The FC Lorient Herald
Market21 Aug 2028
FC Lorient turn down AS Nancy for Arsène Kouassi
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad21 Aug 2028
Kamory Doumbia 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 FC Lorient this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match19 Aug 2028
Gessime Yassine sends FC Lorient past Monaco
It finished 2‑1, and it was Gessime Yassine’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to FC Lorient.
Player ratings21 Aug 2028
One of those days for Gessime Yassine
There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 9.00, and no argument anywhere in the ground.
Player ratings21 Aug 2028
One of those days for Donny van der Lijcke
There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.12, and no argument anywhere in the ground.
Market21 Aug 2028
FC Lorient buy the years ahead of Mathieu Renaud
He is 17, and the scouting reports agree on the only line that matters: the ceiling. Signings like this are lottery tickets written by professionals.
Market21 Aug 2028
FC Lorient sign François Breton, one for the future
François Breton is 16, and FC Lorient 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.
Market21 Aug 2028
A long bet from FC Lorient on Jacques Durand
He is 16, and nobody at FC Lorient signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
Squad21 Aug 2028
No hiding place for Dermane Karim
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Dermane Karim, and the manager let it.
In brief
- Player ratings Pablo Pagis runs at them all day
- Squad Gessime Yassine finally opens his account
- Player ratings The one thing Kamory Doumbia could not do