Monaco's season gets worse
Chelsea are set to complete a deal for a central defender as an agreement is in place between both parties, while negotiations are ongoing to find a transfer fe
Overall though, it has been a disappointing week, because Marseille were dumped out of the Coupe de France on Tuesday, losing on penalties to Lille at the Velodrome, despite taking all the momentum into the shootout after Luis Henrique 's 96th-minute leveller.
Monaco 2 (Embolo 52, Salisu 60) Playing later (all times GMT) Auxerre v Lille (2005) Saturday Brest v Lyon (1600), Reims v Nice (1800), Rennes v Marseille (2005) Sunday Le Havre v Lens (1400), Toulouse v Strasbourg,
West Ham are continuing efforts to strengthen the squad this January following the arrival of Graham Potter. The new Head Coach now has a big say on who the club target this transfer window, especially following the arrival of his Analyst Kyle Macaulay from Chelsea – who the club agreed compensation for this week.
Paris Saint-Germain received a favourable draw in the Coupe de France Round of 16. Luis Enrique’s side will face third-tier side Le Mans. With the likes of AS Monaco, Olympique de Marseille,
Deiver Machado scores late as seventh-place Lens wins 2-1 at struggling Le Havre in the French league to move one point behind Lyon in sixth.
French Ligue 1 results on Saturday: Le Havre v Lens (1400), Toulouse v Strasbourg, Montpellier v Angers (both 1615), Paris Saint-Germain v Saint-Etienne (1945)
Plus: Marcus Rashford bears no grudge towards Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim; Real Betis still some distance away from Man Utd over Antony loan wages; Daniel Levy to give Ange Postecoglou t
The Gunners sold Danish forward Biereth to Austrian side Sturm Graz last summer for £4m and inserted a sell-on clause into the deal. Standard Sport understands that sell-on clause was significant and Arsenal are now set to benefit as Biereth closes in on a move to Monaco.
Chelsea have looked to sell Trevoh Chalobah three times but now he has been recalled - what is in store next for the 25-year-old?
THE January transfer window is rolling on at full speed – and some massive moves are still in the pipeline. Brighton’s Evan Ferguson is a potential loan target for Arsenal – but