If Goal! Football Club primarily deals with the news of certain elite teams, we have decided to give you a summary of what happened today in the other – less media-covered – part of France. soccer.
Stade Brestois: a record attack in 2024
Building on a start to the season marked by a historic run in the Champions League, Stade Brestois can boast of having been impressive in Ligue 1… in the offensive domain. With 52 goals scored in 2024, the SB29 achieved the best total in its history over a calendar year. This is one more achievement than in 2023 (51) and two more than in 1982 (50).
Girondins de Bordeaux: Virage Sud closed to the public
The FFF Disciplinary Commission ended the year 2024 by imposing a sanction on the Girondins de Bordeaux for “use of pyrotechnic devices” during the draw (0-0) against Saint-Brieuc on December 7. Consequently, the Virage Sud “Mickaël Brillat” will be closed to the public for the late match against St-Colomban Locminé, scheduled for Saturday January 4, 2025. Subscribers to this stand will exceptionally be relocated to the East Basse Stand. A measure which makes the return to the field a little more complicated for the Girondins.
Stade Rennais, Le Havre: Stuttgart tackles Wooh and Kinkoué
Eager to strengthen a porous defense this season – 1.65 goals conceded per match and 2 in the Champions League – Stuttgart wants to recruit a defender this winter capable of integrating quickly and who could represent the future of the club. According to Foot Mercato, he has set his sights on the Cameroonian international defender from Stade Rennais Christophe Wooh and on the promise from Le Havre, Étienne Kinkoué, who have almost the same market value, namely between 8 and 10 million euros.
Concerning the first, he lost his starting place and was pushed out by Frédéric Massara who wants to bring experience to the defense of Stade Rennais. As for the French international hopeful, he struggled to get his head back on track after a real-false start at Hoffenheim last summer.
AS Monaco: Haller tracked in January
Monaco are looking for a center forward available for a 6-month loan this winter. According to Foot Mercato, the transfer of Sébastien Haller (30 years old) is a possibility, he who now plays for Leganés in La Liga.
Stade de Reims: Caillot criticizes the whistles after Monaco
The president of Stade de Reims does not tolerate whistles from supporters after the match against AS Monaco. “I find them particularly severe,” he lamented in L’Union. Our attackers have lacked success and our Japanese players, who have played in consecutive matches, are tired. The Christmas Truce will give them the opportunity to regenerate. »
RC Lens: Diouf (Reims) to replace Samba?
While the profile of Alban Lafont to replace Brice Samba is not unanimous within RC Lens, another path leads to the Stade de Reims. According to RMC Sport, the leaders of the Artesian club are thinking of Yehvann Diouf. His young profile, wanted as a priority by Racing, and his proximity to coach Will Still are all assets up his sleeve. But the transfer fee promises to be high: between 8 and 12 million euros.
Montpellier HSC: a big problem with Hours?
When FC Nantes decided to replace Willy Grondin with Olivier Blondel as goalkeeper coach, Mohamed Toubache-Ter took the opportunity to ask Montpellier HSC to do the same with Jean-Yves Hours: “ Nantes did what Montpellier does not have the courage to do yet… namely, change goalkeeper coaches!! Jean-Yves Hours, this is no longer possible! It was no longer so on the Strasbourg side. If not a solution, it becomes a very big problem. »
