t finish 5-1 or 4-1. If I say that, everything is said. And I cannot be confident that things will change in 3 days time at Monaco. I am worried – if you watch this match, it is better to be worried.”

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Speaking to Europe 1, top French football agent Jean-Pierre Bernès announced that his contract with Lyon captain Nabil Fékir has ended.

“I finished my contract on the 17th of April. It was a decision that was made. He will certainly find another agent. It is like every human relationship, from time to time, there can be divergences of opinions on someone’s future, or someone’s behaviour… Bearing in mind my experience in the job of an agent, I do not know rocket science, but I am unlikely to be wrong about career projections or the attitudes that one requires. When players want to change direction, their career, often, they cause their own collapse.”

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“To get into a top 10 club is very difficult, there needs to be demand for you. And you cannot ascribe importance to agents that they don’t have. When you have a great player and a great club wants him, it is the great club that comes to see you. You don’t solicit them.”

Speaking in an interview with Le Parisien, Lille President Gérard Lopez discussed the future of star Ivorian attacker Nicolas Pépé.

“It is no secret: we have had a lot of approaches for Nicolas Pépé and we will never be able to match the salary that he could have else where. It is clear that he will leave for a big club. I want him to go to a club that gives him the capacity to do more than what he could do at Lille. It doesn’t matter where. This is not an invitation to PSG but I would be very happy to see Nico continue in Ligue 1 and in France, and there is only one club that could be able to get a player like him here. But he is very closely followed in all the leagues. Nico is someone very measured and has a very Cartesian approach to football. He will make the best choice.”

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Ligue 1 champions PSG have opened talks with the entourage of 33-year-old AS Roma striker Edin Dzeko about a possible summer move, according to France Football.

The Bosnian target man is especially well-liked by PSG Sporting Director Antero Henrique and with his contract expiring in 2020 and the uncertainty around the future of Edinson Cavani, could represent a great option for Les Parisiens.

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From Dzeko’s side, he is expected to receive multiple offers this summer from inside Serie A, as well as from the Premier League, but PSG could represent a challenge with a realistic chance of winning the Champions’ League to boot.

L’Équipe report this morning that OGC Nice are looking at the possibility of signing young midfielder Khephren Thuram from rivals AS Monaco.

The 18-year-old and son of French football legend Lilian Thuram, is out of contract next month and has interest from English, Spanish and Italian clubs. AS Monaco are still hopeful of signing the teen to a professional contract.

But the youngster wants regular playing time as quickly as possible.

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