Lille have this afternoon announced that Portuguese midfielder Xeka, whose contract expires at the end of next month, will leave the club.

The 27-year-old arrived in the north of France in 2017 from Braga, making 144 appearances in total for Les Dogues, having also gone out on loan to Dijon in the 2017-18 season.

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He leaves the club have been a contributor to last year’s title-winning campaign and appeared in the club’s Champions League adventure this year.

His winning goal against Paris Saint-Germain in the Trophée des Champions will be the highlight of his time in Ligue 1, as his long-range goal helped the club to their second trophy of 2021.

L’Équipe report this morning that Marseille manager Jorge Sampaoli has had a renewal offer from president Pablo Longoria for several weeks, with the Argentine open to staying.

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With a spot in the Champions League group stage next season secured on the final day of the campaign, Sampaoli’s view on his future is a lot clearer, having indicated in his press conference last week that the situation was not as clear-cut.

In any case, the manager wants more transfer market activity and a strong team ahead of their Champions League campaign. The Argentine himself has reached the objective set out to him when he first arrived in February 2021, which was to return to Europe’s premier club competition.

An agreement on the financial side is close, although there are still several points to iron out, notably the length of the deal. In theory, no further advances will be made this week. Sampaoli will leave Marseille in a few days to go on holiday and continue negotiations later in the year, so as to maintain some level of pressure on the club management.

Journalist Saber Desfarges reports this evening that Luis Campos is one of the names being looked at by Paris Saint-Germain to replace sporting director Leonardo, who is likely to leave the club this summer as part of a management overhaul at the club.

The former Lille director of football, who left in 2020, is said to have played a role in the transfer saga that has seen Kylian Mbappé remain at the club and sign a contract extension despite strong interest from Real Madrid. He has previously held roles at Monaco and Real Madrid as well.

The Portugal native is currently working for Spanish side Celta Vigo. As reported by Le Parisien and RMC Sport, changes at upper management level are expected to take place this summer at PSG, including the departure of Leonardo as well as manager Mauricio Pochettino.

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Speaking to La Voix du Nord following Lens’ draw against Monaco on the final day of the season, midfielder Séko Fofana was evasive on his future, having given a speech to fans at the final whistle.

If it depended on you, would you stay at Lens?

It doesn’t just depend on me. These are questions that we will calmly get to. There was a project in place and the directors are satisfied. We’re going to discuss it peacefully. I’d like to thank all of the people who have shown me respect, who have give me the best conditions in which to show my talents. I’m very happy and grateful.

Have you ever had as much love for the club?

I’ve been in many clubs, Lens will always be in my heart. […] I’ve really enjoyed myself, I’ve grown, I’ve taken on responsibilities. I’m very grateful. They’ve given me the opportunity to show everything I can do.

You’re speaking in the past tense…

Yes, because you never know what can happen next. I’m acting like it’s my final game, but we’re not set, we don’t know what could happen. The season is over, it makes sense that I’d be speaking in the past tense.

Do you think it would be hard for you to say no to a high salary or for the club to say no to a high offer?

You know, in football not everything is about salary, you also have wellbeing, and a lot of things to take into account. You also need freshness. We’ve been working well for two years. Everything depends on how the club and I see things. I can’t give you any indications right now. What’s sure is that I’ve really enjoyed myself with some fantastic teammates. And I hope the objectives will be even higher next year.

What if a Champions League club comes knocking?

No idea. The season before coming to Lens, I had the chance to go to a Champions League club, but I turned it down to come to Lens. For me, everything is possible, it’s all about instinct. As long as the club shows me that they really want me to stay. There’s no deadline, it’s unclear for me. I’m completely in the dark, I don’t know what’s going to happen.

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RMC Sport report tonight that Monaco midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni has agreed terms with both Real Madrid and Liverpool, and will give himself several days to make his final choice.

The two clubs are now in talks with the Ligue 1 side over the 22-year-old’s potential transfer, as he prepares to make a choice before the end of the week.

The French international will not join Paris Saint-Germain, despite attempts from club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi himself to bring the former Bordeaux man in.

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Newly arrived sporting director Luis Campos had made another attempt this afternoon, with Monaco’s asking price set at €80m. Tchouaméni himself had let his representatives take care of negotiations in the last few weeks in order to concentrate on the end of Monaco’s season.

Julien Maynard of Téléfoot reports this morning that Lyon will not make Tanguy Ndombélé’s loan move from Tottenham Hotspur a permanent deal.

The French midfielder was back on loan at his former club, having left for North London in 2019, and joined on the final day of the January transfer window in a deal which included a €60m option at the end of the season.

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The 25-year-old will have made 15 appearances in total in the second half of the season, which has seen Les Gones struggle as they were knocked out of the Europa League and stuttered to a mid-table finish in the league, missing out on European competition for next season.

Speaking to BFMTV – transcribed by RMC Sport – in the wake of his press conference this afternoon following his contract renewal, Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappé confirmed he had spoken with Emmanuel Macron.

The forward, whose extension was announced before the game against Metz on Saturday, explained that he had calls with the French president multiple times and announced his decision to the head of state.

“Yes, we spoke. It was good advice. We often spoke. When you are a national figure, you have rights and duties. You have to assume what you are, as a play and a man.”

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“I informed him of my choice. He said he was very happy and that it was great news for the country.”

“[On whether Macron influenced his decision] No because there wasn’t just one call! I have a lot of respect for him, but I didn’t make my decision because he told me to stay. But it was a factor among others.” 

As reported by Le Parisien, OGC Nice coach Christophe Galtier has lost confidence in club owners INEOS and their running of the team this season and has never been so close to leaving the Riviera club.

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The hierarchical situation at Nice remains in flux with decisions still to be made over what the club’s leadership will look like next season. In a sensational interview criticising Galtier in L’Équipe, sporting director Julien Fournier suggested that he would remain until September at least while Galtier has become a main target of new PSG sporting director Luis Campos to take over from current manager Mauricio Pochettino. The assessment of the leadership team by INEOS’ former British Olympic cycling coach Dave Brailsford has already taken three weeks with it’s conclusions yet to emerge.

Former coach Lucien Favre is favourite to take over, should Galtier move on, say the Paris paper, with the club already preparing for life after Galtier following just one season in charge after winning the French title last season with Lille. With two years left on his deal, PSG would need to pay €5m to secure Galtier’s services.

As discussed by So Foot, Kylian Mbappé’s decision to stay at PSG and sign a new three-year contract in France will benefit those far beyond the Parc des Princes.

Although the full details of the deal are yet to emerge, assuming Mbappé’s salary is the €50m reported earlier this year, the French government could hope to recoup up to €60m income tax and other tax contributions alone.

Meanwhile, with Ligue 1’s broadcast rights up for renewal ahead of the 2024/25 season, a year before the end of the 23-year-old striker’s new contract in summer 2025, Ligue 1 will be able to negotiate upwards towards some ambitious targets with the attraction of Mbappé likely to be present.

Competing clubs, although sportingly disadvantaged by the player staying, will benefit from Mbappé’s continued ability to bring fans to the league and stadiums. With Ligue 1 stadiums filling to an average of just 60% capacity overall, PSG away games bring full houses and high prices – a more than useful windfall for some clubs.

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Just moments after they were consigned to Ligue 2, Saint-Étienne released a statement, which alludes to some upcoming “important news.”

The statement from owners Bernard Caïazzo and Roland Romeyer says, “If we ever committed errors in the past season, we have never stopped working to ensure the longevity of Saint-Étienne, including on the financial situation, which will allow it to compete in Ligue 2 next season.”

The statement continued, “Shortly, we will announce important news concerning the future of the club. An important page of our lives is turning, but we place the institution of Saint-Étienne above everything and hope that it will re-find very quickly – and we are convinced that it will – the path of the elite.” 

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The announcement comes amidst rumours of the impending sale of the club to David Blitzer’s multi-club group. According to Foot Mercato, the owners received an offer from Canadian businessman John Chayka, which promised not to run a multi-club project, but was ignored due to the current owners’ close relationship with Blitzer.