The Toulouse FC Courier
Market3 Aug 2026
Abu Francis asks to leave Toulouse FC
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Market3 Aug 2026
Charlie Cresswell wants to know where this is going
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Toulouse FC hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Mark McKenzie signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Mark McKenzie commits to Toulouse FC for another 4 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Mattéo Mach out for 56 days
The medical room confirms 56 days on the sidelines for Mattéo Mach, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Market3 Aug 2026
Nobody at Toulouse FC has picked up the phone to Mark McKenzie
49 months to run and not a word offered. A club that lets the calendar negotiate for it usually ends up losing to the calendar.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Rasmus Nicolaisen knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Toulouse FC, and both men came out saying it was fine.
In brief
- Market Toulouse FC and Rafik Messali are talking past each other
- Squad Mark McKenzie handed the armband