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Two absences that say plenty PSG have named their squad for the opening round of Ligue 1 on Sunday, and Bradley Barcola and Ibrahim Mbaye are not in it. The pair were both in training on Saturday, but this is not a football decision. Both are heading for the exit, and Luis Enrique has made…

Six goals to get them promoted, and now no room for him Erwan Colas scored six and set up two in Ligue 2 last season as Le Mans climbed back into the top flight after 16 years away. His reward is a queue in front of him. Look at what the Sarthe club have up…

A name out of Milan, ten days before the deadline La Gazzetta dello Sport put Ruben Dias on the front of Milan’s shopping list on Sunday. The Manchester City centre-back is one of the profiles the Rossoneri have looked at as the window runs down. That is where it stops for now. No offer has…

Asked about betrayal, he talked about hair The Sky Sports reporter had a serious question ready. Accusations of betrayal, national associations in open revolt, a presidency under pressure from several directions at once. Gianni Infantino answered with a line about the man’s haircut. “Have you betrayed football? You have a great haircut! See you at…

“I absolutely want to keep him” A manager praising one of his own players in a press conference is filler. A manager praising him and then, in the next sentence, explaining why the club might sell him anyway is something else. Filipe Luis was asked about Lamine Camara on Saturday, the day before Monaco opened…

Ten days left, and a coach who would not say no The question put to Hansi Flick on Saturday was simple enough. Will Jules Kounde still be a Barcelona player when the window shuts? Before the trip to Elche, the German gave an answer that closed nothing. “On this matter, we are making a lot…

He scored, then he limped off Fenerbahce’s third goal against Konyaspor on Saturday night came from Marco Asensio. Just after the hour, he was off the pitch. Nobody was resting him. Turkish outlets put a number on it Sunday morning: seven to 10 days out. Fenerbahce won the match 4-2 and still walked away worse…

Lyon want the player Marseille gave up on after six months Sky Sports put the name out on Sunday. Olympique Lyonnais have asked about Matt O’Riley, and they are not alone. The Brighton midfielder looks set to move before the window shuts, with clubs in several of Europe’s biggest leagues sniffing around. Nothing signed. Nothing…

Four divisions down, and still worth a headline Sanremese Calcio play in Serie D. That is the fourth tier of Italian football, semi-professional, a long way from San Siro. Yann M’Vila signed there on Saturday. Three years. The former France midfielder had been without a club since leaving SM Caen. At 36 he could have…