The FC Lorient Herald
Market14 Feb 2028
FC Lorient say no — this time
The offer from SC Aubagne Air Bel for Léo Gomes was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Market14 Feb 2028
Formose Mendy’s move to Stade de Reims falls through
The deal that would have taken Formose Mendy to Stade de Reims has collapsed at the last stage, and he reports back to FC Lorient with a summer to forget and a season still to play. Nobody is saying which side walked away.
Squad14 Feb 2028
A falling-out at FC Lorient
Jean-Victor Makengo and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Match12 Feb 2028
RC Strasbourg take the points off FC Lorient
Beaten 1‑3, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Transfer targets14 Feb 2028
Grenoble Foot 38 tell FC Lorient: Enzo Koffi is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Market14 Feb 2028
Didier Guyot steps up from the FC Lorient academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Didier Guyot 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.
Market14 Feb 2028
FC Lorient promote Émile Olivier from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Émile Olivier 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.
Player ratings14 Feb 2028
Ninety minutes of Désiré Doué at his very best
Marked 8.01. Players have careers without a single afternoon like this in them, and he has just had one in front of everybody at FC Lorient.
The dugout14 Feb 2028
A promise honoured for Nathan Ngoumou
It is not much of a headline and it is the reason players believe the next promise. FC Lorient told Nathan Ngoumou something would happen and then it happened, which in this industry passes for remarkable.
In brief
- The dugout The view from the dugout
- The dugout No hiding place for Bandiougou Fadiga
- Looking ahead A test against the best for FC Lorient