The Paris FC Courier
Squad23 Aug 2027
10 saves: Kevin Trapp was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 10 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
Match21 Aug 2027
Chastening afternoon for Paris FC
A 1‑4 beating by Olympique de Marseille was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
Market23 Aug 2027
Paris FC turn down Stade de Reims for Pierre-Yves Hamel
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Paris FC lose Pau López
18 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Market23 Aug 2027
Tuomas Ollila is on his way
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Paris FC is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Pierre Lees-Melou 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 Paris FC this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Transfer targets23 Aug 2027
Paris FC bid $54.0K for Mathieu Gorgelin
The offer went to RC Lens this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Transfer targets23 Aug 2027
No deal for Patrik Carlgren at that price
Paris FC offered $64.0K; FC Nantes said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
6 academy players handed senior numbers at Paris FC
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
In brief
- Transfer targets Paris FC rebuffed over Karim Konaté
- The dugout No hiding place for Kevin Trapp
- Market Robert Meyer steps up from the Paris FC academy