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Exclusive | AS Monaco’s Academy Director on internationalisation, patience, Premier League-tailored products, and calm amid French football’s financial storm

There is no hiding that times are hard in Ligue 1. Purse strings have been tightened amid the financial crisis, brought on by plummeting TV rights revenues. Only a few...

AS Monaco set ambitious academy objective

Get French Football News understands that AS Monaco have set the ambitious objective of having a third of their first-team squad comprised of players from their academy, La Diagonale. Currently,...

Ligue 1 sides clubs see academy as silver bullet amid financial crisis

Amid the financial crisis, some clubs in France’s top-flight see the development of their academies as some form of silver bullet. With TV rights revenue through the floor, player-trading models...

Former Monaco full-back Krépin Diatta signs for Watford

Watford said in a statement on Thursday that Krépin Diatta has joined on a one-year deal, with an option for a further season, after leaving Monaco as a free agent...