French sides very interested in Toulouse and Strasbourg Sunderland Winger Romaine Mundle this summer.

foot market report The Ligue 1 pair are both keen on the 23-year-old, who has no intention of renewing his current contract at the Stadium of Light.

Sunderland rejected the bid

According to FM information, Toulouse are currently the frontrunners for the signature of Romain Mundle and have made an initial approach to Sunderland for him. The Black Cats rejected this.

However, Toulouse has no intention of giving up. In fact, they are planning to return to Sunderland this week with another offer. The nature of their bids is not mentioned by Foot Mercato at this point.

But the website points out that the French side have a history of signing talent from England in recent years. A clear example of this is Charlie Cresswell, who joins Leeds United in 2024 in a €4.5m deal. He has since established himself as a key player at the club.

Sunderland contract until 2028

Now it appears they are looking to repeat that success with Romaine Mundle. He is currently valued at €8m by the likes of Transfermarkt Joins Sunderland on a €1.8m deal in 2024.

Last season he struggled for game time at the Stadium of Light, making 14 appearances in the Premier League but only 12% of the available minutes. He was in the first team only 5% of the time throughout the campaign.

That’s why, perhaps, he doesn’t intend to extend his deal, which runs until 2028. This leaves Sunderland in a precarious position as letting his contract run for another year would put him in the final year of his deal, and they would need to sell him at a reduced price.

This is probably why Toulouse and possibly Strasbourg are now on the move. Despite Sunderland holding out on him for now, the French pair have seen an opportunity and are making a move for the 23-year-old.

crystal Palace Striker Jean-Philippe Mateta has detailed what it was like to see his dream of a move to AC Milan dashed in the January transfer window.

L’Equipe has today had an interview with the 28-year-old. He discusses the failure of the transfer and its impact on him.

January transfer canceled

The Crystal Palace striker was due to join AC Milan at the end of the January transfer window as the Italians look for a new striker to strengthen their options.

The deal was progressing and talks were reaching Milan waiting for the green light To put Jean-Philippe Mateta on the flight and close the deal.

Then it all started collapsing. Doctors had warned AC Milan about the striker’s knees. Various medical tests confirmed that there were some problems and the deal was completely closed.

However the suffering did not end here. Mateta was then forced to return to Crystal Palace, where he spent 38 days out of action and missed eight games of a significant part of the season to recover.

He is now back to his best form, but admits that it took time for him to recover emotionally from the whole affair.

“I’m doing my best, 100%,” He said.

“When you come back, it’s not easy to get your cardio back. I worked hard to get it back, and it’s back. I’m the leader on the team. I’m used to competing; it’s good for me.

“To be honest, it was a real shock when they told me it was over… After that, I immediately thought about how to make a comeback.

“I consulted with several specialists, and when they assured me surgery was not necessary, I focused on the next step, until my return. I worked incredibly hard to show coach (Oliver Glasner) that the leader, “JP”, was there to earn his spot and win with the team.”

crystal palace competition

The strange thing about the whole affair was that Crystal Palace had spent €55.6m to sign Jorgen Strand Larsson from Wolverhampton Wanderers.

This has created competition which was not there before. But the French striker insists there are no problems in the group.

“I don’t think I’m the first person to fail a medical, and I won’t be the last,” He concluded.

“The players know me, and so does the coach. They know that when I’m in the dressing room, I’m there 100% to win. Meanwhile another striker has come in. I’m working with him. Rotating is not a bad thing; I don’t lack match fitness.”

liverpoolThe 2-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday evening didn’t just affect the scoreboard. In France, the post-match verdict was predictably brutal.

Several Liverpool players were given very low ratings by L’EquipeEven got a star slammed with 2/10.

Here’s how the French press analyzed a night not to forget for Arne Slott’s side.

Low ratings for many Liverpool stars

In first place is goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, who is given a score of 5/10. Even though much of what he did was not unconventional or beautiful, it has been described as ‘effective’.

The newspaper argues that this was certainly an improvement on his sometimes erratic, and sometimes dangerous, delivery with his legs.

Jeremy Frimpong has a worse ranking. He got a score of 3/10 after a ‘complete off day’ in which he made ‘many technical errors’. Defensively, he was not much better, lapses in coverage were frequent but not fatal.

Milos Kerkez also gets a 3/10 score from the newspaper. They describe him as the ‘weak link’ in Liverpool’s defense who was clearly targeted by the Parisians.

Virgil van Dijk is next with a 5/10 rating. When it comes to the defender, L’Equipe say he is ‘far away’ from the world-class defender he once was.

However, they insist their performance was nothing to be embarrassed about.

Four for Szoboszlai

Dominic Szoboszlai is next with 4/10. L’Equipe say he ‘failed to live up to his potential’ as Liverpool’s best player this season.

Although he covered a lot of ground, saw a lot of the ball and performed well in some moments, his offensive impact was ‘non-existent’. They speculate that this is why Arne Slott later moved him to right-back.

Ryan Gravenburch gets a 5/10. He showed ‘a lot of carelessness’ in the first half and repeatedly let the ball go. He ‘transformed’ after the break and instigated several Liverpool attacks, but that revival came too late.

Florian Wirtz and Alexis McAllister are each given 4/10. Despite making a defensive contribution the German was described as ‘grossly inadequate’. Meanwhile, Mac Allister ‘made little impact’ on the game and was ‘found unwanted’ in the build-up to Ousmane Dembele’s opener.

Salah is the best, Isaac is the worst

Meanwhile, Mo Salah gets a 6/10 rating. He didn’t get everything right, but he received ‘undeniable credit’ for his persistent efforts to bring about change.

One such was a wicked cross with his first touch, while there was another through ball for Kerkes which the full-back could not take advantage of.

For Alexander Isaacs it is more painful to read. L’Equipe say he ‘completely disappeared’ from the game after the early start, missing good chances and managing only five touches. It gets 2/10. His replacement, Kodi Gakpo gets a 5/10 despite being ‘ultimately ineffective’.

More pain for Arne Slott

Arne Slott is no exception. He is given a score of 3/10, mainly for his ‘losing gamble’ of starting Isaac in the game.

The failure to use Mo Salah from the start also ‘raises questions’ as his impact on the game was almost immediate as a substitute.

They used Joe Gomez, who came on at half-time and was removed in the 67^th The minutes, too, were ‘not particularly convincing’.

As far as L’Equipe is concerned, the Dutchman did not give the impression that he has put his team in the best possible position to succeed.

The Premier League may be loving Ryan Cherky, but former France star Christophe Dugarry is having none of it. He’s not a big fan of the 22-year-old Manchester City star.

foot market report Comments from the former France star today. And it appears that despite his latest impressive performances, he has not yet fully recovered from Cherky fever.

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Ryan Cherky joined Manchester City on a €36.5m deal from Lyon in the summer transfer window.

He was long considered one of the French rising talents. At Lyon, he came through their youth ranks before establishing himself in the first team.

Manchester City decided to make a move for him in the summer and have not regretted that decision since.

Cherky has significantly improved his play under Pep Guardiola, despite yet to firmly establish himself as a starter under the Spaniard.

To date he has three goals and ten assists in 26 Premier League games. In all competitions, those numbers are nine goals and 13 assists in 43 games.

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The latest impressive performance came against Chelsea when he grabbed two assists in a 3–0 win. Most spectators credited Cherki as the man who turned the game in City’s favor after a close first half at Stamford Bridge.

That performance received much praise in England. But in France, critics remain, and Dugarry is one of them.

“What is he different from? What is Cherky’s style? Are the others blind? Are they clowns? What is this boy different from?” He said.

“Why should we treat him differently? Is he better than Olisse, is he better than Douay? Is he better than Barcola?

“We have to stop thinking that every time he touches the ball, it’s a one-man show… He needs to be more efficient in his game. Pep Guardiola said this, and he also explained that he needs to press more, and in modern football, that is important.”