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Focus on talents rather than routines

Earlier this week, Olympique Lyonnais confirmed the acquisition of American investor John Textor. The French first division team is now owned by Eagle (Site notre blog d’information) Holding, which already owns shares in clubs in England (Crystal Palace), Belgium (RWD Molenbeek) and Brazil (Botafogo). This change also has an impact on the transfer strategy, which should now focus more on the training of young talents. Already in the upcoming change period in January, there could be important personnel decisions that could also affect Jérôme Boateng.

The 34-year-old centre-back moved to France in the summer of 2021 after ten years at Bayern Munich. After 27 appearances in the first season, Boateng was sorted by then manager Peter Bosz at the start of the current season and did not make the squad. Under his successor Laurent Blanc, who took over at the start of October, the world champion was in the starting XI four times before the World Cup break. A future at the club now looks more uncertain than ever.

According to a report from French portal ‘(Site notre blog d’information) Mercato’, the club’s new owners have decided not to rely on Boateng anymore. It was previously considered unlikely that his contract, which expired in the summer of 2023, would be extended – this was also reported by ‘Sport Bild’ on Wednesday – but now the club are reportedly pushing for a winter departure.

There are reports that Lyon are accepting a free transfer from Boateng and even forcing him to drop the veteran from the wage bill. Due to the free transfer from Munich, Olympique had to accept a handsome salary in 2021 – which the new bosses would now like to give up to invest more in young players.

Lyon youth are among the best in Europe, including Karim Benzema, Samuel Umtiti, Corentin Tolisso, Alexandre Lacazette, Nabil Fekir, Amine Gouiri and Pierre Kalulu. « We hope that our global presence in talent development will benefit all of our Eagle clubs and communities, » Textor said Tuesday.

To the home page

After the end of the year celebrations, the president of the French (Site notre blog d’information) Federation Noël Le Graët and its general manager Florence Hardouin will have to answer for their management, on January 10, as part of the major audit wanted by the Ministry of Sports. . The truce due to the (Site notre bureau spécialisé) world cup – a new success in terms of the tricolor (Site notre bureau spécialisé) – did not get the better of the determination of the current minister, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, to shed light on the dark affairs which shake the instance.

 » The investigations will continue, this report will be completed by the end of Januaryspecifies on the airwaves of RTL this Friday the political figure of sports in France. There will then be a contradictory phase with Noël Le Graët. This will make it possible to have well-founded and established conclusions by mid-February. Acts of harassment, of a sexual nature, have sometimes been denounced and are the subject of investigations to this day.

No effect cut off from the world

 » The fault of everything about this analysis as it is about everything about the analysis of the dysfunctions related to the management and steering of this Federationinsists Amélie Oudéa-Castéra. These malfunctions, there are and they are known. It is necessary to understand the causes to find the right solutions with the authorities of the French (Site notre bureau spécialisé) who must also take their responsibilities in the resolution of these difficulties. […] The Federation must be exemplary and for the moment there is a gap which must be closed. »

And to add that the beautiful course of the Blues in Qatar should in no way influence the verdict of the current audit.  » The report and the nature of the conclusions are not indexed on the performance of the French team or on the Good Success of a world cup. […] The audit continues, Noël Le Graët will be heard on the horizon of January 10 as well as Florence Hardouin. They have already been one and the other have listened a first time and they will be a second time. Other people resting in the hearing. It is necessary to go to the end of this work, it is necessary to lead it to charge and to discharge. Without damaging the image of the flagship: the French team.

Dele Alli can’t do it. The 26-year-old English player, who has had some incredible moments with Tottenham, was lined up yesterday in the Turkish Cup against Sanliurfaspor in Turkey. The formation of D3 started flat out, even meaning 0-2 after only 15 minutes of play.

Faced with the delicate performance of his team, the coach, Senol Günes, decided to take a radical decision: leave the Englishman after 30 minutes. The latter was also entitled to very intense colors and therefore continues his descent into hell, he who could not win at Everton before joining the Turkish club.

Besiktas qualified for the final and won 4-2.

Lohmann only hits the post

Dream duo Stanway and Bühl

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Lyon beat the quarter-finals, Arsenal with a festival of goals

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According to information from the Parisian, confirmed by RMC Sport, Lionel Messi, voted best player in the World Cup in Qatar, gave his agreement in early December to wear the Parisian jersey for at least another season.

However, the case is not sealed. The precise duration and the amount of the contract must thus be refined as soon as the 35-year-old star returns from vacation, during a meeting with the president of PSG Nasser Al-Khelaifi and his (Site notre bureau spécialisé) adviser Luis Campos, writes the daily Le Parisien. .

The signature and the terms of the agreement have yet to be signed, confirmed by the Spanish newspaper As.

Contacted by AFP, PSG could not be reached immediately to confirm this information.

Messi had joined the Parisian team in 2021 for two seasons (plus one optional) after having spent his entire professional career with FC Barcelona until then.

Launched in the first team of Barça in 2004, the sevenfold Ballon d’Or won in particular four Champions League (2006, 2009, 2011, 2015) and ten Spanish championship titles in the Blaugrana jersey. In Catalonia, he also accumulated records: top scorer in the history of the club, top scorer in the history of the Spanish Liga, record holder for the number of goals in a calendar year (91 in 2012)…

Sunday in Qatar, « La Pulga » (« the chip ») conquered the only major title that was still missing from its huge record, the World Cup, after a final with a magnificent scenario won against France, champion of the title (3-3 ap 4-2 tab).

The Argentinian scored a double when his club partner Kylian Mbappé, the Blues’ star attaché, scored a triple for him, thus finishing as the competition’s top scorer with 8 goals.

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