SIMON JONES: The 22-year-old was one of his club's stand out performers in their Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid at Wembley last month, and he wants to pick up where he left off should he be sold this summer. Dortmund, who are signing Serhou Guirassy from Stuttgart and want Lyon's Rayan Cherki and Brighton 's Pascal Gross, are open to selling Adeyemi for around £35million. That has alerted clubs across Europe, including some in England....read
Former Tottenham Hotspur player, Tanguy Ndombele, has signed for a new club after ending his contract with Tottenham Hotspur prematurely.
The player in question came through the north London side's academy and remained for two seasons before leaving for Ligue 1 - but things haven't quite worked out for the player.
SIMON JONES: Nottingham Forest midfielder Orel Mangala has completed his £15m move to Lyon after initially starring during a loan spell at the Ligue 1 side last season.
The Algeria winger spent the second half of last season on loan at the French club, scoring three times in 12 Ligue 1 appearances.
SAMI MOKBEL: The Eagles are in line for a significant cash windfall with O'Brien set to return to the Premier League this summer following an impressive season in Ligue 1.
The Italians opening offer for the 26-year-old of £8.5m was dismissed by Everton but Atalanta returned with a second bid in excess of £10m.
SIMON JONES: The Italians opening offer for the 26-year-old of £8.5m was dismissed by Everton but Atalanta have returned with a bid in excess of £10m.
Newcastle need to sell players by 30 June to make sure of avoiding being charged with breaching Profit and Sustainability Rules [PSR], but Minteh is refusing to join Lyon.
Newcastle have now opted to walk away having deemed the £40m asking price to be too costly, with the Magpies decision appearing to scupper Everton's interest in winger Yankuba Minteh.
Anthony Martial's agent has released a statement on the French striker's future after his exit from Manchester United after nine years.
Kylian Mbappe has ended his time with PSG by winning the Coupe de France following a 2-1 win over Lyon - but admits his 'heart aches' as he leaves.
There is one final hurdle that stands in the way of Barcelona and their bid for a quadruple: eight-time Women's Champions League winners Lyon and their manager Sonia Bompastor.
Textor (left) has enlisted banking firm Raine to help him sell after failing to assume a majority stake in the side, who finished 10th in the Premier League this season.
Benrahma's side finished sixth in Ligue 1 after a 2-1 win over Strasbourg on the final day of the season, with former Arsenal man Alexandre Lacazette securing the victory with a penalty late into the game.
Mbappe, 25, confirmed earlier this month that he will leave the Parisians at the end of the season, months after it was reported that he has agreed to join Real Madrid.
After sitting in the stands to watch Andrey Rublev beat Felix Auger-Aliassime in three sets on Sunday, Depay came under fire for a post on social media where he said he was 'distracted' by a ball girl.
The 26-year-old had been hit in the face with the ball from close range. The incident occurred as RWD Molenbeek were beaten 3-1 at home to Charleroi in the Belgian Pro League.
KATHRYN BATTE: On Saturday evening she will be in the Stamford Bridge dugout for the last time, aiming to take Chelsea to only a second European final at the expense of the reigning champions.
The Brazilian is admired by Manchester City, Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain , and the club expect enquiries for him following the season's end.
Chelsea have reportedly launched a fresh inquiry with German side RB Leipzig over a move for one of the club's star defenders who has impressed during his debut season at the club.
European knock-out rugby returns this weekend as six English clubs compete in the last-16 of the Investec Champions Cup looking for a place in the quarter-finals.
Thousands of Lyon fans streamed onto the pitch at full time to celebrate their team reaching the French Cup final with a convincing 3-0 win against Valenciennes on Tuesday night.
PETE JENSON: Arsenal's Kai Havertz outdid superstar Kylian Mbappe as the Euro 2024 hosts Germany beat France in Lyon.
The Red Devils played Lyon at the Edinburgh-based stadium as part of their preparation for the current season. The clash attracted almost 50,000 supporters.
Bayonne have announced the signing of England centre Manu Tuilagi from Sale on a two-year contract, with the centre set to join at the end of the season.
NIK SIMON IN LYON: England were halfway between their hotel on the Saone River and this out-of-town stadium when Andrew Porter scored the try that all-but clinched the Six Nations for Ireland.
Ahead of the match FA Cup quarter-final against Newcastle, Guardiola picked out 'exceptional' Guimaraes and claimed the Brazilian is a 'complete holding midfielder'.
Just 24 hours before the senior team bid to win an unlikely title in Lyon, England's youngsters secured a sensational comeback to lift the trophy for the first time since 2021 ahead of Ireland.
NIK SIMON IN LYON: He sat side-by-side with scrum coach Tom Harrison but the media interest was all about whether this would be 60 and out for England's wrecking ball. It certainly seems that way.
CHRIS FOY: Now repeat it. That's the tricky challenge against France. After scaling the heights to shock Ireland last Saturday.
England arrive in Lyon on Thursday with an outside chance of snatching the title if Ireland lose to Scotland in Dublin. Head coach Steve Borthwick has opted for consistency in selection.
CHRIS FOY: The 21-year-old England rookie was superb on his first Test start as England stunned Ireland at Twickenham last weekend, to set up an outside chance of winning the championship title.
CIES have listed the most promising young attacking midfielders in the world, with a familiar face in top spot. Florian Wirtz came in second place and is having a superb season in Germany.
The Falcons prodigy has had a breakthrough season and earned wider attention when he made a Premiership record-equalling 34 tackles in a phenomenal defensive display against Saracens.
Former Wallabies coach Eddie Jones has delivered one last stinging insult to Australian rugby, saying it has 'no hardness' and labelling sections of the sport's media 'idiots'.
Chelsea are negotiating a deal to bring Lyon head coach Sonia Bompostor to the club at the end of the season to become their next women's manager once Emma Hayes departs for America.
Having brought in Romain Amalfitano from Stade Reims in July 2012, Newcastle fully committed to their French project in the following January window by bringing in five players from Ligue 1.
Hayes will leave Stamford Bridge this summer after a hugely decorated 12 years in the role, with the 47-year-old set to take over as manager of the USA Women's team.
KIERAN GILL: FIFA were dragged in to help fix the mess as they investigated the cock-ups and granted approval so that Fornals and Benrahma could sign on Friday.
The 27-year-old has struggled for pitch-time this season - starting just four Premier League games under David Moyes - and was hoping a move to LaLiga would increase his minutes.
Said Benrahma 's move to Lyon has collapsed after West Ham failed to fill in the Transfer Matching System form correctly before the deadline.
Karim Benzema is set for crunch talks with Al-Ittihad over his future in Saudi Arabia following rumours of an exit in January.
SIMON JONES: Fulham have been in talks with Lyon for midfielder Rayan Cherki and also showed a late interest in Benrahma after asking earlier in the window also.
MATT BARLOW: Hojbjerg spent last summer on the verge of a move to Atletico Madrid, then rejected a switch to Fulham before opting to stay put and has been in the sights of Juventus and Lyon.
It comes as the Ligue 1 side have reached an agreement with West Ham to sign the 28-year-old.
Cherki played an integral role last season as Lyon recovered from a dismal spell before the winter break for the 2022 World Cup to eventually finish seventh in Ligue 1.
Lyon are pushing to agree a £30million deal for Nottingham Forest midfielder Orel Mangala. He has also been linked with Napoli, Juventus and Galatasaray.
West Ham have agreed a £15million fee for Said Benrahma with Lyon, though there is work still to be done before the deal is finalised, as revealed on the It's All Kicking Off Transfer Week podcast.
The ex-Manchester United and Chelsea midfielder, joins with Lyon sitting 16th in Ligue 1, a relegation play-off spot.
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