The AJ Auxerre Sentinel
Squad23 Aug 2027
A falling-out at AJ Auxerre
Axel Tuanzebe and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
7 academy graduates step up at AJ Auxerre
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Transfer targets23 Aug 2027
AJ Auxerre rebuffed over Angel Gomes
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Olympique de Marseille have kept their man, and AJ Auxerre go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Match21 Aug 2027
AJ Auxerre come up short against Stade Brestois
Stade Brestois left with the points after a 0‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Market23 Aug 2027
One of our own: Michel Lucas joins the AJ Auxerre first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Michel Lucas is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market23 Aug 2027
One of our own: Alexandre Duval joins the AJ Auxerre first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Alexandre Duval is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market23 Aug 2027
Paul Mathieu steps up from the AJ Auxerre academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Paul Mathieu has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market23 Aug 2027
AJ Auxerre promote Benoît Laine from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Benoît Laine has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
The dugout23 Aug 2027
The manager makes an example of Elisha Owusu
“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.
In brief
- The dugout Yann Moreau faces the questions
- Transfer targets AJ Auxerre try to borrow Tommaso Pobega
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Josué Casimir