The Monaco Sentinel
Match12 Sep 2026
A hiding for Monaco
Beaten 0‑4 by Paris Saint-Germain, and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.
Market14 Sep 2026
Monaco turn down Clermont Foot for Ansu Fati
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Ismael Cabrera gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Ismael Cabrera has just signed for Monaco, and for once the answer mattered.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Words at Monaco training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Folarin Balogun is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
Both jobs done by Folarin Balogun — 6.51
A midfielder is measured on whether the team functions when he is on the pitch, which is nearly impossible to see and completely obvious in retrospect. 13 actions, 6.51, and a manager who will not be substituting him again in a hurry.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Tempers go at Monaco
Mika Biereth 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.
Match12 Sep 2026
Monaco cannot find the net
3 games without scoring. Strikers stop looking up, midfielders take the extra touch, and every shot that clears the bar is followed by a groan that has been building since the last goal.
Squad14 Sep 2026
No hiding place for Lamine Camara
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Lamine Camara, and the manager let it.
Boardroom14 Sep 2026
Doors closed at Monaco
The music was off and the showers ran late. What was said in that dressing room stays there, but Saturday will publish the minutes.
In brief
- Loan watch Yann Lienard has seen enough of US Creteil
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Ansu Fati
- Player ratings Sadibou Sané could not find anything