“The easiest signature of my career.” Jean-Dominique Leca and AC Ajaccio agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at AC Ajaccio is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at AC Ajaccio is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Shifted about, taken off before the hour, asked to do somebody else's running — Yanis Gouider has had enough of being useful and would like to be picked. AC Ajaccio know, and have known for weeks.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” AC Ajaccio have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Martin Sourzac knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at AC Ajaccio is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Martin Sourzac knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
He is 15, and nobody at AC Ajaccio signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
Philippe Philippe is 15, and AC Ajaccio have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
He is 15, and nobody at AC Ajaccio signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
Every debut is a small story about the future: Tijn Vergeldt, 21 years old, off the academy pitches and into the first team. The parents in the stand will keep the programme.
A new face in his position, and Achraf Laâziri suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. AC Ajaccio have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
Awab Qurashi Mukhtar is 19, and AC Ajaccio have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. AC Ajaccio have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
Shifted about, taken off before the hour, asked to do somebody else's running — Kévin Bérigaud has had enough of being useful and would like to be picked. AC Ajaccio know, and have known for weeks.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at AC Ajaccio, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Jess Gomes is 18, and AC Ajaccio have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at AC Ajaccio has been clear about where Lucas Libbra stands, which is more than many ever get.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at AC Ajaccio, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Désiré Bylansa is 19, and AC Ajaccio have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around AC Ajaccio they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Stade Lavallois pay $240.0K, 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.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at AC Ajaccio is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what AC Ajaccio can pretend not to have heard.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what AC Ajaccio can pretend not to have heard.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at AC Ajaccio is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” AC Ajaccio have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at AC Ajaccio, and both men came out saying it was fine.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at AC Ajaccio, and both men came out saying it was fine.
A season average of 7.08 at an age when most of his year group are still in the youth team. AC Ajaccio know what they have, and so, by now, does everybody else.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what AC Ajaccio can pretend not to have heard.
A season average of 7.11 at an age when most of his year group are still in the youth team. AC Ajaccio know what they have, and so, by now, does everybody else.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around AC Ajaccio they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at AC Ajaccio, and both men came out saying it was fine.
A season average of 7.08 at an age when most of his year group are still in the youth team. AC Ajaccio know what they have, and so, by now, does everybody else.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what AC Ajaccio can pretend not to have heard.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” AC Ajaccio have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
A season average of 7.11 at an age when most of his year group are still in the youth team. AC Ajaccio know what they have, and so, by now, does everybody else.
A season average of 7.08 at an age when most of his year group are still in the youth team. AC Ajaccio know what they have, and so, by now, does everybody else.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what AC Ajaccio can pretend not to have heard.
A season average of 7.11 at an age when most of his year group are still in the youth team. AC Ajaccio know what they have, and so, by now, does everybody else.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around AC Ajaccio they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
The deal that would have taken Lucas Libbra to Bourg-Peronnas has collapsed at the last stage, and he reports back to AC Ajaccio with a summer to forget and a season still to play. Nobody is saying which side walked away.
Everything was agreed until it was not, and Jean-David Uras reports back to AC Ajaccio with a summer to forget. Neither club is saying who walked away from the table.
He is 20, and nobody at AC Ajaccio signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what AC Ajaccio can pretend not to have heard.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around AC Ajaccio they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
A season average of 7.08 at an age when most of his year group are still in the youth team. AC Ajaccio know what they have, and so, by now, does everybody else.
A player who expected to start watched it instead. The manager will call it a decision for the team; Martin Sourzac will call it something else in private.
A season average of 7.10 at an age when most of his year group are still in the youth team. AC Ajaccio know what they have, and so, by now, does everybody else.
He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. AC Ajaccio have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
A season average of 7.06 at an age when most of his year group are still in the youth team. AC Ajaccio know what they have, and so, by now, does everybody else.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” AC Ajaccio have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.
A 2-1 win over Bourg-Peronnas, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
A season average of 7.00 at an age when most of his year group are still in the youth team. AC Ajaccio know what they have, and so, by now, does everybody else.
An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Alexis Mirbach knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” AC Ajaccio have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what AC Ajaccio can pretend not to have heard.
There is a figure at which a wage bill stops being ambitious and becomes the reason nothing else is possible, and this club has reached it. Nothing is left over for a transfer, a stand or a rainy afternoon.
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. AC Ajaccio have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
RC Lens ended it 0-3. The season narrows to the league now, and everyone in the ground knew it before the final whistle.
The terraces21 Sep 2026
The boos come down from three sides
“We pay for this every fortnight. The least we want is somebody who looks like he cares.” 7 of the 30 senior players walked off into it; the rest were not playing.
A defender's mistake gets tidied up by somebody else; a goalkeeper's ends up in the net. He knew before the ball crossed the line, and so did everybody in the ground.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what AC Ajaccio can pretend not to have heard.
The deal that would have taken Lucas Libbra to Bourg-Peronnas has collapsed at the last stage, and he reports back to AC Ajaccio with a summer to forget and a season still to play. Nobody is saying which side walked away.
There is a figure at which a wage bill stops being ambitious and becomes the reason nothing else is possible, and this club has reached it. Nothing is left over for a transfer, a stand or a rainy afternoon.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at AC Ajaccio, and both men came out saying it was fine.
“I will know when it is time. I am not there yet.” Adrien Liprandi is 34, with 0 appearances behind him, and AC Ajaccio will have to plan for whichever answer comes.
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. AC Ajaccio have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
Everything was agreed until it was not, and Jean-David Uras reports back to AC Ajaccio with a summer to forget. Neither club is saying who walked away from the table.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what AC Ajaccio can pretend not to have heard.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at AC Ajaccio, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Pierre-François Moracchini may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.
A defender's mistake gets tidied up by somebody else; a goalkeeper's ends up in the net. He knew before the ball crossed the line, and so did everybody in the ground.
Thibault Nicolas is 16, and AC Ajaccio have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
He is 16, and nobody at AC Ajaccio signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
Laurent Dupuy is 16, and AC Ajaccio have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. AC Ajaccio have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
Antoine Hoppenot is 36 and has run out of things to prove. What he has left is where to stand, when to slow it down and what to say at half-time, and none of that is on a fitness chart.
1-4 to AS Nancy, and it was every bit as bad as the number suggests. There are defeats you argue about and defeats you apologise for; this was the second kind.
The terraces3 Aug 2026
The boos come down from three sides
“We pay for this every fortnight. The least we want is somebody who looks like he cares.” 7 of the 26 senior players walked off into it; the rest were not playing.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what AC Ajaccio can pretend not to have heard.
A defender's mistake gets tidied up by somebody else; a goalkeeper's ends up in the net. He knew before the ball crossed the line, and so did everybody in the ground.