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Champions League winners PSG take on Europa League holders Tottenham Hotspur for tonight’s UEFA Super Cup tie. The game will be played in Udine’s Stadio Friuli. Luis Enrique’s Les Parisiens will try to clinch a fifth trophy this year after winning the Trophée des Champions, the Coupe de France, Ligue 1 and, of course, the Champions League. Only the Club World Cup has eluded PSG’s grasp this year.

During the competition’s final against Chelsea, Portuguese midfielder João Neves was sent off for pulling Marc Cucurella’s hair. The former SL Benfica Academy product has been handed a two-game suspension and will therefore miss tonight’s outing against Thomas Frank’s Spurs. He is expected to be replaced in Luis Enrique’s three-man midfield by Warren Zaïre-Emery.

Much of the focus tonight will be on France international goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier as PSG embark on the post-Donnarumma era, despite the Italian’s heroics during PSG’s run to their maiden Champions League title. The Euro 2020 winner has been omitted from the squad that flew to Udine and has announced he would be leaving Paris amid interest from Manchester City.

PSG likely line-up v Tottenham

Lucas Chevalier; Nuno Mendes, Willian Pacho, Marquinhos, Achraf Hakimi; Fabian Ruiz, Vitinha, Warren Zaïre-Emery; Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Ousmane Dembélé, Désiré Doué. (L’Éq)

GFFN | Bastien Cheval

Lille OSC are in talks with Tottenham Hotspur over a loan move for Czech goalkeeper Antonín Kinský (22), according to L’Equipe. The Ligue 1 side is expected to part ways with France international Lucas Chevalier, who is heavily courted by Champions League winners PSG amid a contractual stand-off with Gianluigi Donnarumma. With Chevalier looking increasingly on his way out – he has reportedly agreed personal terms with PSG – Lille OSC have scoured the market for a goalkeeper.

NEC Nijmegen’s Robin Roefs, Marseille’s Jeffrey de Lange and Toulouse’s Guillaume Restes were all linked with a move to Les Dogues. Now, L’Equipe understands that Lille’s priority target is now Kinský as a loan move is being negotiated with Tottenham. The Czech goalkeeper joined the North London side only six months ago from Slavia Prague. He played ten games under the tutelage of previous Spurs head coach Ange Postecoglou when Gugliemo Vicario suffered an ankle injury.

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Castello Lukeba (22) is looking to leave Red Bull Leipzig this summer, according to a report from Foot Mercato. There is no shortage of interest in the Frenchman.

Since making the move to the Bundesliga side from formative club Olympique Lyonnais, Lukeba has built his reputation. The centre-back, who, to date, has just one cap for Les Bleus, has made 72 appearances for RB Leipzig, but there is a chance that he has played his last.

The Frenchman is very much open to a departure this summer. He is attracting interest from three clubs who will play UEFA Champions League football next season: Bayern Munich, Tottenham Hotspur, and Liverpool.

Whilst the defender has a release clause worth €90m, RB Leipzig are open to parting ways with their player for a lower fee. Lukeba has also previously been linked with the likes of Manchester United, Chelsea, and Real Madrid, and his current deal runs until 2029.

According to a report from L’Équipe, Maghnes Akliouche (23) will be allowed to leave Monaco during the summer transfer window for the right price. The Moroccan attacking midfielder is valued by the Principality club at a fee in the region of €60m.

The 23-year-old has attracted interest from clubs in the Premier League, including Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur. However, no club from the English top-flight has yet been forthcoming with any concrete offer or interest to acquire the services of Akliouche.

Fati deal in the balance

Les Monégasques are hoping to complete a deal to sign Ansu Fati (22) on loan with an option to buy from Barcelona this summer. However, whilst Akliouche, Aleksandr Golovin (29) and Eliesse Ben Seghir (20) remain on the books with the Principality club, there is no rush or any pressure to complete the deal at any cost with several attacking options at the club already who would be competing for the same positions as the former Brighton loanee.

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Tottenham Hotspur are expected to ramp up their pursuit of Rennes striker Arnaud Kalimuendo (23), according to a report this Monday from L’Équipe. The 23-year-old centre-forward has logged 18 goals and three assists in 34 games played with Les Rouge et Noir this season. The outlet adds that Erik ten Hag’s Bayer Leverkusen and Newcastle United are said to monitor Kalimuendo’s situation, but they are yet to submit an official bid to the Ligue 1 club.

Kalimuendo has spent three seasons in Brittany on the back of a €25m move from Racing Club de Lens. Rennes may be tempted to cash in now, considering the striker’s value has hit its ceiling. Tottenham Hotspur, who previously announced the signing on a permanent basis of Mathys Tel, are reportedly committed to taking their pursuit of Kalimuendo – also a France U21 international – to the next level.

Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly planning to make contact with Rennes to enquire about the terms of Kalimuendo’s exit. The former PSG Academy youth product is tied with Rennes over a contract set to expire in 2027.

According to a report from Fabrizio Romano, Olympique de Marseille coach Roberto De Zerbi has rejected an approach from Tottenham Hotspur, with the Italian intending to stay with Les Olympiens next season. Spurs are preparing to advance talks to replace Ange Postecoglou at the Premier League side, with Brentford manager Thomas Frank in pole position for the job.

Spurs reportedly approached De Zerbi for the job in recent days, with other reports suggesting he was one of the candidates also for the Inter Milan job. The club and De Zerbi dispelled the Inter rumour last week, with the Italian speaking to the press after becoming an Honory Citizen of Foggia “I’m happy in Marseille and I haven’t received any calls from other clubs, I want to do good things in the right way there.”

After a summit held in the US following the end of the season, De Zerbi agreed with club president Pablo Longoria, sporting director Medhi Benatia, and owner Frank McCourt that he would renew his commitment to the club ahead of a return to Champions League football at the Vélodrome next season.

The former Brighton and Sassuolo manager signed a three-year deal with OM and led the side back into Europe’s top club competition after his first season in French football. Yet links to Serie A jobs, including to AC Milan had raised minor alarm bells among the Marseille faithful.

At a press conference attended by Get French Football News, De Zerbi said “It’s been a tough season, we have to be objective about that. I’m grateful to Frank, Pablo and Medhi. I don’t want to leave.”

“We need to look at what to do for the future, plan it and see where we stand, and talk honestly. Things need to be said. I haven’t started talks with any club,” said the Italian following OM’s 4-2 win over Rennes in Les Phocéens’ final game of the season.

According to a report from Florian Plettenberg, Tottenahm are pursuing a deal to sign Mathys Tel (20) on a permanent deal. The French forward has been on loan at the UEFA Europa League winners from Bayern Munich for the second half of the season.

Tel was a deadline day signing for the Premier League club in the January transfer window as they looked to bolster their attacking options for the second half of the season. Whilst Spurs would like to sign the 20-year-old permanently, they are proposing a second loan move where they would be obligated to sign the former Rennes attacker at the end of next season.

Bayern Munich are open to sanctioning a deal which would see the Frenchman leave. However, the Bundesliga champions prefer a permanent move, where Tel would leave the club this summer. Negotiations are ongoing between the two clubs as they look to find the best solution.

According to an exclusive report from French outlet Foot Mercato, Tottenham Hotspur made direct contact with Brentford head coach Thomas Frank during the week.

Frank reportedly spoke with Tottenham about the project and summer transfer targets that he would be keen on securing. Foot Mercato writes that Frank is not the only manager on Tottenham’s shortlist if Ange Postecoglou were to be sacked. However, he is one of the favourites.

Postecoglou remains in a strange position ahead of talks next week with the club. Tottenham have had a poor season in the league, finishing the campaign in 17th place. However, the former Celtic man also brought an end to the long wait for silverware, winning the Europa League against Manchester United.

Postecoglou’s future is still very much in the air, and it appears as if Tottenham are not ruling out moving on from him, with Frank having earned a reputation for repeatedly building Brentford squads that finish well above their means.

Tottenham Hotspur are seriously interested in making a move for Bayern Munich winger Leroy Sané (29), according to Foot Mercato. The 29-year-old Germany international is reportedly undecided over his future, considering his contract with the Bavarian giants expires next month. The outlet reports that Bayern Munich have improved their contractual offer to the former Manchester City winger.

Sané could return to England as he has been offered to a handful of Premier League clubs, the likes of Newcastle United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, or Manchester United. Foot Mercato now understands that Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham Hotspur are the most serious candidate to sign Sané should the latter decide to rejoin the Premier League. The Europa League winners are even confident to sign Sané. The 29-year-old winger has also attracted interest from Turkey and Saudi Arabia.

GFFN | Bastien Cheval