

Transfers
Ligue 1 2009/2010 Season Opener: Lille vs. Lorient Match Preview
By: Julien |After a long and successful mercato for LOSC the club’s opening match of the 2009/2010 Ligue 1 season awaits tomorrow at the Stadium Lille Métropole. Here is a short transfer summary before I delve into tomorrow’s match:
Transfers In
Aubameyang (loan-Milan AC)
Butelle (Valencia)
Douaniama (Orléans)
Franquart (return on loan-Le Havre)
Gervinho (Le Mans)
Landreau (PSG)
L.Touré (return on loan-Grenoble)
Strengthening The Offense: Émile M’Penza
By: Julien |Belgian international and Manchester City striker Émile M’Penza is another attacking possibility for Lille. Our northern rivals, RC Lens also have negotiated with him. He has 17 goals in 52 appearances for Belgium. LOSC also wants PSG’s young striker, Yannick Boli. Boli is only 20 years old. Here is where we currently stand attacking wise: [...]
Lichtsteiner To Lazio For 1.2 Million Euros
By: Julien |La Voix du Nord reports that Stephan Lichtsteiner will be transferred to S.S. Lazio for around 1.2 million euros. PSG was another possibility for the LOSC defender.
28 year old Slovakian goalkeeper Lubos Hajduch is another potential replacement for Tony Sylva. Sylva transferred out of Lille to Trabzonspor earlier in this mercato. Saint-Étienne’s Jéremie Janot [...]
Piquionne No Longer An Option?
By: Julien |One of our transfer hopefuls, Frédéric Piquionne, is slipping further away from Lille. OGC Nice’s Maurice Cohen confirms that if Piquionne doesn’t move to Lyon he will transfer to Nice.
LOSC says that only ticket holders for next season will be able to spectate the club’s friendly match on July 25th against Roulers at 19H. [...]
LOSC Official Presentation! New Jerseys Unveiled!
By: Julien |LOSC’s official presentation was yesterday at Stadium Nord. Around 3,000 supporters came to witness the unveiling of the new jerseys. They were designed by Canterbury. What do you think? Richard’s comment yesterday said the third jersey looks a little like Borussia Dortmund. For those that don’t know, it is colored that way because of the [...]
New Jersey And Stephan Lichtsteiner Moves To Lazio
By: Julien |Here is a picture of LOSC’s third kit for next season. It uses the yellow and black colors of La Flandre française (Flanders). The club has a new outfitter, Canterbury. They specialize in Rugby uniforms.
Rudi Garcia said that more LOSC players will probably leave this summer. Lichtsteiner looks to be out and Olympique Lyonnais wants [...]
Lille Close To Signing Spiderman (Jérémie Janot)
By: Julien |Lille might sign spiderman! Two current goalkeepers that could replace Tony Sylva are Jérémie Janot and Antti Niemi. LOSC is close to signing Janot from ASSE, but Fulham’s Niemi is an alternative if the negotiations don’t pull through.
Rudi Garcia says that the club isn’t rushed for transfers. He said the club still needs a [...]
FIFA Lets Ligue 1 Extend Transfer Window
By: Julien |Potential FIFA controversy? Ligue 1 reached an agreement with FIFA to extend the mercato to August 31st from the original August 17th. It is a two week extension.
Kevin Mirallas was selected for Belgium’s Olympic squad. Lille will have to let him play in the Olympics because of Sepp Blatter’s ruling:
“The freeing of under [...]
4-3-3 Formation For Lille?
By: Julien |Rudi Garcia may use a different formation for Lille next season. During the Cherbourg friendly, LOSC played a 4-3-3. Footlille.fr says our midfield will look like this: Cabaye-Mavuba-Balmont. “This system gives the strikers more freedom. Well currently it is too soon to be discussing tactis.” Hmm…. What do you think? A 4-3-3 for Lille? Maybe [...]
Kevin Mirallas’ Future With Lille Still Uncertain
By: Julien |Risky business for Lille right now. Kevin Mirallas’ future with LOSC is still up in the air. Spain? England? Netherlands? Germany? France? Where will the Belgian play next season? His thoughts:
“LOSC asked me to extend my contract for three years. We are in the process of negotiating. We will see what happens. I have not [...]






