L’Équipe report this morning that Ligue 1 side Lyon, in their quest to sign an attacker to fill the gaps left by the ACL injuries to Memphis Depay and Jeff Reine-Adélaïde, have begun negotiations with Villarreal over the possible signing of Cameroonian international attacker Karl Toko-Ekambi.

OL like his profile because of his ability to play across the attacking positions and Head of Scouting Florian Maurice has been watching the player closely for the last 18 months. This time though, the Lyon board has decided to take concrete action and has entered into discussions with their Spanish colleagues.

Villarreal are not entirely closed off to the idea of doing a deal – however, Lyon’s desire way of achieving this, through a loan with an option to buy, is not expected to go down well with the La Liga club’s board.

Sources with knowledge of the talks suggest that Villarreal want a permanent deal that sees them receive a fee greater than€20m.

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OL will have to decide if they think that Toko Ekambi is worth it.

Speaking in the mixed zone after PSG’s 3-3 draw with AS Monaco tonight, Brazilian superstar Neymar responded sharply to a question from a journalist about whether playing with four attackers (Neymar, Mbappé, Icardi & Di Marìa) hurts the balance of the team.

“We scored 3 goals. I think that it worked well. We have quality, we know it. I think you made a mistake with this question but I responded… This was a very difficult match. We knew that we were going to encounter difficulties because they have a good team, with quality. It was a good test. We are happy. This was not the best match of our season. We are going to improve each time to pull off a great campaign.”

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RMC Sport report that Spanish side Atletico Madrid are in active negotiations with PSG Sporting Director Leonardo about the possibility of signing Edinson Cavani this month, despite reportedly already having a pre-contract agreement with the Uruguayan for when he leaves the French capital at the end of his current deal in June.

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The French outlet claims that Cavani’s agreement with Atletico is actually a 2.5 year contract which is only currently valid if he were to join them this month.

The Spanish club wants to beat competition from Chelsea and Manchester United, who are both interested in acquiring the 32-year-old on a free transfer in summer, by offering PSG a transfer fee to take him off their hands in January.

Talks to this effect are currently ongoing, but the Paris club does not want to let their highest goalscorer in club history leave in the middle of the season.

This is a newsflash for Cavani’s camp, because at the end of 2019, it was more the player who was really wanting to go to the end of his Paris contract. His lack of recent playing time had under Thomas Tuchel since convinced him to be open to the idea of a January departure.

RMC confirm Manchester United and Chelsea interest in Cavani, but as of yet only for the summer window.

L’Équipe report that Lyon and 2 English sides have made contact with Ligue 1 side Reims over the possible January signing of left-sided player Hassane Kamara.

SDR are looking for at least €5m for a player contracted to them until 2021.

Reims have already rejected an offer from RCD Mallorca worth €3m for the player in recent hours, but are not closing the door to the player’s departure. It is expected that the other three sides in the race will show their hand shortly.

18:25 CET: The same outlet has since learned that Ligue 1 side Reims have now rejected a second proposal, from an unnamed Premier League side, worth €5m.

This is certainly not the end of the story…

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RMC Sport report that Spanish outfit Valencia intend to make another approach for 18-year-old AS Monaco central defender Benoît Badiashile this month.

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The Spaniards are waiting for the final week of the window before making a formal proposal – ASM don’t intend to separate themselves from the teenager this month, but the club’s representatives are not completely closed off to a discussion, as under Robert Moreno it looks likely that Badiashile will not receive consequential playing time.

VCF are willing to offer up to €25m for the Frenchman this month, which is likely to fall short of the asking price of up to €50m that Badiashile was fetching already last summer.

L’Équipe confirm reporting from Sky Sports earlier today that 23-year-old French striker Adama Diakhaby will shortly complete a loan with option to buy move to fellow Championship side Nottingham Forest from Huddersfield Town.

Sabri Lamouchi’s discourse was enough to convince Diakhaby to join Forest’s promotion push over other offers including one from Ligue 1 side Amiens.

Diakhaby is due to arrive in Nottingham tomorrow to undergo a medical ahead of the move.

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L’Équipe and RMC report that PSG have rejected a €10m offer from Atletico Madrid for Edinson Cavani.

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The player’s entourage insists that PSG are lying and that Cavani has no injury, despite Les Parisiens announcing that he had a groin problem and this was why he missed out on the midweek trip to AS Monaco and will also be absent against FC Lorient tomorrow.

The player wants to leave this month for Atleti, but PSG are remaining true to their word & blocking his exit until the summer, with many on the board feeling that the Uruguayan international has an important role to play in the second half of this campaign.

Local outlet Paris-Normandie report tonight that 24-year-old Zimbabwean attacker Tino Kadewere has agreed personal terms with Lyon ahead of an imminent €15m transfer from Ligue 2 side Le Havre that is widely expected to take place in the coming days.

Le Havre and Lyon representatives are expected to meet on Monday or Tuesday next week to agree on the final details in order to conclude the transfer.

HAC had begun this month seeking a deal for the Ligue 2 top scorer that would allow them to profit from his services back on loan until the end of the current campaign, but as Lyon President Aulas’ latest offer, when you include bonuses, meets the €15m demand that President Volpe made if the player was to go permanently and immediately this month, that position has changed.

Kadewere is pushing for the move to happen now, and HAC are unhappy with OL having already agreed personal terms with the player.

Final details, Tino to Lyon has never seemed closer.

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Speaking in the mixed zone following Lyon’s qualification for this season’s Coupe de la Ligue final tonight after triumphing over Lille, Moussa Dembélé appeared to definitively put speculation about a January move to bed.

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“I am a Lyon player and I will remain so until the end of the season. I do not think that there will be a departure this winter. Lots of things are being said. It is up to me to ignore that and remain concentrated on the pitch.”

Ouest-France report that 31-year-old French international central midfielder Steven N’Zonzi is currently en route to Paris to undergo a medical ahead of a possible loan move from AS Roma to Rennes.

Talks have yet to be finalised between Roma and Rennes over the proportion of wages that the Ligue 1 side will take on during this 6 month spell, but the deal is edging towards a positive conclusion.

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