Sunderland's financial despair certainly didn't begin and end with the Jack Rodwell saga. The Black Cats finally shifted the man once tipped as a future England captain and his obscene £70k-a-week wage demands off their books this summer. Rodwell's decline correlated with the Mackems drastic fall from grace but, following back to back relegations into the desolate wasteland of League One,...Full Story »

The Blues have appeared vulnerable in defence in their opening Premier League games and have responded by signing the centre-back from Nantes for around £4 million Chelsea have signed Nantes defender Papy Djilobodji for a reported £4 million, the club have confirmed. The Blues have conceded nine goals in their opening four Premier League games and have responded by signing the cent...Full Story »

CHELSEA are set to bring in defender Papy Djilobodji in a £2.75m deal from Nantes today. Papy Djilobodji has made more than 160 appearances for Nantes since joining the French club in 2010 Jose Mourinho has been desperate for a new centre half after his side conceded nine goals in their first four Premier League matches. The West Londoners have agreed the move with the French club and Dj...Full Story »

Lorient secured their Ligue 1 status with a 1-1 draw at Nantes. Papy Mison Djilobodji's own goal put Lorient ahead and even though they were denied victory by Johan Audel's equaliser, Sylvain Ripoll's team are now guaranteed to be playing top-flight football next season due to Evian's defeat to St Etienne. Lorient had scored nine goals in their previous three matches and it took just four minu...Full Story »

Nantes coach Michel Der Zakarian has set his sights on a top-10 finish in Ligue 1. Les Canaris have spent most of the season in the top half but a run of just one win from their last seven matches has left them in 12th spot and two points behind Bastia in 10th. Speaking ahead of Saturday's clash against Lorient at the Stade de le Beaujoire, Der Zakarian told a press conference: "If we want a c...Full Story »