Tag Archives: Lille

Chelsea have been tracking 17 year old Leny Yoro, who has enjoyed a breakthrough season at Ligue 1 side Lille. He became their second youngest debutant in the 2021/2022 season and has since established himself as a first team regular, and also acquired the reputation as one of the best young players in his position in Euroe. The centre-back, who ...

Arsenal are ready to terminate the contract of record signing Nicolas Pépé this summer. The North London club paid £72 million to sign him from French club Lille in 2019, but he has struggled for consistency since then, and the emergence of Bukayo Saka pushed him down the pecking order at the Emirates. He has spent the current season on ...

Chelsea want to sign a new striker in January. The club continued to be heavily linked with a  move for Christopher Nkonku of RB Leipzig, with suggestions that a deal for him could be done even before the start of the World Cup. However, he is likely to remain at the Bundesliga side on loan for the rest of the ...

Arsenal are considering a move for Portuguese midfielder Xeka who isa  free agentg after leaving Ligue 1 side Lille. Following injuries to both Thomas Partey and Mohamed Elneny, the Gunners tried to sign Douglas Luiz from Aston Villa on transfer deadline day, but, despite making three offers, were rebuffed. Partey is back from injury sooner than expected, but has struggled ...

Chelsea want Luis Campos as their new sporting director. The club have been looking for somebody to work alongside new owner Todd Boehly, who has, in effect, been doing the job himself since a shake-up of the previous executive structure saw Marina Granovskaia and Petr Cech both leave Stamford Bridge over the summer.  With Graham Potter now appointed as manager ...

Arsenal are being linked with a player who has been labelled the Balkan Lionel Messi. Edon Zhegrova of Lille, who comes from Kosovo, has come to the notice of the North London side, with a series of impressive performances for the Ligue 1 club in the Champions League, and, compared to the Argentine great, he has a similar running style, ...

Arsenal are reported to be favourites to land Lille forward Jonathan David in the summer. The Canadian international has been in fine form for the Ligue 1 side this season, scoring 16 goals in all competitions. However, he has indicated that he wants to leave the club this summer, with interest across Europe, with Newcastle United amongst those tracking his ...

Lille forward Jonathan David is another player on Arsenal’s radar as they look to bolster their striking options. It is widely acknowledged that that the Gunners need to bolster their firepower. Both Alexander Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah are out of contract at the end of the season and likely to leave the club, whilst there has been concern expressed about ...

Arsenal are reported to be interested in signing Portuguese midfielder Renato Sanches, who is currently playing his club football with Lille. The 24-year old was rated as a  rising star when he broke through with Benfica, and that owed him a high profile move to Bayern Munich, with the German club paying an initial £67 million for him. However, hs ...

The second part in the series looking at the comings and goings at some of the major clubs in Europes this summer. For the first part please click here. Spain (Part Two) Barcelona Ronald Koeman remains the manager of Barcelona  – for now. At one stage it seemed unlikley he would still be there at the start of next season. ...