Striker Kylian Mbappé continued his scoring spree and right back Achraf Hakimi also found the net as Paris Saint-Germain opened its Champions League campaign with a 2-0 home win against Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday. Referee Jesús Gil Manzano stuck to his decision and ruled that defender Niklas Süle handled the ball from Mbappé’s shot. Kolo Muani played at center forward …
Club-record signing Vitinha scored his first two goals for Marseille as the southern club beat struggling Troyes 3-1 to move one point above Lens and into second place in the French league on Sunday. Marseille paid Portuguese club Braga 32 million euros for Vitinha in the January transfer window, but the 23-year-old player had not scored in his eight previous …
Marseille signed Portuguese Under-21 international striker Vitinha from Braga just as the French transfer window shut on Tuesday evening. In a statement to the Portuguese stock exchange, Braga said the transfer was worth EUR 25 million, plus seven million in possible bonuses. Vitinha became Marseille’s third winter signing after midfielders Ruslan Malinovskyi and Azzedine Ounahi. Vitinha, short for Vitor Manuel …
Paris Saint-Germain’s attempt to sign Chelsea winger Hakim Ziyech apparently hit a late snag Wednesday as the January transfer window came to a close without an official announcement from the clubs. According to newspaper L’Equipe, both clubs reached an agreement but the signing of Ziyech was not immediately validated by the French league because Chelsea submitted some documents too late. …
