Mercato live: Nkunku extends in Leipzig

After his very good season, Christopher Nkunku extends to Leipzig. The French striker is now under contract until 2026. His name was once mentioned at Manchester United. Note that his announcement video was shot in Paris … city of his former club, PSG.

While the DNCG will deliver its verdict on Thursday concerning OM, Jorge Sampaoli is getting impatient. The Marseille technician is worried to see that recruitment is slow to start, with regrets already on the Witsel file (en route to Atlético).

According to our information, Sampaoli has not yet made a radical decision about his future, but he is simply letting the idea filter through that a departure cannot be ruled out if OM do not show more means and more. ambitions. The objective seems clear and it is above all a question of putting pressure on the owner Frank McCourt… Sampaoli remains very attached to OM, to the players with whom he has lived a very intense season, and his first desire is to continue his mission. Relations remain good with Pablo Longoria; Sampaoli gets to know Javier Ribalta, the new director of football; and even if some disagreements or misunderstandings seem to emerge, the Marseille coach, on vacation in Brazil, hopes to be quickly reassured by a few movements and by the investment of the owner, before his return to France.

>>> all RMC Sport information on Sampaoli’s concern

Christophe Galtier will quickly commit to PSG for two years plus another option. But the current Nice coach will not arrive alone in Paris. Quite the contrary since Christophe Galtier will sign with five other members of the staff.

The formalization of the arrival of the technician will however only be possible once Paris has reached an agreement for the departure of the staff of Mauricio Pochettino.

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Despite the sporting relegation of the Girondins to Ligue 2 and then administrative to N2 due to the club’s financial situation, David Guion has signed a new one-year contract to remain Bordeaux coach.

At the end of the contract at Manchester United, Paul Pogba is very close to completing his return to Juve, according to the Italian press, which evokes a meeting between the leaders of the club and the midfielder’s agent this Thursday. The Frenchman’s arrival is expected to be announced in early July.

>>> more information on the Pogba file

Leandro Paredes (27), PSG midfielder, would be tempted by a departure to Juventus, according to the Gazzetta dello Sport. The Argentinian international is under contract until 2024 with the Parisian club.

Present at Jordi Alba’s wedding, Luis Suarez met some of his former Barça teammates there. According to newspaper information Sport, the Catalan management approached the Uruguayan striker with a view to a return during the summer transfer window. In 2020, Luis Suarez left Catalonia through the back door.

But 35-year-old “El Pistolero” would not like to follow up when Barça have made Robert Lewandowski their priority. Rather than waiting for a hypothetical Blaugrana offer, Luis Suarez should focus on more concrete approaches from Sevilla FC, Villarreal and River Plate. Without a club since leaving Atlético, the striker has no shortage of suitors.

More information here.

On loan from Roma to Nice during the 2021-2022 season, Justin Kluivert scored six goals and provided six assists in 31 appearances with the Aiglons. Benefits that would now arouse the interest of Marseille.

According to information from Italian journalists Gianluca Di Marzio and Fabrizio Romano, OM have added the Dutch striker to their list of potential targets during the summer transfer window. Ditto for Bryan Gil whose case is not considered easy. After a stint in Nice, will Justin Kluivert bounce back at OM? Nothing is closed according to the transalpine media.

Linked to Roma until June 2023, the son of Patrick Kluivert would not necessarily be blocked by his leaders since José Mourinho does not seem to be counting on him in Serie A.

Nasser al-Khelaïfi assured not to have discussed with Zinedine Zidane. However, the name of the French coach has regularly appeared in PSG’s orbit in recent months.

When celebrating his 50th birthday, the 1998 world champion confided in his desire for the future. If you should “never say never” to a club like PSG (statements to be found here), the technician is even more explicit about the France team.

“I want to, of course, he confirms. I will be, I hope, one day. When? It does not depend on me. But I want to close the loop with the team of France.”

>> All the secrets of Zidane on the Blues, it’s here

Nasser al-Khelaïfi wanted to initiate a major overhaul of the PSG workforce this summer. If the president of the Ile-de-France club has not mentioned any player, many have made Neymar a candidate for departure with the end of the glitter in Paris.

Often announced in the sights of Barça, who have already sought to bring him back since his departure in 2017, the Brazilian should not find Catalonia during the transfer window. In Spain, and in particular in the program El Chiringuito, it is argued that the Blaugrana management does not plan to position itself on the 30-year-old star.

>> More info on Neymar’s future at PSG here

In the aftermath of a major media operation by President Nasser al-Khelaïfi, PSG continued its work before the resumption. In addition to a decisive step forward in the coach’s file via an agreement with Christophe Galtier, the Ile-de-France club continues to negotiate with Inter Milan for Milan Skriniar.

On the OM side, the future of Arek Milik continues to be talked about and Salernitana would dream of associating him with Edinson Cavani in Serie A. Zinedine Zidane, he confided in his future and assumed his desire to be coach of the Blues but without however closing the door to PSG. In Lyon, in addition to the return of Ludo Giuly to the club as assistant coach, we welcomed the promising midfielder from Caen Johann Lepenant.

And for those who missed some information from the transfer window, the catch-up session is over here.