The Monaco Sentinel
Transfer targets21 Feb 2028
Lamine Guèye stays at Stade Rennais as time runs out
A deal that was a phone call from completion at lunchtime was dead by midnight. Monaco will try again when the window opens; Stade Rennais may not be selling by then.
Squad21 Feb 2028
A falling-out at Monaco
Borja Sainz and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market21 Feb 2028
Monaco promote Pierre Thomas from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Pierre Thomas 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.
Market21 Feb 2028
One of our own: Laurent Bernard joins the Monaco first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Laurent Bernard is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market21 Feb 2028
One of our own: Marcel Clément joins the Monaco first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Marcel Clément is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market21 Feb 2028
One of our own: Bruno Vidal joins the Monaco first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Bruno Vidal is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad21 Feb 2028
Checkina Dzabatou Ecko out for 15 days
The medical room confirms 15 days on the sidelines for Checkina Dzabatou Ecko, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Match19 Feb 2028
Monaco refuse to lose to OGC Nice
A point taken on 87 minutes is worth exactly one point and considerably more than that to a dressing room. This side does not stop, which is a reputation worth more than the result.
Squad21 Feb 2028
Defences have started doubling up on Borja Sainz
7 goals and a season average of 7.29 will do that. The space he used to find has gone; he keeps scoring anyway, which is the mark of the real thing.
In brief
- Squad Valy Konaté signs on for more
- Loan watch Romaric Etonde counts the days
- The dugout When it matters, Borja Sainz plays