Serie A side AC Milan have successfully convinced 20-year-old right-back Pierre Kalulu to sign professional terms with them, prising him away from Lyon for nothing more than a youth development fee in the process.

Gianluca di Marzio reports that the youngster will undergo a medical with Milan on Monday – this news comes as a huge blow to Lyon Sporting Director Juninho, who had worked hard to convince the youngster that he would have a place in the club’s first team next season, even telling his camp that the club was seeking to sell Rafael and Kenny Tete in order to make sufficient space.

Bayern Munich also chased him considerably, but in the end Kalulu was convinced by Milan’s Technical Director Paolo Maldini to move to the Serie A side.

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Clermont's Australia centre Irae Simone said lining up alongside ex-New Zealand midfielder George Moala for the club is "scary" before they head to Toulon in the Top 14 on Sunday.Simone, 27, made the last of his three Wallabies appearances in August, leaving the Brumbies for the French outfit this season."Having him outside me, he's a big ball carrier, he's got such an X-factor," Simone told AFP on Wednesday."Just to play next to him is pretty scary. You go into a match knowing you have someone big next to you gives you a lot of confidence," he added.Simone came off the bench in his country's loss to Argentina last month after making his Test debut in 2020."I'm still motivated to play Test rugby," he said."I'm not really trying to focus too much on the international side of things though, my main focus is on Clermont," he added.The Auckland-born playmaker came through the South Sydney Rabbitohs rugby league youth set-up and has signed a two-year deal with Clermont, coached by former All Blacks back-rower Jono Gibbes."A lot of people say that you go overseas for the money. The money's good but in terms of choosing Clermont it was the rugby side of things," Simone said."The experience and the personnel here, who can help me get to the next level. "Speaking to Jono and the coaching staff made the conversation start from there," he added.- 'Rough us up' -In central France, Simone has reunited with former Waratahs team-mate in ex-Wallabies under 20s full-back Alex Newsome, who has also agreed a two-year deal at the Stade Marcel-Michelin."It was weird because I didn't know until they announced it that he had signed for Clermont," Simone said."I've known Alex for a while, we've had a lot of beers together, a few boys trips together."Having someone like that overseas makes it a lot easier for me and my family," he added.This weekend, in the Top 14's third round, Simone's side head to Stade Mayol, the hostile home of three-time European Cup champions Toulon, who include ex-Italy captain Sergio Parisse and France skipper Charles Ollivon in their squad."They will try and bully us, rough us up a bit," Simone said."Because it's an away week, it's all about us, trying to defend what they throw at us, win those collisions and match that physicality," he added. Elsewhere, winless Bordeaux-Begles host last season's runners up Castres and champions Montpellier head to Brive.Pau welcome league leaders Toulouse, who will be without Ollivon's injured Test team-mates Romain Ntamack and Francois Cros, to a sold-out Stade du Hameau.Click Here: Red Bull Racing Suit

Speaking on RTL at the weekend, Lyon manager Rudi Garcia touched on a number of crucial topics, with the 1st team back in full training.

On Houssem Aouar and Moussa Dembélé:

I hope that Houssem Aouar will stay. Him and Moussa Dembélé. I can tell you categorically that we have not received any offers for them. I am told that Memphis (Depay) is also not on the list of possible departures.

On Jean-Michel Aulas:

His tenacity was admirable. And just for Lyon. He fought the media and legal battle. Today, everybody loses. I think that the league will weaken.

On seeking a signing at centre-back:

We are looking for a central defender. Numerically, we only have three. We need leadership, but we are looking at young defenders, rather than those who are more seasoned. I don’t know if financially it will be possible.

On Rayan Cherki and Maxence Caqueret:

Rayan Cherki has made a very good start, as has Maxence Caqueret. I did not wait for other players to get injured to give them a chance to play. We must create the right conditions for them to enjoy themselves, so not too many great players stand in their way.

On the Champions’ League:

If we get past Juve and we go into the quarter-finals, it will be an incredible opportunity! There will be one quarter-final, one semi-final and one final. But we will come there with a full strength team. We are going to try very hard.

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Our colleagues at Foot Mercato report that Ligue 1 side Rennes have rejected a €15m offer from Qatari side Al-Duhail for Senegalese attacker M’Baye Niang.

The 25-year-old received the approach from the Middle Eastern club via intermediary Moussa Sissoko – SRFC want at least €20m in order to sell their striker.

Al-Duhail is owned by the Emir of Qatar, like PSG, and they have yet to give up on a deal for the SM Caen youth product.

However, the outlet claims that Newcastle United, West Ham and Eintracht Frankfurt have all also registered interest in Niang in recent days, alongside Tottenham, who are offering the player a substitute role.

Under contract with Rennes until 2023, the player is still dreaming of a summer move to Marseille, but it is unclear whether or not OM will be able to afford a deal. Niang is not entirely closed off to a Middle Eastern experience.

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The Wallabies are using the pain from a heartbreaking Bledisloe defeat as motivation ahead of Saturday's second Test at Eden Park.Dave Rennie's men went down after the siren against the All Blacks in Melbourne, with an 80th minute try to Jordie Barrett sealing the 39-37 victory.The decision to award a scrum for time wasting with 90 seconds to go was still fresh in players' minds, eager to learn from it and move on.“There was a lot of disappointment straight away in the changing rooms after the game. The feeling was that we thought we’d played a great game and showed a lot of character, connection to work ourselves back into the game," prop Allan Alaalatoa said to reporters.“There was definitely disappointment over the last couple of days but we sat down together as a group and with the coaching staff to review the game on Sunday and got a great understanding of how we can be better, especially heading forward into this week at Eden Park.“There’s definitely a lot of confidence within the lads and the energy has been great so far. The boys are looking forward to a tough test match…We looked at that moment and see how we can be better, not only there (in the final minutes) but our game management throughout the game.“I’ve never been a part of a Rugby game where that’s happened but we’ve learnt that in the process of making those decisions, we have to be better along with other leaders on the field at that time.”Centre Lalakai Foketi played a crucial role in the finish, winning the turnover that gave the Wallabies the penalty on their line, seen screaming at flyhalf Bernard Foley before the whistle blew.“There was a personal change at the end there so from a back’s perspective, we had the same people out there and felt like we had an opportunity to win the game there. We were so far away from the ref and the crowd was going crazy, we couldn’t hear anything,” he recounts of the final moments of the Test.“‘Nard (Foley) was looking at the forward pack huddled up and they were just getting their call ready when we got the penalty and what we were going to do. I just think personal change and Bernard was figuring out who was on the field and what calls we did on our next move which was to kick it out."The Waratah believes they need to 'harness' the disappointment with the Rugby Championship still mathematically possible with a bonus point victory and Argentina win.“I think you look at the game and everyone in the environment is disappointed, we’ve just got to harness that and take it to New Zealand," Foketi explained."Every opportunity to put on the gold jersey is unbelievable and if I get the chance this weekend, I want to pay back the belief and trust in this group.“You have great centres in the group, unfortunately, some are injured but I want to continue what they’ve been doing.”Click Here: nrl jerseys

Le Progrès report that Lyon’s plan to arrange a pre-season tournament to get the squad up to speed ahead of returning to Champions’ League action in early August is taking shape.

After two weeks of pre-season at their training centre, the squad will then have a one week camp in Evian, where they will play their first friendly match, against a 6th division Swiss side.

Then, a 4-team tournament will take place at their Groupama Stadium and is expected to include Celtic and Rangers, who are in advanced talks to join the initiative, as well as one of OGC Nice or Rennes between 16th to 18th July. OL are hoping for 5,000 fans to be able to attend each match.

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President Aulas had initially wanted to include PSG in the equation, but Les Parisiens will not be taking part.

Instead, they will face PSG on 31st July in the Coupe de la Ligue final. Before that, they will play Gent and Anderlecht in further friendly matches, per the local outlet.

L’Équipe report that Ligue 1 side Montpellier are poised to sign 22-year-old striker Stephy Mavididi from Juventus on a permanent deal.

The player spent the 2019/20 campaign on loan with Dijon and told President Delcourt that he wanted to return to England and thus asked him not to activate the option to buy in DFCO’s agreement with Juventus. 

It looks that this either wasn’t the case or didn’t matter.

He has been in advanced talks with Montpellier for weeks and is expected to arrive at MHSC at the beginning of this week to undergo a medical ahead of signing a long term contract in a transfer that will cost the Ligue 1 side around €5m.

RMC report that Stephy Mavididi also has an offer from Lille, but he is tending towards accepting Montpellier’s proposal, where it is likely he will see more considerable playing time.

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Ligue 1 side Brest have agreed a deal to sign 19-year-old attacker or right-back Zacharie Iscave on a free transfer from Marseille, according to L’Équipe and La Provence.

Iscave’s contract expired with OM last month, and as the Mediterranean club didn’t offer the player a professional deal, they will not be entitled to any youth formation fees from Brest.

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He will sign for SB29 today, but the length of his contract with Dall’Oglio’s men has yet to be determined.

Europe 1 and Le Point report that Tottenham Hotspur right-back Serge Aurier’s 26-year-old brother was shot dead in the early hours of this morning in Toulouse.

The incident occurred at around 05:00 local time this morning out in public – the young man was declared dead in hospital. The individual who shot him is currently on the run and has not been caught by local authorities as of this morning.

Local residents called police after discovering a man lying on the ground with a gun wound to the abdomen on the Boulevard de Thibaud. Local media La Dépêche are indicating that the incident occurred near a late night club.

Local police have begun their investigation.

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Pierre-Paul Bermingham pays homage to the Coupe de la Ligue, as PSG emerge victorious from the final edition of the competition, bringing the 2019/20 French domestic season to a close. Philip Bargiel, who was at the Stade de France, is joined by Kale Stockwell on the panel.

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