The Valenciennes Post
Squad11 Jun 2029
Diego García damages knee ligaments — 42 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 42 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Market11 Jun 2029
Abdoulaye Ousmane asks to leave Valenciennes
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Transfer targets11 Jun 2029
The paperwork begins on Jordi Kuange
A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Valenciennes have done the hard part with FC Nantes, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.
Boardroom11 Jun 2029
Djeewing Ilphonse has agreed to leave Valenciennes for nothing
He will play here until the summer and then walk out of the door for free, having already signed elsewhere. Supporters will manage the first part of that sentence; it is the second they will struggle with.
Squad11 Jun 2029
Tempers go at Valenciennes
Lucas Perrin 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.
Transfer targets11 Jun 2029
Tours tell Valenciennes: Vincent Gérard is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Squad11 Jun 2029
Words at Valenciennes training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Adrien Julloux 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.
Transfer targets11 Jun 2029
Valenciennes ask about Patrick Perrin
A loan enquiry to Olympique Lyonnais: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.
Market11 Jun 2029
Talks stall between Valenciennes and Eden Eboa M'bella
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
In brief
- Squad Country calls for Ahmed Diomandé
- The dugout A door opens for Ethan Schulz
- The dugout Jaheden Rocolat Delmas knocks on the manager's door