Two of the summer’s biggest transfer moves from Germany to the Premier League are starkly contrasting prospects What must a footballer who costs €80m, €100m or more be able to do and prove? He should be a promising prospect at the age of 17 to 20; occupy a clear position on the pitch; be one of the five most important players in a team; perform consistently over many years; prove himself in international competition; and be physically strong. This applies to virtually all those for whom this price has been paid: Kylian Mbappé, Neymar, Ronaldo, Erling Haaland, Jude Bellingham and Ousmane Dembélé. Two German footballers moved to the Premier League for such a sum in the summer. One of them meets these criteria. Florian Wirtz’s career has been impressive. He caught the football’s attention as a teenager. It was only a matter of time before he made his breakthrough. Continue reading...

France beat Iceland 2-1 after a difficult match. Les Bleus take the lead in their qualifying group for the 2026 World Cup.

2022 World Cup finalists France almost shocked the Parc des Princes crowd, relying on a fortunate disallowed goal to scrape past Iceland in the World Cup qualifying on Tuesday. Les Bleus nevertheless gained three points, firmly positioning themselves at the top of their group.

France host Iceland in World Cup qualifiers without injured stars Désiré Doué and Ousmane Dembélé.

PSG forwards Desire Doue and Ousmane Dembele miss four and six weeks respectively after getting injured on international duty.

Michael Olise and Kylian Mbappé found the net as France kicked off their World Cup qualifying campaign with a 2-0 win over Ukraine in Wroclaw on Friday night. Les Bleus skipper Mbappé also drew level with Thierry Henry as the national team's second all-time top scorer by notching his 51st goal.

French champions’ coach to undergo surgery Setback follows Ousmane Dembélé’s hamstring injury Luis Enrique broke his collarbone in a cycling accident on Friday and the Paris Saint-Germain coach was to undergo surgery, the French champions said. The 55-year-old Spaniard, a cycling enthusiast, led PSG to their first Champions League triumph last season, and the team have won three straight games to open their Ligue 1 title defence. Continue reading...

France continue their preparation for their first 2026 World Cup qualifying match against Ukraine on Friday. The 2022 World Cup runners-up will also face Iceland on Tuesday. Ousmane Dembélé trained separately again due to a hamstring injury.

French defender Benjamin Pavard leaves Inter Milan to join Olympique de Marseille on loan with a buy option.

The 23-year-old forward scored the opening goal and set up the last-minute winner as Monaco beat Strasbourg 3-2 By Get French Football News “There are players that, at 17 or 18 years old, are ready,” says the Monaco Under-17s coach Manu Dos Santos. Maghnes Akliouche was not one of them. The Monaco forward was never sold a glistening career but, through patience, he is forging one. Akliouche spoke of a “great surprise” when he watched Didier Deschamps read out his name on Thursday. In truth, his maiden call-up to the France squad could have come sooner. His tally of 19 goal contributions for Monaco last season, including a stunning goal in the Champions League against Barcelona, have put him in the conversation for some time. Continue reading...

Driven by João Neves, who hit a stunning hat-trick with two bicycle kicks, Paris Saint-Germain claimed a third straight Ligue 1 win on Saturday. Ousmane Dembélé struck twice from the spot before going off injured.

Injury-hit Arsenal face an ill-at-ease champions struggling to fit the new cogs in their hitherto well-oiled machine The mechanisms of a football team are delicate. You win the league then add nearly £300m of talent and it doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll win it again, doesn’t necessarily make you better, even if you’re not doing something as obviously likely to cause imbalance as adding Kylian Mbappé to a Real Madrid team already stacked with left-sided attackers. Liverpool go into Sunday’s home game against Arsenal having won two out of two in the Premier League and scored a healthy seven goals. But those aren’t the statistics that tell the whole story. If you include the Community Shield, Liverpool have conceded two goals in each of their three games so far. The defensive problems are obvious and the return of Ryan Gravenberch at Newcastle on Monday did not magically solve them. Continue reading...

Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson is set to join Bayern Munich on loan with an option to buy, as Christopher Nkunku completes £36m move to AC Milan.

AC Milan agree a a £36m deal - including add-ons - to sign Chelsea forward Christopher Nkunku.