While four French clubs secured progress to the knockout phase of the Champions League this week, another was busy firing a popular coach as Lyon parted company with Pierre Sage and lined up Paulo Fonseca as his replacement.

French side AS Monaco are close to confirming a permanent deal for Ajax captain Jordan Henderson until 2026. Despite reports from Fabrizio Romano that the deal might be close, Dutch news outlet De Telegraaf is reporting that Ajax have in fact blocked the deal and are adamant the Englishman will stay until at least the

Sport Bild reports that Borussia Dortmund are discussing internally about the prospect of signing Rayan Cherki as the transfer window deadline approaches.Dortmund are said to have watched Cherki for

However, Lyon have now agreed to hire the 51-year-old as a replacement for Pierre Sage, meaning another potential Postecoglou replacement is off the table for Tottenham as well as Kovac.

Eintracht Frankfurt travel to Italy’s capital in hopes of securing a place in the Round of 16 of Europa League. The Eagles took a huge step towards qualification with last week’s 2-0 win over Ferencváros as they currently sit second in the standings. In contrast, Roma need a win to make sure of booking a playoff spot.

Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Rayan Cherki from Lyon in the January transfer window, according to GiveMeSport. Lyon are ready to sell the attacking midfielder this month because of their financial issues,

Recap the latest news on the January transfer window, with less than a week to go until deadline day on February 3

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Germain’s two biggest threats to the Ligue 1 title, sitting 10 points and 13 points behind league leaders PSG, followed by Nice (14) and Lyon (15).

Kylian Mbappé clinched his first hat-trick for Real Madrid in their 3-0 La Liga win away at Real Valladolid on Saturday, his first for the club since joining from Paris Saint-Germain PSG last summer.

Striker Evann Guessand scores one goal and sets up Mohamed-Ali Cho as Nice hands Marseille a 2-0 defeat to move up to fourth place in the French league.

Explore the latest Ligue 1 player prop bets featuring Mostafa Mohamed when FC Nantes clashes with Olympique Lyon on January 26.