Difficult negotiations between Dembélé and Barça, OL pushes for Azmoun

FC Barcelona: negotiations with Ousmane Dembélé would be at a standstill

While optimism reigned for an extension in recent days between Ousmane Dembélé and FC Barcelona, ​​negotiations would be at a standstill between the two parties. RMC Sport this Wednesday evening. Our colleagues indicate that the attacker is ready to negotiate an extension of his engagement but only if its conditions are accepted by the Catalan leaders, which is not the case at present. The French international’s contract will expire next June. Ousmane Dembélé will therefore be able to negotiate with the club of his choice for the next season from January 2022. For the time being, several Premier League clubs – including Newcastle – have already approached him after Fabrizio Romano’s information.

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Olympique Lyonnais pushes to recruit Sardar Azmoun

Olympique Lyonnais does not let go. Already interested in Sardar Azmoun last summer, the Rhone club would activate to secure its services in January. RMC Sport claim that the Gones have made an offer of € 4m at the Zenith St. Petersburg. The Russian formation, for its part, wishes to wait to find a replacement before accepting any proposal. Sardar Azmoun (26), whose contract is coming to an end, has already found common ground with Lyon’s leaders. He would be Peter Bosz’s priority offensively.

Newcastle s’active pour recruter Kieran Trippier

Penultimate in the Premier League, Newcastle, who are looking to strengthen their defense in the next transfer window, would have made Kieran Trippier (31) his priority as a right-back, reports Fabrizio Romano. The British international, who has played at Atlético Madrid since the summer of 2019 and his transfer from Tottenham, is under contract until June 2023. The Colchoneros are said to be awaiting an official offer from the Magpies. Diego Simeone and his leaders will they be ready to let him go during the season? Answer within a few days.

Paulo Sousa takes the reins of Flamengo (official)

Portuguese coach Paulo Sousa announced on Wednesday that he was stepping down as Poland coach to take the reins of Brazilian club Flamengo. “It is with great pride and satisfaction that I will represent Flamengo, a club of incomparable grandeur.The 51-year-old technician said in a video posted on the Rio de Janeiro team’s official Twitter account. “I want to win titles with this club which has great ambitions, and we have the same ambitions“, he added. Flamengo, one of the most popular teams in Brazil, has been looking for a coach since Renato Portaluppi’s dismissal at the end of November, after the Copa Libertadores final lost to Palmeiras (2-1 ap). Paulo Sousa took office at the head of the Polish team in January 2021. His record is mixed, with six wins, five draws and four defeats in 15 games.

Silvan Hefti will join Genoa

Genoa are said to be on the verge of strengthening. According to the indiscretions of Sky Sport, BSC Young Boys right-back Silvan Hefti is expected to engage with the squad from northwest Italy in the upcoming winter transfer market. The two clubs have reportedly reached an agreement for an operation amounting to € 5 million. The 24-year-old defender trained at FC St. Gallen is set to be Andriy Shevchenko’s first signing for the Rossoblù.

Vincent Hognon new coach of Grenoble (official)

Vincent Hognon was appointed Wednesday coach of Grenoble Foot 38, 16th in Ligue 2 football, announced the Grenoble club. Aged 47, Hognon, succeeds Italian coach Maurizio Jacobacci, sacked on December 14. After a playing career that took him to Nancy, Saint-Etienne and Nice between 1993 and 2009, Vincent Hognon became a coach in 2010 in Nancy with the U19s, then as an assistant with the professionals, and finally head coach in 2017. He then joined FC Metz in 2018 with Frédéric Antonetti, as an assistant before taking the reins of team one following a personal problem from the Corsican technician who had pushed him to take a step back.