The Chamois Niortais Herald
Squad9 Aug 2027
Boro damages knee ligaments — 15 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 15 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.
Squad9 Aug 2027
Mathieu Brun is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 22 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Squad9 Aug 2027
Mathieu Brun stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Mathieu Brun and Chamois Niortais agree another 5 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad9 Aug 2027
Tempers go at Chamois Niortais
Louis Clément 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.
Market9 Aug 2027
Talks stall between Chamois Niortais and Marcelo Fonseca
“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.
Market9 Aug 2027
Louis Clément told to find a new club
“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Louis Clément has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Chamois Niortais.
In brief
- Market Frédéric Olivier leaves for nothing
- Market Thomas Nicolas leaves for nothing