The US Orleans Post
Squad3 Aug 2026
Robin Legendre signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Robin Legendre and US Orleans agree another 3 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Tempers go at US Orleans
Jimmy Giraudon was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Steven Luyambula falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
US Orleans ask about Oumar Pona
A loan enquiry to Angers SCO: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
US Orleans ask about Allan Masuke
A loan enquiry to LB Chateauroux: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
US Orleans try to borrow Quentin Ndjantou
Paris Saint-Germain have been asked whether they would lend him. Loans are agreed quickly or not at all, and this one will be one or the other by the weekend.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Marvin Baudry retires from international football
“33 caps. I have loved every one, and it is somebody else’s turn.” At 36 he has stepped away from his country and is going nowhere at US Orleans.
Market3 Aug 2026
Mohamed Ezzarhouni told to find a new club
“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Mohamed Ezzarhouni has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at US Orleans.
Market3 Aug 2026
US Orleans and Robin Legendre are talking past each other
“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.
In brief
- Market Louis Petitaud leaves for nothing
- Market Matisse Morville leaves for nothing