The Valenciennes Post
Market23 Aug 2027
Valenciennes make Théo Le Bris the dearest name in their history
$6.2M. Fees like that buy a footballer and rent a debate: every touch will be measured against the number for a season at least.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Tempers go at Valenciennes
Loïc Nego 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.
Market23 Aug 2027
Kylian Kouakou attracts admirers
The name of Kylian Kouakou has come up in conversations Valenciennes were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
Match21 Aug 2027
Valenciennes come up short against Nimes
Nimes left with the points after a 1‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Player ratings23 Aug 2027
Nobody could get near Daou Diomandé
Successful dribbles: 19. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad23 Aug 2027
The manager makes an example of Jean Louchet
“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.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
Valenciennes are making the ground bigger
Work is signed off on a capacity of 8757. It is the sort of decision a club is judged on twenty years later, by people who were not there when it was taken.
Market23 Aug 2027
Valenciennes sign Frédéric Thomas, one for the future
Frédéric Thomas is 17, and Valenciennes have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
Market23 Aug 2027
Valenciennes sign Pierre Breton, one for the future
Pierre Breton is 17, and Valenciennes have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
In brief
- The terraces Everybody has an opinion about Jean Louchet
- Squad Charles Abi is off the mark for Valenciennes
- Player ratings Rento Takaoka never got going