L’Équipe report that Ligue 1 side Lyon have made a 2-year contract offer to 33-year-old Brazilian international winger Willian, but a deal is unlikely to occur before tomorrow’s deadline.

The deal would have been a free transfer as Arsenal have made it clear they are no longer counting on the player – the non-EU slot regulations meant that OL had to wait before attempting to close a deal for Willian as Sardar Azmoun would have taken up the final slot, but that deal with Zenit is now off.

The problem is that Willian has now already given his agreement to join Corinthians in Brazil.

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Nice-Matin report today that five people have been taken into police custody following the events of the Nice-Marseille fixture that saw supporters flood onto the pitch to confront Marseille players, and the ensuing mass brawl. The five detainees are suspected of taking part in the pitch invasion.

The Nice magistrate has indicated that more arrests are to follow, with those who ran onto the pitch at risk of up to one year in prison.

The supporter who confronted and attempted to kick midfielder Dimitri Payet – whose retaliation after having a bottle thrown at his head sparked the crowd trouble – will appear in court on September 22, and is currently released under legal supervision.

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Le Progrès report this afternoon that newly-arrived Lyon defender Jérôme Boateng is set to appear in court this Thursday in Munich following accusations of domestic violence.

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The German has been accused by his ex-girlfriend and mother of his two children of domestic violence during a holiday in 2018. The hearing had been delayed from December last year as one of the witnesses had contracted Covid-19.

Boateng, who had been a free agent after finishing a decade-long spell with Bayern Munich, joined Lyon late in the summer transfer window, signing on a two-year deal with Les Gones.

L’Équipe report today that Jérôme Boateng had reached an agreement this summer with Sevilla to join the La Liga club once Frenchman Jules Koundé made his move to Chelsea. Once negotiations for the former Bordeaux man collapsed, Boateng was informed by the La Liga side that the agreement was no longer in place, and that he would have to find another club.

The former Bayern Munich defender had turned down several offers in Germany, having prioritised Sevilla all summer, notably refusing an approach from Hertha Berlin, his hometown club.

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With the transfer window coming to a close, the World Cup winner now had two offers on the table, one highly lucrative one from Wolves in the Premier League and the other from Lyon. The centre-back had described the latter club to those close to him as “a French Bayern Munich”, and would eventually opt for Les Gones, signing on a two-year deal.

Having been released by Monaco this summer Moroccan international defensive midfielder Youssef Aït Bennasser has found a new club.

Turkish second tier side Adanaspor have announced that the 25-year-old has signed a two year deal with the club after the player spent a full season in exile with Les Monegasques, training with the team but not making a single squad after Niko Kovač deemed him surplus to requirements.

Bennasser has gathered 23 Morocco caps and 91 Ligue 1 appearances for Nancy, Caen, Monaco, Saint-Étienne and Bordeaux in the last five years.

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Various outlets including RMC Sport have reported on the clashes between Angers and Marseille fans at the end of tonight’s 0-0 result, which saw OM fans descend onto the pitch to confront the home support.

Angers fans are said to have set off firecrackers in the opposing supporters’ direction during the game, a move reciprocated by the Marseille support before taking to the pitch. Despite the stadium announcer’s call for fans to remain calm, the incidents descended into a brawl and stadium equipment was damaged, with security at the stadium overwhlemed by the events.

RMC add that Marseille had filed an observation before the start of the game, noting that for them it appeared “too easy for supporters to go onto the pitch”.

The incidents are the latest in a long line of crowd trouble this season – from the Nice-Marseille mass brawl to the Lens fans’ pitch invasion last weekend. Another incident took place tonight across the country as various Metz fans ran onto the pitch at the end of their 2-1 loss to Paris Saint-Germain.

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L’Équipe report today that Lionel Messi will earn at least €110m after tax should he stay for the full three years of his contract with Paris Saint-Germain.

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The former Barcelona man will earn €30m per season, €1m of which will be paid out through the club’s own cryptocurrency. This figure is equivalent to Neymar’s salary, although in the Brazilian’s case this figure will decrease over time, with his new contract running until 2025.

The Argentine, like Les Parsiens’ other arrivals this summer, did not receive a signing-on fee – although he will earn a €10m net loyalty bonus both in his second and third years, bringing the total sum to €40m after taxes.

Messi’s salary will be the same as what he would have earnt had he stayed at Barcelona – he had previously been on €61m per year, and had accepted to halve that figure in an attempt to stay, earlier in the summer.

After a hectic summer window in Ligue 1 and seven rounds of fixtures so far, continuing with a second part on France’s European hopefuls, where do all 20 sides rank?  Click here for part 1 – Relegation Battlers (ICYMI)

13th, Strasbourg – Uncertainty characterised Strasbourg’s early season. After a trio of first team centre-backs departed this summer the Alsace club were left dangerously undermanned at the back but oddly stacked in forward areas after the arrival of Kevin Gameiro from Valencia. It seems as if only two of Gameiro, Ludovic Ajorque (16 league goals last season) and Habib Diallo (a €12m signing last summer) will be able to start together regularly. After a lacklustre end to his time at Rennes, new coach Julien Stéphan picked up where he left off with a poor home loss to Angers and a draw with promoted Troyes. Since, however, defensive reinforcements have arrived and that trio of strikers all look like contributing and all three started the win over Lens. At this end of the table, a reliable goal scorer is crucial. Strasbourg have three.

12th, Montpellier – The loss of perhaps Ligue 1’s deadliest attacking partnership outside Paris in Andy Delort (Nice) and Gaëtan Laborde (Rennes) drastically altered expectations for Montpellier this season. Having started as strong European contenders, Olivier Dall’Oglio’s side began September looking nervously over their shoulders. However, although Europe may remain no more than a dream, MHSC still boast newly installed captain Téji Savanier. who seems to have taken Delort’s and Laborde’s departures personally. Thanks to Savanier’s irresistible midfield brilliance, his side are undefeated since the end of the window and they will continue to be a difficult obstacle for the rest of the division.

11th, Nantes – After barely surviving via the relegation play-offs last season, edging out Toulouse, Nantes were expected to struggle by many this year having made few additions to a weak looking squad during the window. However, although it’s been a little low-key so far, Antoine Kombouaré has somehow found a dynamic, imposing team in a squad that looked ready for relegation. Versatile, technical forward Randal Kolo-Muani’s emergence has been a revelation, former France U21 international Ludovic Blas is back on form, the warrior-like Nicolas Pallois marshals a well-organised defence and Nigerian winger Moses Simon has gone from inconsistency and frustration to terrorising Ligue 1 defenders with his pace and skill. Incredibly, Nantes are looking up rather than down.

10th, Lorient – Lorient’s 2021 has been remarkable. Having struggled against relegation in the first half of last season they were mixing it with the top six in terms of points gathered after Christmas. Overall in 2021 they sit seventh in the calendar year table thanks to the continuation of that form this campaign which sees Christophe Pélissier’s side lay fifth in the early standings after stunning wins over Monaco, Nice and Lille. The coalescing of a now ubiquitous 3-5-2, the form of striker Terem Moffi and a well balanced squad make Lorient both a goal threat and difficult to break down. A top half finish could be theirs for the taking.

9th, Angers – Gérald Baticle’s revolution at Angers has been the story of the Ligue 1 season so far. After Europe’s big five league’s longest serving coach, Stéphane Moulin, departed following a decade of overachievement amid strict financial restraints, the appointment of career number two Baticle hinted that Angers’ top flight run could be under threat. However, Baticle has morphed Moulin’s squad into a dynamic, intense side, deploying a versatile 3-6-1 formation. Although, as the 4-1 home loss to Nantes proves, they won’t be as solid as Moulin’s vintage, Lyon (3-0) and Rennes (2-0) found out just how devastating this new look side can be.

8th, Lens – Ligue 1 had missed Lens. Title winners as recently as 1998 and home to one of France’s more boisterous atmospheres, their European challenge upon promotion last season under the talented young coach Franck Haise added a new dimension to the league. Having only lost defender Loïc Badé (Rennes) this off-season, Haise’s team show no signs of slowing down and sit fourth in the fledgling Ligue 1 table after beating Monaco and northern derby rivals Lille. The addition of wing-back Przemysław Frankowski to add balance to the dangerous whipped deliveries of the marauding Jonathan Clauss on the other flank could be the low-key signing of the season.

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7th, Lille – Although goalkeeper Mike Maignan was the only guaranteed starter from last season’s glorious title winning side to depart this summer, the loss of coach Christophe Galtier has proven impossible to overcome. Especially under the hapless Jocelyn Gourvennec, Ligue 1’s most surprising coaching appointment for many years. After losses to Lens and Lorient plus a 4-0 thrashing from Nice, Lille have lost all their intensity, defensive rigour and bite. Only Burak Yilmaz looks like he won the league last season. That mood may be impossible to recapture and with every side in a congested top third seemingly enjoying a much higher ceiling (even if Monaco, Lyon and Rennes have been inconsistent so far) LOSC may struggle to make Europe.

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Forbes have released their annual list of the world’s top footballing earners over the last year with PSG heavily represented in the top ten rundown.

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PSG new signing Lionel Messi (34) places second on the list with $110m in earnings having been usurped from top spot by 36-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo’s $125m after the Portuguese re-joined Manchester United this summer. A large chunk of both players’ earning are derived from commercial endorsements and, while Messi’s earnings from salary exceeded Ronaldo’s despite taking a pay cut to join PSG, only Roger Federer, LeBron James and Tiger Woods of the world’s active athletes earn more than Ronaldo commercially. Both players have now passed the $1bn mark in career earnings, however.

Neymar takes third spot with $95m in earnings before a big jump down to fellow PSG forward Kylian Mbappé in fourth with $43m. Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah rounds out the top five. A surprise comes via 37-year-old former Barcelona midfielder Andrés Iniesta, now with J-League club Vissel Kobe, who’s $35m sees him take seventh on Forbes’ top ten list. Manchester United’s France international midfielder Paul Pogba ($34m) placed eighth.

La Liga side Villarreal have this afternoon announced the signing of former Paris Saint-Germain right-back Serge Aurier, who had been a free agent since his departure from Tottenham Hotspur over the summer.

The Ivorian international joins on an initial one-year deal, with an option for an additional two campaigns with the club managed by Unai Emery, who he worked under during his time at PSG.

The 28-year-old had spent the last four seasons with the North London side after leaving PSG in 2017, with whom he had won two Ligue 1 titles and three Coupe de France medals.

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