LIVE – Mercato: OM are still trying to convince Iliman Ndiaye

Andreaw Gravillon, central defender of Stade de Reims, will leave the Champagne club. The 25-year-old will join Adana Demirspor, resident of the Turkish D1. The transfer fee is 2.1 million euros. A three-year contract awaits Gravillon, with a medical visit scheduled for Thursday. During the second part of last season, he was loaned by Reims to Torino.

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OM still believe in it for Iliman Ndiaye. While the trend is more for what remains at Sheffield United, the Marseille club is still trying to convince the 23-year-old striker.

Earlier this week, RMC Sport detailed the turnaround in this case: while an agreement had been reached between the player and OM, the English club had regained control to convince Iliman Ndiaye to stay. The player’s thinking has not changed at all and nothing says today that Marseille will be able to reverse the trend.

But the Pablo Longoria-Javier Ribalta duo has not said its last word. To date, the two leaders have already convinced three players to join OM this summer: Geoffrey Kondogbia and Renan Lodi have left Atlético to sign for Marseille, the free arrival of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will soon be announced.

One of the keys to the file is in Shelffield. Promoted to the Premier League this season, the club are promising an extension and an increased role for Iliman Ndiaye, under contract until 2024.

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AS Roma tries to convince Renato Sanches. As mentioned by Gianluca Di Marzio this Thursday, the Italian club would like to loan the PSG player, a request from José Mourinho. Arrived in Paris last year, the 25-year-old Portuguese experienced some physical problems for his first season. The midfielder, currently in full preparation under the orders of the new PSG coach, wants to play the Champions League next season, a competition that Roma will not compete in: sixth in Serie A last season, the Roman club is qualified for the Europa League. Can he still be convinced? By staying in Paris, he risks having little playing time.

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After six months in German D2, Nicolas de Préville signed for two years at ESTAC Troyes, in Ligue 2.

The club communicated on social media: ”ESTAC is pleased to announce the signing of Nicolas De Préville in Blue and White. The experienced striker, with 389 professional career matches, is signing up for two seasons. He is now linked to the Trojan club until June 2025.

According to The Athletic, Al-Nassr is discussing with the entourage of Sadio Mané with a view to a transfer this summer. The meeting was held in Portugal, where Bayern Munich’s summer camp is currently taking place.

Sadio Mané has an exit voucher from Bayern Munich, just a year after joining from Liverpool for 40 million euros.

Everything is not yet complete for the arrival of Allan Saint-Maximin in Al-Ahli. There is no complete agreement yet and a decisive meeting is scheduled for the next few hours for the Newcastle winger. But everything leads to believe that he will commit to Saudi Arabia. Very confident, the Saudis have even planned a medical visit this Friday. We still have to find a definitive agreement on certain important points, related to bonuses.

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Barça has been looking for a way out for Franck Kessié since the start of the summer transfer window but is struggling to find suitors for him. However, Juventus would be willing to accept a surprising exchange between the Ivorian midfielder and Federico Chiesa according to the elements relayed by the Mundo Deportivo And Sport.

A few years after the loser-loser exchange involving Miralem Pjanic and the Brazilian Arthur, FC Barcelona and the Old Lady could therefore still do business during the transfer window.

In an interview with journalist Casimiro Miguel, broadcast on Wednesday on Youtube, Neymar says he wants to continue his adventure at PSG. In this interview, recorded on June 22, the Brazilian number 10 explains that he intends to stay in Paris despite the rumors about his possible departure. “I hope to play at PSG this season. I have a contract with PSG”, replies the 31-year-old star, linked to the French champions until 2027. A wish expressed despite the sometimes tense relations that Neymar has with certain Parisian supporters. “I am calm, even if there is not much love with the supporters. I will be there, with or without love”, explains the Seleçao striker, absent from the field since February and a new ankle injury.

Candidate of one of the main Spanish political parties the PP (Partido Popular) for the next legislative elections, Alberto Núñez Feijóo indicated this Thursday to the daily AS that he did not imagine Kylian Mbappé ending his career without having played at Real Madrid.

“Florentino Perez is very, very smart and I don’t think he will be depressed if he doesn’t sign him, because Real Madrid is more than a player, no matter how good he is, said the Spanish politician. In any case, Kylian Mbappe should not end his career without coming to Real Madrid. If I were his representative, I would recommend that he accept the offer.”

And to clarify on Emmanuel Macron’s position in the Mbappé file at PSG: “I’m not going to criticize Macron, but why not. If I knew the athlete well and I could influence his decision, I wouldn’t rule out (intervening).”

Anxious to protect its hopes formed at the club, Barça would be on the verge of settling the future of Alejandro Balde and that of Lamine Yamal according to information relayed by the newspaper Mundo Deportivo.

The Left side, regularly used by Xavi last season, should sign for five years until 2028. Just 16 years old, Lamine Yamal could initial his first contract with the pros (for three years). The two hopefuls would have given an agreement in principle and their extensions could be official when they return from the summer internship in the United States.

On the Moussa Diaby file, Bayer Leverkusen and Aston Villa are almost in agreement around compensation of 50 million euros, bonus included.

Al-Nassr, also interested in the French international (10 caps), will come back with a second written offer. Moussa Diaby will then make his choice, while the Villans would like to sign him quickly.

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Author of 19 goals last season, Elye Wahi arouses envy. According to information from RMC Sport, an offer of 32 million euros, bonus included, should arrive on the table of the leaders of Montpellier.

It will come from Chelsea. The Blues want to lend him to Strasbourg, but the international Espoirs is not in this perspective for the moment.

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Several prestigious clubs have inquired about the situation of Leny Yoro, 17, central defender of LOSC. There is notably PSG, Bayern Munich but also Real Madrid.

The one who has played 13 Ligue 1 games this season, including 8 starts, will stay well in Lille. He is under contract until 2025. The club wants to extend it.

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The transfer window continues and remains as lively as ever. If the deadline for Nasser al-Khelaïfi’s ultimatum to Kylian Mbappé has been postponed to July 31, PSG continues to be active this summer. The Ile-de-France club has sent two young players to Leipzig in recent days.

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But in Ligue 1, the bomb of the week was certainly the signing of Benjamin Mendy for Lorient, just days after the end of his second rape trial in England.

Abroad, Barça have announced a new signing as Chelsea continue to prospect and Saudi Arabia continue their raid with the expected arrivals of Riyad Mahrez and Allan Saint-Maximin.