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Liverpool closing in on signing French star

Liverpool Makes Progress on Deal With Monaco for Thomas Lemar.

Liverpool are close to securing a deal for Monaco and France international midfielder Thomas Lemar, according to French reports.

The report claims that “over the past few weeks,” the Merseyside club have made some “good moves” for the 22-year-old, and that an “agreement in principle” is close to being completed.

With Monaco understood to be willing to let Lemar leave in the summer, Liverpool “aren’t far away from having done most of the work” in regards to securing his signature. Liverpool lost Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona in January and were subsequently linked with a host of possible replacements which included Lemar.

Lemar first caught Liverpool’s eye in the summer after he bagged 14 goals and provided 14 assists as Monaco won the Ligue 1 title and reached the semi-finals of the Champions League. The Reds’ sporting director Michael Edwards subsequently held talks with the club in August but they were unable to agree on a fee and the deal broke down.

Liverpool could come back with a fresh approach in the summer transfer window 2018.

PSG make Chelsea star their top priority

Paris Saint-Germain have made N’Golo Kante one of their top summer targets.

PSG are looking to replace 35-year-old veteran midfielder Thiago Motta this summer.

Monaco’s versatile Brazilian Fabinho is also on the Ligue 1 giants’ radar but, according to French transfer reports, France international Kante is their first choice replacement. However, it is highly unlikely Chelsea will allow one of their most key players to leave Stamford Bridge.

Kante has quickly become a vital midfield steel in Antonio Conte’s team since his arrival from Leicester City in 2016 for £30 million. The 26-year-old, who won back-to-back Premier League titles with Leicester and Chelsea, has a contract with the Blues that runs until 2021.

PSG, though, have the financial backing to table a big bid for the midfield dynamo.

Lemar open to summer move

Liverpool and Arsenal are interested in Lemar

Monaco’s midfielder Thomas Lemar has admitted that he was extremely disappointed when his move to either Arsenal or Liverpool failed last summer. He hopes that they come again for him and is open to offers this summer.

Lemar, 22, has been linked with a big move to the Premier League for the past two transfer windows, following a successful season last year at Monaco, which culminated with the Ligue 1 win and a Champions League semifinal. But Monaco rejected every offer for him as they wanted keep hold of him after losing star players like Kylian Mbappe, Bernardo Silva and Benjamin Mendy in the same transfer window.

“Regrets? Maybe. I was a little disappointed,” he told Telefoot. “Once it’s over, it’s over, so do not think about it.

“I will keep working hard so these clubs will eventually come back in the next transfer window. I am open to all offers. I am a football player, I like football. I do not close any door.”

Monaco are 17 points behind leaders PSG this season, and Lemar has only managed two goals from 22 appearances so far.

Lemar is also fighting hard for a place in the France National squad so he could be a part in the Football World Cup this year in Russia.

Read Also: AS Monaco Players Salaries 2018 (Weekly Wages)

French Ligue 1 Past Winners – List of Champions 1894-2018

French Ligue 1 Past Winners (1894-2018)

French Ligue 1 Past Winners? Well, it’s not most that we cover news and articles on the Ligue 1 in France but this time around we are twisting things around we are covering football news from all over Europe and the world.

Have you ever wanted to find out which football clubs in France have won the Ligue 1? well, if you have then worry not because we have prepared a list of the French Ligue 1 Past Winners since 1894. The France Ligue 1 is one of the best top flight football tournaments around Europe. Here is the French Ligue 1 list of Champions French Ligue 1 Past Winners – List of Champions 1894-2018.

Winner of French Ligue 1 2017

French Ligue 1 Past Winners AS Monaco

Who won the Ligue 1 during the 2016/17 season? Well, AS Monaco won the French Ligue 1 and Paris Saint Germain came second this time.

Winner of French Ligue 1 2016

French Ligue 1 Past Winners PSG

Who won the Ligue 1 during the 2015/16 season? Well, Paris Saint Germain won the league during that time. Actually, Paris Saint Germain has won for the past four years consecutively.

Previously we have published past winners on the following cups and league’s.

French Ligue 1 List of Champions 1894-2017

Full List of The Past Winners of The French Ligue 1? Let’s now find out the past winners of the Ligue 1. Enjoy!

Club With Most Ligue 1 Titles-French Ligue 1 Past Winners

French Ligue 1 Past Winners AS Saint Etienne

Which club has got the most Ligue 1 titles? Well, let’s find out. AS Saint-Étienne has won the most Ligue 1 titles than any other French team with 10 titles to their name. But it looks s if Paris Saint-Germain are slowly closing in on that record.

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Fabinho set to sign new contract with AS Monaco

Fabinho to snub Manchester United

Fabinho has been linked with a move to English giants Manchester United for over a year now. He was on their radar last last summer and he is still one their top transfer targer this summer.

Fabinho has been performing for Monaco brilliantly and one of the reasons for Monaco’s successful campaign last year including league win over their rivals Paris Saint-Germain and a Semi-finals finish, first time since 2004. The Brazilian is a very versatile player with the ability to play both in right-back position and in midfield. He was one of the key players Monaco managed to hold with key players like Mbappe and Silva leaving.

Mourinho is a big admirer of the 24 year old and wants to bring him this summer. But, according to Canal Plus, a move to Old Trafford looks off the cards as Fabinho is set to sign a new deal with Monaco. He is very close to agreeing a long term contract

It will be huge boost for the French side as they are looking to rebuild their team after losing so many important players. They are currently 17 points behind PSG and will look to close this gap again next season.

Fabinho joined Monaco in 2015, after 2 years loan spells with them, from Rio Ave and is tied to the club until June 2019.

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Fabinho not paying attention to transfer speculations

Fabinho has been linked with a move to Paris Saint-Germain

Fabinho has been performing for Monaco brilliantly and one of the reasons for Monaco’s successful campaign last year including league win over their rivals Paris Saint-Germain and a Semi-finals finish, first time since 2004.

The Brazilian is a very versatile player with the ability to play both in right-back position and in midfield. He was one of the key players Monaco managed to hold on with key players like Mbappe and Silva leaving the club.

He has been linked with a move to rivals Paris Saint-Germain and even reports claiming that the club has made contacts with him for a potential move in the summer. PSG are in 1st position in the league and 17 points ahead of Monaco.

But Fabinho has denied the reports that PSG has made contact with him and is not paying attention to any transfer speculations. He wants to focus on matters on the field.

“Speaking the truth, I have had no contact with any team and I do not even care at the moment,” Fabinho told Globo Esporte.

“I’m concentrating on finishing the season well at Monaco and then, when it’s time, I’ll sit down with the club and if I have to listen to any proposal, we’ll listen.”

On Monaco’s defeat to PSG in the showpiece for the second year in succession, Fabinho said: “When you concede a goal early in the game makes it much more difficult, they have a great team.

“We tried to press and it did not work, they came out really well and with a lot of quality. Another year and, unfortunately, we cannot win against them.

“But we will go forward and fight to ensure second place in the championship.”

It will be huge boost for Monaco as they are looking to rebuild their team after losing so many important players last summer.

Read Also: Antonio Conte on PSG’s radar

French giants emerge as favorites to sign Chelsea star

AS Monaco Interested in signing David Luiz From Chelsea.

French giants AS Monaco are reportedly ready to offer David Luiz a way out of his Chelsea nightmare this summer.

The Brazilian has only started nine Premier League matches under Antonio Conte this season and looks certain to leave Stamford Bridge if his manager stays.

He went from one of the most highly rated centre backs in the league to one forgotten about.

After a post match bust up with his boss following defeat to Roma earlier in the season left Luiz very much on the outside looking in – his last league start coming in February against Watford.

According to English transfer reports last year’s French champions Monaco would be happy to take the 31-year-old away from London in their bid to regain the Ligue 1 title.

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Liverpool beat Man United and PSG for Monaco star’s signature

Liverpool agree to pay £43.7m for Monaco midfielder Fabinho.

The Reds are closing in on €50m deal for Monaco midfielder Fabinho.

The English giants have agreed a fee of up to €50million (£43.7millon) to buy midfielder Fabinho from Monaco.

Almost all the reliable sources including Sky Sports are reporting that the deal is almost done.

Negotiations for the Brazilian went on about quietly to avoid distractions.