The Valenciennes Post
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Valenciennes
Jean Louchet was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad10 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Gaëtan Courtet
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Gaëtan Courtet, and the manager let it.
Market10 Aug 2026
48 months and counting on Alain Ipiélé
Still no offer on the table, and Alain Ipiélé’s deal keeps shrinking. In boardroom language, silence this long stops being an oversight and starts being an answer.
Market10 Aug 2026
Baptiste Nouchet told to find a new club
“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Baptiste Nouchet has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Valenciennes.
Market10 Aug 2026
Still no ink between Valenciennes and Bryan Passi
“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at Valenciennes, another week without a signature from Bryan Passi.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Valenciennes pick somebody else ahead of Baptiste Nouchet
There is no complaint available here and everybody involved knows it, which does not make the walk to the bench any shorter. Form is the only currency in football that cannot be borrowed against.
In brief
- Player ratings Daou Diomandé runs at them all day
- Match No goals between Valenciennes and Red Star
- Squad A first senior shirt for Gabriel Larnou
- Player ratings Off the pace: Rento Takaoka