Morocco's Walid Regragui, the former head coach of the Moroccan national team, has firmly entered the circle of candidates to take charge of the French club Lens, amid the club's management moves to sign a new coach following the dismissal of Yannick Cahuzac due to a decline in results, in particular the heavy defeat to Italy's Como by a score of 9-1 in the Champions League.
Former USMNT star Brad Friedel has explained to GOAL why Gio Reyna has been “bouncing around” of late, with another transfer being completed in the summer of 2026. The 24-year-old playmaker now finds himself at Strasbourg in France, with the hope being that stability and consistency can be found by an enigmatic talent that remains “exceptionally good”.
Could Mikel Arteta be a future manager of Paris Saint-Germain? Youssouf Mulumbu has told GOAL that the Arsenal boss will be “on the list of big coaches” that back-to-back Champions League title winners are monitoring. No position in the Parc des Princes dugout is expected to open up any time soon, with Luis Enrique continuing to impress in that role.
Bayern Munich have been warned that they stand no chance of prising winger Desire Doue away from Paris Saint-Germain after being priced out of a potential deal. Despite the Bundesliga champions holding a long-standing admiration for the 21-year-old France international, his soaring valuation in the French capital has put a future transfer out of reach.
Zinedine Zidane, the France manager, spoke about his side's 3-1 defeat to Italy in the match that brought the two together on Thursday evening in the UEFA Nations League, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, pointing to some positives despite the result, and stressing the need to treat the loss as part of the learning process.
