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There was a moment, not so long ago, when Bradley Barcola’s career appeared to have stalled.
Having earned rave reviews after nailing down a regular starting place in Lyon’s starting XI under Peter Bosz, the 20-year-old winger was out of favour and in the reserves by the time the Dutch coach was replaced by Laurent Blanc in October 2022.
According to L’Equipe,, external Barcola was close to joining Swiss
Aston Villa have reached a verbal agreement to sign Ibrahim Mbaye from PSG; the Senegal international is a long-term target for Villa and wanted a move to a club where he would play regularly; Mbaye scored three goals and added two assists in 24 Ligue 1 appearances last season
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Manchester City have agreed a deal with Lille for Morocco international midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi worth up to £86m (€100m).
City are paying a fixed fee of £81.3m plus £4.3m in add-ons.
The 18-year-old is set to become the most expensive teenage signing in Premier League history, surpassing the £58.9m Manchester United committed to paying Lille for Leny Yoro in 2024.
Lille have secured the fee they were holding out for
West Bromwich Albion’s failure to reach this season’s Championship play-offs is “unacceptable”, says midfielder Jed Wallace.
The Baggies were in sixth place when Tony Mowbray replaced Carlos Corberan as head coach in January but a run of just five wins from his 18 games in charge ended their play-off hopes and Mowbray was sacked.
“It’s been massively disappointing – take the first five games out of the season and our
Norwich were beaten by Sheffield Wednesday and Bristol City immediately before the international break, having previously drawn with Blackburn and Oxford United.
Following the West Brom game, they face Plymouth (a), Sunderland (h), Burnley (a), Portsmouth (h), Millwall (a), Middlesbrough (a) and Cardiff (h).
Four of those teams are above them in the table, with Sunderland and Burnley currently fourth and third – and the latter still pushing for automatic
Manchester City are closing in on the signing of Eintracht Frankfurt forward Omar Marmoush.
Sources have told the BBC a verbal agreement has been reached between the clubs but the transfer has not yet been completed.
The 25-year-old Egypt international has scored 15 Bundesliga goals this season.
Marmoush joined Eintracht on a free transfer from fellow Bundesliga club Wolfsburg in 2023.
Manchester City are expected to soon complete the signing
Free agents Cyrus Christie and Adam Reach are spending a second week training with Swansea City.
Defender Christie, 32, and utility player Reach, 31, originally linked up with Luke Williams’ squad at the start of this international break.
The two Championship stalwarts are again with Swansea this week as Williams’ players prepare for a trip to Blackburn Rovers on Saturday.
Head coach Williams has been monitoring the free-agent market as
Everton have reached an agreement with Hull over the signing of winger Jaden Philogene for a reported £16m.
The Toffees had expressed an interest in signing the 22-year-old last month and are now looking like frontrunners for the in-demand Englishman.
It is believed the player is keen on a move to Goodison Park, having scored 12 goals in 33 games for the Tigers last season.
Newly promoted Ipswich had been
West Bromwich Albion full-back Adam Reach says they know you “don’t win anything for finishing fifth” as the push to confirm the club’s place in the Championship play-offs nears its end.
The Baggies’ grip on fifth spot dates back to December and victory over Sunderland on Saturday could all-but seal a top-six finish.
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