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Former Manchester City assistant coach Carlos Vicens has been appointed as the new manager of Ligue 1 outfit Lyon just three weeks after being dismissed by Portuguese club Braga. The 43-year-old Spaniard steps into the Groupama Stadium dugout to succeed Paulo Fonseca, who departed last week to take charge of boyhood side Sporting CP.

Lens defender Ismaelo Ganiou is attracting interest from Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle United, Chelsea owners BlueCo and Manchester City's parent group after his Ligue 1 breakthrough. The highly rated youngster has drawn comparisons to former Bollaert-Delelis graduate Raphael Varane as European heavyweights track his rise.

AS Monaco midfielder Mamadou Coulibaly is facing disciplinary action from the French football authorities after miming a slit throat during Sunday's 1-1 Ligue 1 draw at Le Mans. The 22-year-old performed the controversial celebration after netting his side's first-half opener, repeating an offence that saw team-mate Paris Brunner banned in September.

Warren Zaïre-Emery has expressed his immense excitement at the prospect of returning to the international fold under the guidance of new France head coach Zinedine Zidane. The Paris Saint-Germain sensation is ready to reclaim his spot with Les Bleus after a frustrating period on the sidelines.