In an interview with RMC Sport, Lille manager Jocelyn Gourvennec notably reflected on the critical reactions he was subjected to on being named Christophe Galtier’s successor over the summer.

“Yes, I was being slaughtered and at the same time I was protecting myself from that, I didn’t want to play into the controvery, I never complained. I didn’t want to waste energy over nothing. I found it harsh but once you’ve made that assessment, you have to move forward and I got into a bubble in order to help Lille because that’s the mission I was entrusted with.”

“I never wanted to get into that debate, I had to prove myself and I think I’ve done so by respecting the club, the task I’ve been offered, the people at the club, and also the media because I’ve never shied away from those discussions. Nowadays, we’ve done some great things but the work isn’t over yet because we still have important things to do in Ligue 1 and in the Champions League. We have to go further, get people dreaming – we still have some great moments to experience.”

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L’Équipe report this afternoon that out-of-favour Bordeaux striker Josh Maja could be set for a move back to England, namely to Championship team Stoke City.

The two clubs are currently in talks over the former Sunderland forward, who would leave on a loan deal with a permanent option.

The 23-year-old, who spent the latter half of last season on loan at Fulham, has made only 4 appearances in all competitions this campaign, scoring once in the Coupe de France.

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Paris Saint-Germain have today announced that veteran defender Sergio Ramos has suffered another calf issue, that will keep him out of tomorrow night’s cup tie against Nice.

The Spaniard, who suffered a similar injury in the same area on arriving this summer from Real Madrid, had seen his debut delayed by several months, has seen his first season in Paris blighted by injury.

PSG have indicated that this week’s calf muscle injury was sustained in Thursday’s training session, and will see him rested until he is reassessed in the middle of the week.

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Canal+, via Canal Supporters, report this evening that Kylian Mbappé’s entourage has denied reports of an agreement with Real Madrid over a free transfer next summer.

The Paris Saint-Germain forward had earlier today been the subject of reports from Sport Bild claiming that the deal was complete and would see the World Cup winner earn €50m a year.

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Nevertheless, this report has now been refuted by the forward’s representatives. The two clubs in question face off next month in the Champions League Round of 16, in a set of ties that will see Mbappé himself at the centre of attention following his push to leave for the Spaniards last summer.

In the midst of the celebrations after scoring the winning penalty to lift the Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal, forward Sadio Mané was notably asked about a potential move to Marseille.

In an Instagram live hosted by teammate and OM player Pape Gueye, the Liverpool man appeared to offer himself to the Ligue 1 club, albeit in jokingly. The former Metz man has nevertheless said in the past that he was a Marseille fan himself.

“Marseille, make an effort, put in the money and I’ll come! You have to pay the transfer and I’ll come! [laughs]”

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As reported by L’Équipe, Saint-Étienne were surprised to see the club linked with a move for Diego Costa last month but could the club have actually afforded the former Chelsea striker?

Saint-Étienne told L’Équipe that the club had made no offer to Costa and that he was instead offered to them by an intermediary, explaining “the player is not interested in the project and his salary expectations are unrealistic.”

With Costa, now 33 and recently leaving Atlético Mineiro in Brazil, was keen on one more spell in Europe and his agents had targeted clubs like ASSE and Serie A strugglers Salernitana while quoting a €100,000 gross monthly salary plus a €200,000 signing bonus for the free agent.

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Given those relatively reasonable salary demands, was his transfer truly “unrealistic”?

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Rennes sporting director Florian Maurice discussed the club’s lack of activity in the transfer window with L’Équipe, explaining that, despite poorer results and four players away on AFCON duty, the club did the right thing but not diving into the market after a busy summer.

“It shouldn’t be defeats that make us want to recruit. We had a very big transfer window last summer precisely to compensate for anything that could happen later on. Injured players will come back, so, for me, there was no need to sign players. Succumbing to general panic and modifying or revolutionizing the team when the results are less good, this is not how I think… We are still on course for our objectives, I’m convinced that we will continue to move forward and reach them at the end of the season with this group of players.”

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As reported by L’Équipe, the Prefecture of Loire-Atlantic published a decree on Wednesday to manage the travel of Corsican fans to the city of Nantes for tonight’s Coupe de France quarter final between Bastia and Nantes.

The decree reads: “On Thursday 10th February 2022, it is forbidden for anyone presenting themselves as supporters of FC Nantes or SC Bastia to circulate or park within the perimeter of Nantes city centre.”

The National Supporters Association indicated on Wednesday night that they had protested this decree with the administrative court of Nantes. They particularly took offence that “anyone wearing Nantes colours in Nantes risks six months in prison a fine of €30,000 and a 5-year ban from the stadium.”

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Having announced its intention to host the Women’s Euros in 2025, the Fédération Française de Football has received criticism for its lack of funding of the women’s top flight, the Division 1 Arkema from one of its star players, Norwegian Ada Hegerberg (26).

The winner of the first women’s Ballon d’Or (2018) tweeted in French, responding directly to the FFF’s twitter announcement: “Organising international competitions is great. Investing in our championship is better. We’re running on empty and the 2019 World Cup had no impact.”

The Lyon striker, who has won the division six times, was referring to the Women’s World Cup of 2019, which was held in France. Over two years later, the French top flight is still not considered a professional championship.

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As reported by the Centre International d’Étude du Sport (International Centre for the Study of Sport, CIES), Lille and Lyon have been the most profitable clubs in terms of transfers over the last 10 years, throughout the top 5 European leagues.

Today the CIES published their findings on the cumulative figures of transfers throughout the last decade. While Manchester United topped the relative spending table (-€1.075bn net), PSG (-€941m) were marginally behind Manchester City (-€984m) in third.

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While Nice (-€8m) and Marseille (-€119m) have also spent more than they’ve received, all other 17 Ligue 1 clubs have a net transfer profit. In comparison, Brentford are the only Premier League club with a net profit. La Liga has 11 teams in the green, the Bundesliga has 9 and Serie A has 8.

Lille have the greatest positive figure of all five European leagues with €349m, followed by Lyon with €247m. Preceded by three Serie A sides in 3rd, 4th and 5th (Genoa, Udinese, Atalanta), Montpellier (€116m) rank sixth in Europe and third in France.

Lille’s position has been helped by high profile sales in the last decade such as Eden Hazard (Chelsea €35m), Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal €80m) and Victor Osimhen (Napoli €75m), among others.