The Tours Chronicle
Squad16 Aug 2027
Sofian Bahloul in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Tours this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market16 Aug 2027
AC Ajaccio are about to pick up the phone
A conversation is coming this week. Tours will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.
Squad16 Aug 2027
Thibault Legrand asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Squad16 Aug 2027
The manager makes an example of Babacar Diallo
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Squad16 Aug 2027
Somebody is after Leonardo Marson’s shirt
A new face in his position, and Leonardo Marson suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Tours have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
Market16 Aug 2027
Tours borrow Noah Jauny
A season-long look at somebody else’s player: Noah Jauny arrives from Stade Brestois with something to prove and a return ticket in the drawer. Good loans make everybody richer; this one starts Saturday.
In brief
- Market Pierre Fournier leaves for nothing
- Market Thibault Rémy leaves for nothing