L’Équipe reported during Corentin Tolisso’s first press conference since rejoining the club that Alexandre Lacazette was involved in convincing the player to return to Lyon. Tolisso rejoined his formative club yesterday on a five-year deal after a five year spell at Bayern Munich. 

During the press conference the player spoke about his relationship to Alexandre Lacazette and how he played a key role in the transfer:

“I’ve been talking to Alex a lot. To tell you the truth, I think he messaged me more in the last month than he has in the last five years! (laughs) But I also spoke a lot with Anthony Lopes. Alex has played a big role, he’s really a friend for me outside football. The fact that he was there was an extra asset in my decision. Whatever happens, I had the desire and the ambition to come back to Lyon, I just didn’t know when. It’s happened now, but I’ve always had this desire.”

Tolisso spent five years at the current German champions, but despite injury issues blighting most of his time in Bavaria, the player ended up making a century of appearances for the club, scoring 11 goals and assisting 15. 

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Argentine rugby players have been sharing how they celebrated their country winning the FIFA World Cup on social media.

The Argentines have been terrorising their French clubmates while others have simply pitched up to training in donning their country’s colours.

The French suffer

France players will have been holding their breath during the penalty shootouts on Sunday evening as many of them had more than just national pride on the line.

After losing a bet with clubmate Bautista Delguy, Clermont and France winger Damian Penaud was forced to wear a classy Argentina jersey today.

🤣🇦🇷 ¿Damian Penaud argentino? Bautista Delguy le hizo cumplir la apuesta a su compañero en Clermont. pic.twitter.com/0B3W9xOcUp

— ScrumRugby (@ScrumESPN) December 19, 2022

Similarly, Castres’ flanker Mathieu Babillot had to post a video of him holding the Argentina flag and singing the national anthem after losing his bet to Benjamin Urdapilleta.

🇦🇷🇦🇷 Mathieu Babillot, otro que tuvo que cumplir la apuesta pero con @BenjaUrda. pic.twitter.com/ixaN5murWz

— ScrumRugby (@ScrumESPN) December 19, 2022

Over in Paris, several teammates filmed Juan Imhoff as he charged around Racing 92‘s training facilities with his Argentina football shirt on. The veteran winger was also spotted waving his flag around.

Otro que disfrutó la mañana fue Juan Imhoff.

🇦🇷🏆 pic.twitter.com/vXgrq4Kq0Z

— ScrumRugby (@ScrumESPN) December 19, 2022

Celebrations continue in England

While Newcastle Falcons don’t have any French players, that didn’t stop Mateo Carreras and Matias Moroni from celebrating Sunday’s victory by blasting music and singing at the training ground on Monday.

🇦🇷🙌 ¡Cada día te quiero más!

🇦🇷 Así llegaron @tutemoroni y Mateo Carreras al entrenamiento de Newcastle. pic.twitter.com/062hbbRQzg

— ScrumRugby (@ScrumESPN) December 19, 2022

Staying in the Premiership, Gloucester’s Matías Alemanno and Santiago Carreras sported country colours, with Alemanno draping his country’s flag over his shoulders.

Matías Alemanno at Gloucester’s training ground. Via Jamal Ford-Robinson.

Other reactions

Another player who will have been celebrating Argentina’s triumph is Springbok playmaker Damian Willemse. The South African posted videos during the game of him enjoying the match while wearing a number 14 Los Pumas jersey, presumably from a swap he made with Emiliano Boffelli.

Here is Damian Willemse's review on Leo Messi ⚽️@Vodacom #URC | @TheStormers | #ArgentinaVsFrance pic.twitter.com/96VEXzdM0K

— Vodacom United Rugby Championship (URC) (@URCOfficial_RSA) December 18, 2022

Maro Itoje reacted to the final, tweeting ‘Messi’ followed by clapping hands emojis and goat emojis.

Agustin Creevy tweeted ‘CAMPEONES DEL MUNDO’, translated to ‘WORLD CHAMPIONS.

Finally, former Pumas scrum-half Agustin Pichot congratulated his countryman, tweeting: ‘That pride!!! What emotion: Players, all the staff Lionel Scaloni and his team, their families; Congratulations on achieving your dream and that of all Argentines. Lionel … what an inspiration for the boys; you are unique, yesterday today and always.’

Que orgullo!!! Que emoción: Jugadores , todo el staff Lionel Scaloni y su equipo (dadi genio) , sus familias; felicitaciones por conseguir su sueño y el de todos los Argentinos.Lionel … que decir cuánta inspiración para los chicos, sos unico, ayer hoy y siempre.

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— Agustín Pichot (@AP9_) December 18, 2022

As reported by L’Équipe during the manager’s first press conference, Paulo Fonseca affirmed his intention to build an “ambitious team” at Lille which “plays attractive football”. The new Lille boss has signed a 2-year contract with LOSC, and during his first press conference gave a clear idea of the kind of identity that the Northern club will strive to create next season. 

The former AS Roma man said: “I am an offensive coach, I want the team to take the initiative, to dominate, to go forward, to control the ball. I want the team to be aggressive when we don’t have the ball or when we lose it.”

The former centre-back arrived in the north of France yesterday to visit the club’s training ground, and is set to oversee his first training session with Les Dogues on Friday.

The 49-year-old’s first job outside of Portugal was a three-year stint with Shakhtar Donetsk, which notably saw his team beat Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City away in the Champions League. His two seasons in Serie A saw him finish fifth and then seventh with AS Rom.

Fonseca, who was back in Kyiv when the Russian invasion of Ukraine began earlier this year, now returns to management after a year out with what is expected to be a two-year contract with the 2020/21 Ligue 1 title winners.

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L’Équipe are reporting that, in their search for a goalkeeper, Ligue 1 side Lorient are strongly considering RB Leipzig’s Yvon Mvogo (28), who has spent the last two seasons on loan at PSV Eindhoven.

Last season, goalkeeping duties were relatively evenly shared between Paul Nardi (28) and Matthieu Dreyer (33) in what was a less than ideal scenario for a club that had one of the worst defensive records in the division (63 goals conceded). 

Mvogo is seen as a solution to the problem. The Swiss international goalkeeper has one year left on his contract at Bundesliga side RB Leipzig but has spent the last two seasons plying his trade in the Eredivisie. Last season, he only made 8 league appearances for PSV, as well as another two appearances in the Europa Conference league. 

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However, Lorient could face competition for his signature with Spanish and German clubs also keen on the Swiss goalkeeper. As a backup option, Lorient are considering Benoît Costil (34), and have even met with the former Bordeaux goalkeeper, who would be available on a free transfer. 

According to Saber Desfarges, Igor Tudor is expected to be imminently appointed as the new Marseille manager, following the shock departure of Jorge Sampaoli on Friday. 

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L’Équipe had previously reported that Tudor, formerly of Serie A side Hellas Verona, had been made the priority by Marseille president Pablo Longoria. Desfarges is now reporting that the Croat’s arrival is imminent and he is expected to be in Marseille to wrap up a deal within the next few hours. 

He is expected to put pen to paper on a two-year deal to replace Sampaoli, who had led the side to second in Ligue 1 last season. The Argentine coach left the club as a result of a perceived lack of ambition from the club’s hierarchy. 

Tudor, who is currently attached having left Hellas Verona at the end of May, fits Longoria’s criteria in terms of age and also play style. 

Foot Mercato report this afternoon that Nice are set to see newly-promoted Premier League side Fulham beat them to the signing of Israeli midfielder Manor Solomon from Shakhtar Donetsk.

Reports last week had indicated that Les Aiglons were confident of getting a deal over the line for the 22-year-old, not least following an update in FIFA’s transfer regulations on players plying their trade in Ukraine following the start of Russia’s invasion.

Solomon’s agent had also been spotted in Nice, with the midfielder having been one of new manager Lucien Favre’s priorities for the transfer window. A transfer would have also been facilitated by the fact that he owns a Portuguese passport. Instead, he has decided to join the Londoners.

The Israel international has scored 22 goals in his 103 appearances with the Ukrainian team, who are Champions League regulars. His deal with Shakhtar expires at the end of the 2023 calendar year.

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Brest announced this morning the signing of Celtic’s Karamoko Dembélé (19) – who signs a four-year deal at the Breton club after being released by the Glaswegian side, where he famously signed a contract with the first team at the tender age of 15-years old. 

Karamoko said in the official club communiqué: “I’ve come to Brest because I saw that the project presented by Greg Lorenzi was good. It’s something that suits me and I think I can get playing time here. It’s a great opportunity that came my way and I was interested”.

On his own playing style the winger said: “I’m very explosive, I play on the right or as a number 10 but I like to have fun and give the fans pleasure and of course I like to score and win.”

The English right-winger has struggled to make a big impact on Celtic’s first team, after making his reserve debut four years ago. Last season the London-born one-time capped England U18 International only made 10 appearances in Scotland, scoring one goal in 132 minutes. 

Born in the suburbs of London to Ivorian parents, Karamoko has played youth internationals for England and Scotland but remains eligible to play for Côte d’Ivoire, as does his brother Siriki who plays for Premier League side Bournemouth.

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According to Foot Mercato, Marseille are interested in AS Monaco attacker Sofiane Diop (22), although potentially insurmountable differences between the clubs make a deal unlikely at this point. 

Diop flourished under Niko Kovac in the first half of the 2021/22 season, but following the arrival of Philippe Clement in January, he saw his game time limited. Borussia Dortmund, OGC Nice and Leicester City have all been linked with a move for Diop, and Marseille are the latest side to be linked. 

However, the form of the deal represents a significant hurdle for any deal. Due to the price being touted, Marseille would only be able to bring the France U21 international in on loan with an option to buy. Monaco, however, are only interested in selling the player on a permanent deal. 

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The clubs are, therefore “far apart and in should things remain as they are, no agreement is likely.” 

L’Équipe report today that Paris Saint-Germain will not hold Presnel Kimpembe back should an offer which satisfies all parties come in this summer.

The 26-year-old’s future has been thrown into doubt since last month, when he indicated that he wanted to meet the new club  management – sporting advisor Luis Campos, and now new manager Christophe Galtier – to discuss his place in the project.

Since those comments, which took place while on international duty, it has been unclear whether he would remain at his formative club past the current window. The club themselves have been questioning his commitment, with Campos himself not appreciating Kimpembe’s words on that occasion, which were interpreted as a sort of ultimatum.

Among the centre-back’s gripes, is the fact that the behaviour of certain players off the pitch this season has not been sanctioned, in what he sees as double standards. He is also frustrated at the fact that a start who has come through the academy like him is only the 13th highest earner at the club.

With a move for Inter’s Milan Škriniar in the offing, nobody at the club is opposing themselves to a departure for Kimpembe. Chelsea has emerged as a potential destination, with Thomas Tuchel pushing to reunite with the Frenchman.

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As reported by L’Équipe, Lorient are targeting Real Valladolid defender Jawad El-Yamiq this summer transfer window in their search for an experienced central defender.

The 30-year-old Moroccan international centre-back, who spent the season in the Spanish second tier, also interested the Breton club last summer. To sign the player, say the sports daily, Lorient would need to buy out the final two years of the defender’s contract in Spain.

Having helped Valladolid to promotion back to La Liga this year, El-Yamiq has now played 45 times for the club, scoring twice, having joined from Segunda rivals Real Zaragoza in 2020 following spells with Genoa, Perugia and in his native Morocco.

Nantes had come close to signing the player back in 2017 from Raja Casablanca in a €800k deal before it fell through.

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