DIRECT. Mercato: Novell bounces back in Leverkusen, Gili in priority in Angers

It was planned, it’s official, Napoli confirmed the departure of Antonio Conte on Thursday. The Neapolitan club has reached an agreement with the technician to terminate his contract.

In two seasons in Naples, Antonio Conte won the Scudetto there in 2024-2025 before finishing in second place behind Inter Milan in 2025-2026.

After the officialization on Wednesday evening of the departure of its coach Alexandre Dujeux and as revealed by Ouest-France we know the track favored by the SCO of Angers to replace him. At the very top of the list is the name of Stéphane Gili, coach of Paris FC until February 22.

While FC Lorient is also interested in his profile, the management of the Maine-et-Loire club is trying to convince the former Nîmes player to take a place on the bench of the team which has just finished 13th in the 2025-2026 Ligue 1 season.

PYL, NJ et FH

Having left Toulouse at the end of the Ligue 1 season, Carles Martinez Novell did not wait to bounce back. The Catalan technician has signed for two seasons with Bayer Leverkusen. News made official this Thursday by the German club.

Architect of the Sang et Or’s exceptional season, Saud Abdulhamid extends the adventure until 2029. The Saudi defender scored two goals and delivered 5 decisive assists in Ligue 1 during the 2025-2026 financial year. Loaned with an option to buy from Roma, the Saudi is transferred to the Artesian club.

The summer transfer window has not officially opened but Real Madrid is making big moves. After the arrival of Ibrahima Konaté confirmed by Florentino Perez (in the event of victory in the elections this Sunday), the Merengue club would also have completed the transfer of Denzel Dumfries.

According to journalist Fabrizio Romano, the Dutch full-back has already passed his medical examination and signed his contract with Real. The Spanish club would also have informed Inter Milan of the activation of a release clause.

According to Ouest-France, coach Stéphane Gilli would be on pole to replace Alexandre Dujeux, whose departure was announced on Wednesday. Free since his ouster from Paris FC last February after bringing the club back to Ligue 1 46 years later, Gilli has also seen his name mentioned in Metz, Lorient and Nantes in recent weeks.

According to the Daily Mail, Nottingham Forest has rejected a first offer from Manchester City for Elliot Anderson (23), English attacking midfielder selected for the 2026 World Cup. But the club’s owner, Evangelos Marinakis, is not selling his best players for less than 100 million pounds (115 million euros)

According to Fabrizio Romano, Andoni Iraola will sign his contract with Liverpool this Thursday. The Spaniard who coached Bournemouth will succeed Arne Slot, who was dismissed from his position last week.

Enrique Riquelme, candidate for the presidency of Real Madrid, announced the signing of Erling Haaland if he is elected, Wednesday in a Spanish program. The Norwegian clan denied this.

>> All the details here: the Haaland clan denies the signing announced by a candidate for the presidency of Real Madrid

In a message sent to the show El Chiringuito, the Haaland clan – represented by the player’s father, Alfie, and his agent Rafaela Pimenta – denied the signing of the striker, still linked with Manchester City until 2034. “Very entertaining… but it’s not true. We wish the best to both candidacies,” they said. Edu Aguirre, journalist for the show in charge of Real Madrid, however assured that Riquelme had concluded a pact with Erling Haaland and his father. “It was concluded last Saturday in Marbella: it is a verbal agreement,” he said.

The president of Real Madrid, Florentino Pérez, candidate for his re-election, said on Wednesday that French defender Ibrahima Konaté would be his first recruit in the event of victory on Sunday. This would constitute a new leap forward in the career of the French international, at the end of his race at Liverpool.

>> All the details: Pérez promises the arrival of Konate if he is re-elected, his opponent announces Haaland and Rodri

“If I am elected president, Konate will be my first recruit and he will play for Real Madrid,” he said in an interview with ASthis Wednesday. The current boss of the Madrid club also promised to bring in José Mourinho as coach.

His only opponent, businessman Enrique Riquelme, assured in the evening, on the show “El Hormiguero”, that he would sign Erling Haaland and Rodri in the unlikely event of victory.

Lyon’s technical director Mathieu Louis-Jean, guest of “Rothen s’igne” on RMC this Wednesday, spoke in complete transparency about all the issues on which OL is working this offseason. If the Rhone club has to sell, it will try to recruit smartly again.

>> All the details here: Endrick at OL next season? Louis-Jean does not completely close the door (and confirms a very hot lead)

Is there a chance of seeing Endrick wear the Lyon jersey again next season? “Right now, I would say no. Impossible. Now… Often, Endrick talks about God. We’ll see later,” he slipped into a smile. “He’s a very good boy. So he agreed to take part in next season’s jersey campaign.”

The Lyon technical director was then questioned about two potential arrivals, those of Mads Bidstrup and Kaïl Boudache. The first, a 25-year-old Danish midfielder playing for RB Salzburg, is emphatically announced on the OL side. “We are looking for a middle in his profile,” simply commented Mathieu Louis-Jean. As for the second, a 19-year-old winger from Nice, is even closer to the club. “He is at the end of his contract (in Nice), we are working on it. He could come,” he confirmed.

Courted by Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool, Yan Diomandé shared this Wednesday his special link with the capital club. The Ivorian from RB Leipzig is already planning ahead, without forgetting the deadline with his national team: the 2026 World Cup.

>> All the details here: “A team that I have loved since I was little”, the response of courted Yan Diomandé to the PSG rumor

“Paris Saint-Germain is a team that I have loved since I was little,” he replied at a press conference at the day before the friendly match between France and Ivory Coast. “My father is a Paris Saint-Germain supporter, it’s a team that I admire as a football fan.”

As revealed by RMC Sport, Pierre Sage will leave RC Lens. He announced it to his leaders, who will now scrutinize the coaching market. Some names are already coming back.

>> All the details here: behind the scenes behind Pierre Sage’s decision to leave RC Lens

More than 10 days after the meeting between Antoine Kombouaré, owner Antoine Arnault and sports director Marco Neppe, no agreement has been concluded between the coach and the Parisian club.

>> All the details here: why the Antoine Kombouaré file is “dragging” at Paris FC

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