Belaïli has not terminated his contract with Brest … but the divorce seems close

Watford FC confirm Slaven Bilić as their new manager on an 18-month contract, subject to obtaining a work permit. He replaces Rob Edwards.

“We felt that Rob had enough time to show us his team identity, but the performances did not reflect our hopes and ambitions. Now we have to move on and, in Slaven Bilić, we have secured the services of an experienced coach who has recent Premier League promotion experience,” the club wrote in a statement.

While several Algerian media have announced since last night that Youcef Belaili has terminated his contract with Brest, the Finistère club, contacted by RMC Sport, reacts and gives his version of the facts.

Stade Brestois has not signed any termination document with its player, recalling that Belaili is under contract until June 2023 and has not even received any formal request to this effect from the player or his representatives, says the Breton club. Belaili is also expected tomorrow Wednesday in Brest at the training center on his return from selection – Algeria receives Nigeria in a friendly this evening – with his teammate Islam Slimani. Here is the official version.

The Brest club logically intends to assert its rights but the divorce between the two parties seems closer and closer. Arrived on January 31, Belaili played 19 games with Stade Brestois (3 goals 4 assists) without really convincing. Since the start of the season, he has been established four times by Michel Der Zakarian over the first 7 days before sitting on the bench during the defeat at the Parc des Princes in Paris (1-0). He was then suspended for accumulating yellow cards in the last game against Ajaccio.

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According to some Algerian media, Youcef Belaïli has terminated his contract with Stade Brestois. The midfielder would not have managed to adapt to the Breton club, which he joined last January. Saïd Fellak, the journalist for the Canal Algérie channel, specifies that the 30-year-old player would like to “return to Qatar or to another club in the Gulf”. The Telegram adds that Belaïli has been “the author of various deviations, off the pitch, in recent months”.

According to Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano, Jason Denayer (27) is close to signing with Shabab Al Ahli, a club from the United Arab Emirates. The Belgian international defender (35 caps, 1 goal) has been free since the end of his contract in Lyon last summer.

Asked in Rothen ignites on a possible desire to train the France team one day, the Rennes coach Bruno Genesio first kicked in touch … before assuming his ambitions. And kindly submit your application.

“First there is a coach who is in place… Honestly, I like the France team, they have everything to defend their title and win a World Cup again, with a coach who has a great track record, he replied at first. Above all, you have to trust them and be behind them, that’s what is important.

And to be more cash: “In the future, I feel capable of it. I feel capable of training in a very big club, I feel capable of taking a selection. But today the team de France is one of the biggest nations in the world. We all know that it requires other arguments than simply feeling capable of it.”

Exceptional guest of Rothen ignites, this Monday evening on RMC, Rennes coach Bruno Genesio notably explained why Samuel Umtiti, close to the Breton club during the last summer transfer window, ultimately did not sign.

If Genesio personally wanted to recruit the former Lyonnais, not everyone agreed within the club, in particular the sporting director Florian Maurice.

“Sometimes in football you can have differences, different opinions, different assessments, slips Bruno Genesio. The most important thing is to discuss it honestly and then the decision taken must be assumed by everyone, including those who didn’t necessarily agree, and that’s my case. Were there any doubts about his physique? That’s a bit of it, yes. I was convinced that I could bring him back to his better level because he’s a boy I know very well, because I had talked a lot with him and because he’s such a hardworking person that there was no reason why he shouldn’t not find a good level. Now I understand that there have been questions from some people. But as long as we discuss it freely, there is no problem. That’s how we move forward and that we have to function.”

According to Belgian media Het Laatste Nieuws, Jason Denayer will continue his career in Dubai. The 27-year-old defender, without a club since leaving OL last July, is about to join Shabab Al Ahli. After looking for a new challenge in Europe, the Diabes Rouges player would have agreed to join the United Arab Emirates in order to find time with a view to the 2022 World Cup, which will start in less than two months in Qatar. He should have his medical examination on Tuesday, before signing his contract with the fifth in the last local championship. Hoping that this choice will allow him to stay in the plans of Roberto Martinez, the coach of Belgium.

Sport reports that Liverpool and Barca could be tempted by a swap deal between Memphis Depay and Roberto Firmino in the upcoming winter transfer window. The Dutchman, helmed by Robert Lewandowski, Ousmane Dembélé and Raphinha, is content with crumbs this season, while the Brazilian is in a similar situation at Anfield. A feasible operation, knowing that the two players are out of contract in June 2023.

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At the end of the contract in 2023 with Real Madrid, Toni Kroos (33) could extend for an additional season with the Merengue, reports Soccer Spain. Winner of five Champions Leagues since his arrival in 2014, the German international announced a few weeks ago that he wanted to end his career in the Spanish capital.

According to La Ser, Frenkie De Jong has one of the highest salaries in FC Barcelona. Extended until 2026 under the presidency of Josep Maria Bartomeu, the Dutch international could have left Catalonia this summer, but he ultimately remained in Xavi’s squad. According to the Spanish media, Joan Laporta is negotiating a pay cut at the end of the year. But the process promises to be difficult, since the player may not accept the proposal.

According to information from RAC1, FC Barcelona and Marco Asensio have reached a pre-agreement for a four-year contract starting next season. At the end of the contract on June 30, 2023, the Spanish international would arrive in Catalonia free.

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