The US Orleans Post
Market14 Jul 2031
Mohamed Touat puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at US Orleans, and it is not being withdrawn.
The terraces14 Jul 2031
Supporters turn on the $3.7M sale of Otávio
He is going to Stade de Reims, the club has $3.7M it did not have on Friday, and the phone-ins have already decided how they feel about that. Selling well and selling somebody they loved are not the same skill.
Market14 Jul 2031
Otávio moves on
Stade de Reims pay $3.7M, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.
Transfer targets14 Jul 2031
US Orleans make their move for Noa Mupemba
$320.0K on the table at Rodez AF. The manager wanted him, the board agreed a number, and the only voices still to be heard are the ones at the other club.
Squad14 Jul 2031
A falling-out at US Orleans
Maxime Bernauer and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets14 Jul 2031
An offer of $130.0K for Fayyad Issilamou Hamza
US Orleans have gone to ESTAC Troyes with a bid, and the supporters have gone to the internet with an opinion about it. Whether either changes anything is up to the selling club.
Squad14 Jul 2031
A row about effort at US Orleans
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Florent Sanchez was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout14 Jul 2031
No hiding place for Adham Ribeiro
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Adham Ribeiro, and the manager let it.
Squad14 Jul 2031
David Rolland out for 26 days
The medical room confirms 26 days on the sidelines for David Rolland, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
In brief
- Squad 5 new faces, and US Orleans are still learning each other
- Market Talks stall between US Orleans and Valter Monteiro
- The dugout Jesper Taaje knocks on the manager’s door