Mexican side Tigres UANL are reportedly confident of signing Marseille midfielder Dimitri Payet (35) in a deal made possible by the likely departure of Florian Thauvin (29), according to El Futbolero. 

Having brought in fellow Frenchmen Thauvin and André-Pierre Gignac (36), who both have the same representatives as Payet, the Mexican club are now “confident” of a deal to sign Payet. 

Any deal would however be contingent on the departure of Thauvin, who has past issues with Payet. Thauvin’s departure would also be necessary in order to give the club the financial means to sign Payet, who would garner a high salary. 

Payet scored 12 goals and registered 10 assists in 31 Ligue 1 appearances last season, as Marseille secured Champions League football next season. 

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Bordeaux have this afternoon announced the departure of Brazilian defender Marcelo at the end of his 6-month contract, having arrived midway through the season.

The 35-year-old, who arrived as a free agent after leaving Lyon, will have made 11 appearances for the club, in a largely forgettable spell which saw the club finish bottom at the end of the season and relegated to Ligue 2 with the worst defence in Europe, having conceded 91 goals.

He previously played four seasons with Les Gones before being sent to the reserves over “inappropriate behaviour” in the dressing room at the start of the current season.

Following Marcelo through the exit door are academy graduates Tidiane Malbec – a goalkeeper – and Amadou Traoré – a 20-year-old winger who has made 23 appearances for the first team since 2020.

Bordeaux are set to start life in Ligue 2 next season, although a hearing with French football’s financial watchdog, the DNCG, on June 14th could result in even further relegation due to the club’s finances.

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As reported by RMC Aurélien Tchouaméni’s impending move to Real Madrid will land recently relegated Bordeaux a significant, and much needed, windfall.

The 22-year-old Monaco midfielder is expected to join Real Madrid for a total cost of as much as €116m including bonuses with an initial €80m price included with the player’s medical taking place in recent hours.

Monaco paid €20m for the French international from Bordeaux in 2020, a deal which included a 10% ‘added value’ sell-on clause, meaning that FCGB will receive at least €6m from this new transfer, or 10% of the €60m base value added between the two deals, and this figure could rise to €8m in total after bonuses.

However, say the outlet, the cash (as well as any similar resale clause from a potential Jules Koundé transfer) won’t arrive in time to help Bordeaux’s next audit from French football’s financial watchdog, the DNCG, with the club €50m in debt after finishing bottom of Ligue 1 this season.

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PSG have confirmed that former Lille sporting director Luis Campos has joined the club as a “sporting adviser,”  replacing Leonardo, whose departure has never been made official.

In a press release from the club, it was stated that Campos will be in charge of the organisation of the club, the recruitment, and the performance of the men’s side. 

It has been reported that despite the officialisation of his arrival only coming on Friday, he has already begun recruitment work for the club. According to Le Parisien, the former Lille and Monaco sporting director has already travelled to Milan to discuss a potential transfer for Milan Skriniar (27). 

Speaking in the press release, Campos said, “I am very happy to join Paris-Saint-Germain, which I consider to be the most ambitious and exciting football club in the world of football. We share the same vision, a vision in which I firmly believe, and I can’t wait to start working towards developing the incredible potential of the club.” 

 

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L’Équipe report today that agent Mogi Bayat is working on bringing in a replacement for Randal Kolo Muani at Nantes, with the French youth international leaving for Eintracht Frankfurt on a free this summer.

The South Korean international was one of the few bright spots in a catastrophic season for Bordeaux, scoring 11 goals as his team went down with a 20th-place finish.

A potential transfer nevertheless appears complicated for Les Canaris, with Bordeaux asking for €8m and Hwang himself having other oppportunities to leave Les Girondins.

Another striker plying his trade at the Marine et Blanc, M’Baye Niang, is also being looked at, although he similarly has other options, namely interest from Spain’s Almería as well as an unnamed Turkish side.

Kolo Muani, who leaves Nantes after a 13-goal season that culminated in a Coupe de France win, could also be followed out the exit door by Nigerian forward Moses Simon, who is being linked with a move to Nice.

 

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As reported by L’Équipe, Montpellier are looking to keep hold of former Newcastle and Saint-Etienne midfielder Remy Cabella for next season after a brief spell at his former club having been allowed to leave Russian side Krasnodar following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Due to poor fitness at the start of his spell in April and injuries towards the end, Cabella was only able to make five Ligue 1 outings for the 2012 Champions this season. However, discussions are underway to make his stay a permanent one with a two-year deal being talked about between club and player – an option that was included in his initial contract with MHSC.

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The 32-year-old attacking midfielder, however, wants to take his time before he makes a final decision on his future and is interested in a new challenge overseas, in Italy in particular where he has seen some interest. A reported link to Olympiacos seems to have faded away, however, say the sports daily. 

Also formerly of Marseille, Cabella won four France caps back in 2014.

As reported by Foot Mercato, Ligue 1 side Clermont are close to signing former Lyon and Rennes defender Mehdi Zeffane ahead of next season.

The 30-year-old right-back is expected to be seen as a replacement for Akim Zedadka who is expected to join Lille at the end of his contract this summer. The Algerian international with 19 caps has been a free agent since April after his contract at Turkish club Yeni Malatyaspor was terminated.

Zeffane spent six months without a club after leaving Rennes in 2019, playing in Russia for Samara before joining the Turkish side in January this year. The defender made 64 Ligue 1 outings between 2013 and 2019 for OL and Rennes and has recently stated he would be keen to return to France.

Zeffane could be one of a raft of new signings soon to be announced by the club, who survived in France’s top-flight following their promotion from Ligue 2 this season, with two new players set to be unveiled next week, say the outlet.

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The Champions Cup continues this weekend with the second round of the 2022/23 season once again seeing 12 matches scheduled, including Leicester v Clermont.

Check out all the team news and predictions, here.

Friday

Leinster v Gloucester

Prediction: Leinster by 35

The teams:

Leinster: 15 Hugo Keenan, 14 Jimmy O’Brien, 13 Garry Ringrose (c), 12 Charlie Ngatai, 11 James Lowe, 10 Ross Byrne, 9 Luke McGrath, 8 Jack Conan, 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Caelan Doris, 5 James Ryan, 4 Ross Molony, 3 Michael Ala’alatoa, 2 Ronan Kelleher, 1 Andrew Porter
Replacements: 16 Dan Sheehan, 17 Ed Byrne, 18 Cian Healy, 19 Joe McCarthy, 20 Max Deegan, 21 Jamison Gibson-Park, 22 Johnny Sexton, 23 Jordan Larmour

Gloucester: 15 Lloyd Evans, 14 Alex Hearle, 13 Giorgi Kveseladze, 12 Billy Twelvetrees, 11 Jacob Morris, 10 George Barton, 9 Ben Meehan (c), 8 Albert Tuisue, 7 Jack Clement, 6 Jake Polledri, 5 Arthur Clark, 4 Freddie Thomas, 3 Ciaran Knight, 2 Henry Walker, 1 Harry Elrington
Replacements: 16 Seb Blake, 17 Alex Seville, 18 Kirill Gotovtsev, 19 Alex Craig, 20 Harry Taylor, 21 Charlie Chapman, 22 Seb Atkinson, 23 Kyle Moyle

Venue: RDS Arena
Kick-off: 20:00 GMT
Referee: Luc Ramos (France)
Assistant Referees: Jérémy Rozier (France), Adrien Descottes (France)
TMO: Denis Grenouillet (France)

Bordeaux-Begles v Sharks

Prediction: Sharks by 5

The teams:

Bordeaux: 15 Nans Ducuing, 14 Geoffrey Cros, 13 Jean-Baptiste Dubié, 12 Federico Mori, 11 Madosh Tambwe, 10 Zack Holmes, 9 Jules Gimbert, 8 Caleb Timu, 7 Antoine Miquel, 6 Renato Giammarioli, 5 Jandré Marais (c), 4 Cyril Cazeaux, 3 Vadim Cobilas, 2 Clement Maynadier, 1 Lekso Kaulashvili
Replacements: 16 Maxime Lamothe, 17 Ben Tameifuna, 18 Christopher Vaotoa, 19 Alban Roussel, 20 Tom Willis, 21 Santiago Cordero, 22 Matéo Garcia, 23 Rémi Lamerat

Sharks: 15 Boeta Chamberlain, 14 Werner Kok, 13 Francois Venter, 12 Ben Tapuai, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Curwin Bosch, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Phepsi Buthelezi, 7 Vincent Tshituka, 6 Siya Kolisi (c), 5 Gerbrandt Grobler, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Thomas du Toit, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ntuthuko Mchunu
Replacements: 16 Dan Jooste, 17 Dian Bleuler, 18 Hanro Jacobs, 19 Hyron Andrews, 20 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 21 Grant Williams, 22 Lionel Cronje, 23 Lukhanyo Am

Venue: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Kick-off: 21:00 local (20:00 GMT)
Referee: Christophe Ridley (England)
Assistant Referees: Hamish Smales (England), James Clarke (England)
TMO: Dean Richards (England)

Saturday

Edinburgh v Castres

Prediction: Edinburgh by 3

The teams:

Edinburgh: 15 Emiliano Boffelli, 14 Wes Goosen, 13 Matt Currie, 12 James Lang, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Blair Kinghorn, 9 Ben Vellacott, 8 Viliame Mata, 7 Luke Crosbie, 6 Jamie Ritchie, 5 Grant Gilchrist (c), 4 Glen Young, 3 WP Nel, 2 Stuart McInally, 1 Pierre Schoeman
Replacements: 16 Tom Cruse, 17 Boan Venter, 18 Angus Williams, 19 Marshall Sykes, 20 Ben Muncaster, 21 Charlie Shiel, 22 Charlie Savala, 23 Chris Dean

Castres: 15 Julien Dumora, 14 Martin Laveau, 13 Antoine Zeghdar, 12 Adrien Seguret, 11 Antoine Bouzerand, 10 Ben Botica, 9 Julien Blanc, 8 Kevin Kornath, 7 Asier Usarraga, 6 Baptiste Delaporte (c), 5 Théo Hannoyer, 4 Gauthier Maravat, 3 Aurélien Azar, 2 Pierre Colonna, 1 Quentin Walcker
Replacements: 16 Brice Humbert, 17 Loîs Guérois-Galisson, 18 Antoine Guillamon, 19 Florent Vanverberghe, 20 Baptiste Cope, 21 Josaia Raisuqe, 22 Rory Kockott, 23 Thomas Larregain

Venue: DAM Health Stadium
Kick-off: 13:00 GMT
Referee: Tom Foley
Assistant Referees: Nick Wood, Peter Allan
TMO: David Rose

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Exeter Chiefs v Bulls

Prediction: Exeter by 7

The teams:

Exeter: 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Jack Nowell, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Rory O’Loughlin, 11.Olly Woodburn, 10 Joe Simmonds, 9 Sam Maunder, 8 Sam Simmonds, 7 Christ Tshiunza, 6 Dave Ewers, 5 Jonny Gray, 4 Dafydd Jenkins, 3 Harry Williams, 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie (c), 1 Scott Sio
Replacements: 16 Jack Yeandle, 17 Alec Hepburn, 18 Josh Iosefa-Scott, 19 Ruben van Heerden, 20 Santiago Grondona, 21 Will Becconsall, 22 Solomone Kata, 23 Josh Hodge

Bulls: 15 Wandisile Simelane, 14 Sibongile Novuka, 13 Stedman Gans, 12 Chris Smith, 11 Stravino Jacobs, 10 Morné Steyn (c), 9 Bernard van der Linde, 8 Muller Uys, 7 WJ Steenkamp, 6 Nizaam Carr, 5 Janko Swanepoel, 4 Reinhardt Ludwig, 3 Jacques van Rooyen, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Dylan Smith
Replacements: 16 Joe van Zyl, 17 Lizo Gqoboka, 18 Sebastian Lombard, 19 Cameron Hanekom, 20 Phumzile Maqondwana, 21 Keagan Johannes, 22 Carlton Banies, 23 Juan Mostert

Venue: Sandy Park
Kick-off: 13:00 GMT
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
Assistant Referees: Jonathan Dufort, Vincent Blasco-Baque
TMO: Philippe Bonhoure

Lyon v Saracens

Prediction: Saracens by 12

The teams:

Lyon: 15 Alexandre Tchaptchet, 14 Xavier Mignot, 13 Thibaut Regard, 12 Kyle Godwin, 11 Tavite Veredamu, 10 Fletcher Smith, 9 Baptiste Couilloud, 8 Jordan Taufua (c), 7 Mickael Guillard, 6 Theo William, 5 Temo Mayanavanua, 4 Felix Lambey, 3 Francisco Gomez Kodela, 2 Yanis Charcosset, 1 Hamza Kaabèche
Replacements: 16 Guillaume Marchand, 17 Jérôme Rey, 18 Paulo Tafili, 19 Loann Goujon, 20 Arno Botha, 21 Jonathan Pélissié, 22 Jean-Marc Doussain, 23 Alfred Parisien

Saracens: 15 Elliot Daly, 14 Alex Lewington, 13 Alex Lozowski, 12 Nick Tompkins, 11 Sean Maitland, 10 Owen Farrell (c), 9 Ivan van Zyl, 8 Billy Vunipola, 7 Ben Earl, 6 Theo McFarland, 5 Hugh Tizard, 4 Callum Hunter-Hill, 3 Marco Riccioni, 2 Jamie George, 1 Mako Vunipola
Replacements: 16 Tom Woolstencroft, 17 Eroni Mawi, 18 Alec Clarey, 19 Jackson Wray, 20 Andrew Christie, 21 Aled Davies, 22 Alex Goode, 23 Max Malins

Venue: Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Kick-off: 15:15 GMT
Referee: Frank Murphy
Assistant Referees: Eoghan Cross, Paul Haycock
TMO: Leo Colgan

Leicester Tigers v Clermont

Prediction: Leicester by 5

The teams:

Leicester: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Anthony Watson, 13 Guy Porter, 12 Dan Kelly, 11 Harry Potter, 10 Charlie Atkinson, 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Tommy Reffell, 6 Hanro Liebenberg (c), 5 Calum Green, 4 Ollie Chessum, 3 Dan Cole, 2 Julián Montoya, 1 James Cronin
Replacements: 16 Charlie Clare, 17 Nephi Leatigaga, 18 Will Hurd, 19 Harry Wells, 20 Olly Cracknell, 21 Richard Wigglesworth, 22 Freddie Burns, 23 Chris Ashton

Clermont: 15 Alex Newsome, 14 Damian Penaud, 13 Cheik Tiberghien, 12 Apisai Naqalevu, 11 Bautista Delguy, 10 Anthony Belleau, 9 Sébastien Bézy, 8 Arthur Iturria (c), 7 Alexandre Fischer, 6 Killian Tixeront, 5 Tomas Lavanini, 4 Paul Jedrasiak, 3 Davit Kubriashvili, 2 Yohan Beheregaray, 1 Etienne Falgoux
Replacements: 16 Benjamin Boudou, 17 Daniel Bibi Biziwu, 18 Rabah Slimani, 19 Miles Amatosero, 20 Thibaud Lanen, 21 Baptiste Jauneau, 22 Jules Plisson, 23 Jean-Pascal Barraque

Venue: Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Kick-off: 15:15 GMT
Referee: Andrew Brace
Assistant Referees: Peter Martin, Oisin Quinn
TMO: Brian MacNeice

Stormers v London Irish

Prediction: Stormers by 9

The teams:

Stormers: 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Angelo Davids, 13 Ruhan Nel, 12 Damian Willemse, 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Paul de Wet, 8 Hacjivah Dayimani, 7 Willie Engelbrecht, 6 Deon Fourie, 5 Marvin Orie, 4 Salmaan Moerat, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Steven Kitshoff (c)
Replacements: 16 JJ Kotze, 17 Brok Harris, 18 Sazi Sandi, 19 Connor Evans, 20 Junior Pokomela, 21 Marcel Theunissen, 22 Herschel Jantjies, 23 Suleiman Hartzenberg

London Irish: 15 Ben Loader, 14 Lucio Cinti Luna, 13 Luca Morisi, 12 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Paddy Jackson, 9 Joe Powell, 8 Josh Basham, 7 Tom Pearson, 6 Matt Rogerson (c), 5 Adam Coleman, 4 Rob Simmons, 3 Lovejoy Chawatama, 2 Mike Willemse, 1 Will Goodrick-Clarke
Replacements: 16 Ignacio Ruiz, 17 Facundo Gigena, 18 Ollie Hoskins, 19 Api Ratuniyarawa, 20 Chandler Cunningham-South, 21 Ben White, 22 Rory Jennings, 23 Will Joseph

Venue: DHL Stadium
Kick-off: 17:30 GMT
Referee: Pierre Brousset
Assistant Referees: Taul Trainini, Benoit Rousselet
TMO: Thomas Charabas

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Ulster v La Rochelle

Prediction: La Rochelle by 10

The teams:

Ulster: 15 Michael Lowry, 14 Ethan McIlroy, 13 Luke Marshall, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 11 Rob Lyttle, 10 Billy Burns, 9 John Cooney, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Nick Timoney, 6 Iain Henderson (c), 5 Sam Carter, 4 Alan O’Connor, 3 Marty Moore, 2 Tom Stewart, 1 Rory Sutherland
Replacements: 16 Rob Herring, 17 Eric O’Sullivan, 18 Gareth Milasinovich, 19 Kieran Treadwell, 20 Dave McCann, 21 Nathan Doak, 22 Stewart Moore, 23 Ben Moxham

La Rochelle: 15 Brice Dulin, 14 Dillyn Leyds, 13 UJ Seuteni, 12 Jonathan Danty, 11 Pierre Boudehent, 10 Antoine Hastoy, 9 Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 8 Grégory Alldritt (c), 7 Yoan Tanga, 6 Remi Bourdeau, 5 Will Skelton, 4 Romain Sazy, 3 Uini Atonio, 2 Pierre Bourgarit, 1 Reda Wardi
Replacements: 16 Quentin Lespiaucq Brettes, 17 Thierry Paiva, 18 Joel Sclavi, 19 Ultan Dillane, 20 Paul Boudehent, 21 Thomas Berjon, 22 Levani Botia, 23 Raymond Rhule

Venue: Kingspan Stadium
Kick-off: 17:30 GMT
Referee: Luke Pearce
Assistant Referees: George Selwood, John Meredith
TMO: Rowan Kitt

Montpellier v Ospreys

Prediction: Montpellier by 15

The teams:

Montpellier: 15 Anthony Bouthier (c), 14 Ben Lam, 13 Thomas Darmon, 12 Paolo Garbisi, 11 George Bridge, 10 Louis Carbonel, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Zach Mercer, 7 Alexandre Becognee, 6 Clement Doumenc, 5 Bastien Chalureau, 4 Florian Verhaeghe, 3 Henry Thomas, 2 Brandon Paenga-Amosa, 1 Enzo Forletta
Replacements: 16 Curtis Langdon, 17 Grégory Fichten, 18 George Tuinukuafe, 19 Marco Tauleigne, 20 Leo Coly, 21 Julien Tisseron, 22 Masivesi Dakuwaqa, 23 Paul Willemse

Ospreys: 15 Max Nagy, 14 Alex Cuthbert, 13 Mike Collins, 12 Kieran Williams, 11 Luke Morgan, 10 Owen Williams, 9 Rhys Webb, 8 Morgan Morris, 7 Justin Tipuric (c), 6 Ethan Roots, 5 Adam Beard, 4 Rhys Davies, 3 Tom Botha, 2 Sam Parry, 1 Gareth Thomas
Replacements: 16 Scott Baldwin, 17 Nicky Smith, 18 Tom Francis, 19 Huw Sutton, 20 Jac Morgan, 21 Reuben Morgan-Williams, 22 Jack Walsh, 23 Joe Hawkins

Venue: GGL Stadium
Kick-off: 21:00 local (20:00 GMT)
Referee: Nika Amashukeli
Assistant Referees: Dan Jones, Wayne Falla
TMO: Adam Leal

Sunday

Northampton Saints v Munster

Prediction: Munster by 3

The teams:

Northampton Saints: 15 George Furbank, 14 James Ramm, 13 Matt Proctor, 12 Rory Hutchinson, 11 Tommy Freeman, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Alex Mitchell, 8 Juarno Augustus, 7 Lewis Ludlam (c), 6 Courtney Lawes, 5 David Ribbans, 4 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, 3 Ehren Painter, 2 Sam Matavesi, 1 Alex Waller
Replacements: 16 Mikey Haywood, 17 Emmanuel Iyogun, 18 Alfie Petch, 19 Alex Moon, 20 Angus Scott-Young, 21 Aaron Hinkley, 22 Callum Braley, 23 Fraser Dingwall

Munster: 15 Mike Haley, 14 Calvin Nash, 13 Antoine Frisch, 12 Jack Crowley, 11 Keith Earls, 10 Joey Carbery, 9 Conor Murray, 8 Gavin Coombes, 7 Peter O’Mahony (c), 6 Jack O’Donoghue, 5 Tadhg Beirne, 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 John Ryan, 2 Niall Scannell, 1 Jeremy Loughman
Replacements: 16 Diarmuid Barron, 17 Dave Kilcoyne, 18 Roman Salanoa, 19 John Hodnett, 20 Alex Kendellen, 21 Craig Casey, 22 Rory Scannell, 23 Shane Daly

Venue: cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens
Kick-off: 13:00 GMT
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
Assistant Referees: Pierre-Baptiste Nuchy, Jonathan Gasnier
TMO: Eric Briquet-Campin

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Toulouse v Sale Sharks

Prediction: Toulouse by 8

The teams:

Toulouse: 15 Thomas Ramos, 14 Lucas Tauzin, 13 Dimitri Delibes, 12 Pita Ahki, 11 Matthis Lebel, 10 Romain Ntamack, 9 Antoine Dupont (c), 8 Anthony Jelonch, 7 Jack Willis, 6 Thibaud Flament, 5 Emmanuel Meafou, 4 Richie Arnold, 3 Dorian Aldegheri, 2 Julien Marchand, 1 Cyril Baille
Replacements: 16 Peato Mauvaka, 17 Rodrigue Neti, 18 Charlie Faumuina, 19 Joshua Brennan, 20 Yannick Youyoutte, 21 Selevasio Tolofua, 22 Sofiane Guitoune, 23 Martin Page Relo

Sale Sharks: 15 Byron McGuigan, 14 Arron Reed, 13 Sam James, 12 Sam Hill, 11 Tom O’Flaherty, 10 Rob du Preez (c), 9 Gus Warr, 8 Daniel du Preez, 7 Tom Curry, 6 Jean-Luc du Preez, 5 Jonny Hill, 4 Cobus Wiese, 3 Nick Schonert, 2 Akker van der Merwe, 1 Bevan Rodd
Replacements: 16 Ewan Ashman, 17 Simon McIntyre, 18 Joe Jones, 19 Jono Ross, 20 Ben Curry, 21 Joe Simpson, 22 Tom Curtis, 23 Ryan Mills

Venue: Stade Ernest Wallon
Kick-off: 14:00 local (13:00 GMT)
Referee: Andrea Piardi
Assistant Referees: Filippo Russo, Manuel Bottino
TMO: Matteo Liperini

Harlequins v Racing 92

Prediction: Harlequins by 5

The teams:

Harlequins: 15 Nick David, 14 Cadan Murley, 13 Joe Marchant, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Josh Bassett, 10 Tommy Allan, 9 Danny Care, 8 Alex Dombrandt (c), 7 Will Evans, 6 Jack Kenningham, 5 Irne Herbst, 4 Dino Lamb, 3 Simon Kerrod, 2 George Head, 1 Fin Baxter
Replacements: 16 Jack Musk, 17 Jordan Els, 18 Wilco Louw, 19 George Hammond, 20 Tom Lawday, 21 Lewis Gjaltema, 22 Will Edwards, 23 Oscar Beard

Racing 92: 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Christian Wade, 13 Francis Saili, 12 Gael Fickou (c), 11 Donovan Taofifenua, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Teddy Iribaren, 8 Kitione Kamikamica, 7 Cameron Woki, 6 Anthime Hemery, 5 Fabien Sanconnie, 4 Anton Bresler, 3 Biyi Alo, 2 Janick Tarrit, 1 Guram Gogichashvili
Replacements: 16 Camille Chat, 17 Jonathan Maïau, 18 Trevor Nyakane, 19 Boris Palu, 20 Baptiste Chouzenoux, 21 Antoine Gibert, 22 Henry Chavancy, 23 Louis Dupichot

Venue: Twickenham Stoop
Kick-off: 17:30 GMT
Referee: Craig Evans
Assistant Referees: Adam Jones, Rhys Jones
TMO: Ben Whitehouse

In an interview published in today’s L’Équipe, former Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo has spoken for the first time since his dismissal, with the club hiring Luis Campos as sporting adviser in his stead.

The Brazilian notably addresses the rumours that his departure was linked to Kylian Mbappé’s extension, which was made official just hours before he was informed he would be leaving, in the midst of the title celebrations after the 5-0 win over Metz.

Your departure also came the night of Kylian Mbappé’s extension. Is there a link, in your opinion?

No. It was the end of the season and maybe it was the time to decide things for the future.

Were you not told your departure was a condition for him to extend?

No, I wasn’t told that. But I don’t want to get into that kind of thing. And the fact that they’ve managed to hold on to that player, a Frenchman and a Parisian, is important for PSG and for Ligue 1.

Do you know why you are leaving? Were you given an explanation?

Certain things which are said internally should stay that way. It’s what I’ve experienced with the club. When the club wants to get rid of you, there’s no nice way to say it’s over.

But there’s also the right timing. To do it the evening you are celebrating the title and Mbappé’s extension can seem shocking

That’s your judgement. Judging a decision is easier than making the decision. Being in a decision-making position is not easy. It’s a lonely job. OK, you’ve made a decision, it might shock people, but it’s your decision. Everyone is under pressure a bit. Everyone is in difficulty and is in the race.

Did you want to stay on?

Yes, yes I did. But I understand that these things happen. There are unexpected situations which take place, that’s how it is. I am very pragmatic. Three years in football these days is a lot.

It can seen a short time to put your ideas into place

That’s true, but I think PSG have their own ideas.

Are you leaving without bitterness?

I leave with zero bitterness! Honestly, zero! But then I have my vision. But it’s not the time to pour my heart out. It’s the time to thank Qatar and Paris for giving me this opportunity. And I’m not doing it out of populism.

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In a press release, Marseille have announced the arrival of Javier Ribalta as director of football at the club, reuniting with Pablo Longoria with whom he worked at Juventus. 

Ribalta will “continue the development of the club” having been named as director of football. Ribalta has previously worked at AC Milan, Manchester United and Juventus. More recently, he worked at Russian side Zenit St Petersburg as a sporting director, before becoming a technical director at Parma Calcio. 

Marseille’s Longoria and Ribalta worked together at Juventus between 2015 and 2017, and are this time reunited at the Orange Vélodrome. In his new role, Ribalta will “supervise the entire sporting policy at the club.”

David Friio, present at Marseille since 2020 in his role as technical director, has been named as the sporting director. He will “ensure the relationship between the management and the squad, as well as leading the scouting teams.”

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