The Daily-Or-So News Dispatch (07.08.20)

Staring blankly at the two options in front of the register, Molly couldn’t make up her mind. Should she buy the transfer news, or the news surrounding the national team? Finally, after much deliberation, the avid shopper walked out of the France Offside store, with both items under her arm, with stuff about Jérôme Rothen, Zoumana Camara, Frédéric Roux and Jean-Alain Boumsong.

+ Jérome Rothen will not be part of the double squad heading to Slovakia next week, due to a hip injury. How bad can your luck get? His last cap was in 2003 against Malta (6-0).

+ One Parisien vacates, another fills. A surprise call-up from Raymond Domenech, after Jérémy Mathieu, is that of PSG’s new defender Zoumana Camara. This is the first time he’ll don a bleu jersey since way back in 2001, where he won the Confederations Cup.

+ Lyon’s got who they “need” to replace Greg Coupet temporarily. Frédéric fucking Roux. A 34-year old never-was who spent last season in Ajaccio of Ligue 2 in which the Corsican club finished twelvth. You can only imagine he’ll be watching from the sidelines while Rémy Vercoutre continues his un-Coupet-like actions.

+ At least Lyon also have someone halfway decent heading their way, and that someone is Juventus’ Jean-Alain Boumsong. According to his agent, he’s ready to leave, and he wants a solid transfer, none of this loan business. Lyon could use a good defender right now.

+ Sylvain Wiltord to Rennes is more or less a done deal right now. I don’t feel about writing about it.

Category: Daily-Or-So News Dispatch, France Ligue 1, Lyon (OL), Paris (PSG), Rennes (SRFC)

Tags: Daily-Or-So News Dispatch, France Ligue 1, Frederic Roux, Jean-Alain Boumsong, Jerome Rothen, Lyon (OL), Paris (PSG), Rennes (SRFC), Sylvain Wiltord, Zoumana Camara

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