Every Monday, "Le Sportcast" brings you the latest news in French sports. In this edition, we look at Ligue 1’s bleak transfer market; if Marseille's title hopes are in jeopardy; and can France defend the Six Nations title?
Barely a week after losing skipper Cesc Fabregas to Barcelona, Arsenal confirmed Tuesday they would have to make do without French midfielder Samir Nasri, who will play for Manchester City this season.
In a last-minute surprise transfer for the Premier league, Chelsea paid 80 million dollars to sign Liverpool star striker Fernando Torres before the January transfer window ended on Monday at midnight.
Gerard Houllier is to manage Premier League side Aston Villa, the Birmingham club revealed on Thursday. The former France coach was at Liverpool between 1998 and 2004, leading the club to the FA Cup, League Cup and Uefa Cup Treble in 2001.
Liverpool and Barcelona have agreed on an undisclosed transfer fee for Argentinian international Javier Mascherano, sealing the midfielder's long-awaited move to the Catalan club.
Yohann Gourcuff, the talented Bordeaux and France playmaker, will play for Lyon this season after the two clubs agreed on a 22-million-euro transfer fee.
Fiorentina have appointed former Serbian international Sinisa Mihajlovic, known for his fearsome free-kicks and uncompromising remarks, as their new coach after Cesare Prandelli agreed to take over the Italian national squad following the World Cup.
33 years-old Patrick Vieira has confirmed that he is moving from Inter Milan to Manchester City. The former French national team captain is hoping to get more first team action in England than he does with in Italy.
The dispute between English football giant Chelsea and French team of Lens about the transfer of youngster Gael Katuka has seen a new episode with the International sport's top court lifting the transfer ban imposed on Chelsea.
AC Milan's vice-president, Adriano Galliani, says he is 100 percent sure the England midfielder "whose first name is David" and currently plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy will be back in the Serie A next January.
