Marseille await UEFA ruling as PSG rebuff Real Madrid and Ligue 1's new coaches settle
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Marseille are still waiting on UEFA's ruling over an alleged breach of their 2022 settlement, with the decision delayed again. The latest reporting suggests the club may avoid the worst-case scenario of exclusion from next season's Europa League, with a fine or warning now seen as more likely — though nothing has been confirmed. Were OM to be barred, Monaco would move up into the Europa League league phase and Strasbourg into the Conference League play-offs.
Paris Saint-Germain, fresh from beating Arsenal in the Champions League final, have firmly rejected Real Madrid's interest in midfielders Vitinha and João Neves. The Portugal internationals are tied to the club until 2029, and agent Jorge Mendes insisted they "were never an option for anyone" after Florentino Pérez floated a budget of around €150m for a marquee midfielder.
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Behind that refusal, PSG are quietly building, with French reporting linking them to attacking reinforcements including RB Leipzig's Yan Diomandé; no deal has been agreed.
Marseille's own recruitment is beginning under new coach Bruno Genesio, even as the financial cloud limits how aggressively they can move before the UEFA decision. Monaco, meanwhile, are pressing on under Filipe Luís, who succeeded the sacked Sébastien Pocognoli, as the division's reshaped benches take shape.
What it means for the league
The gap at the top is being underlined again: PSG, the reigning European champions, are negotiating from strength and keeping their core intact, while several rivals are in flux. Marseille's entire summer hinges on a UEFA verdict that could still cost them European football, even if the latest signs point to a softer outcome.
A wave of managerial change — Genesio at Marseille, Filipe Luís at Monaco and Davide Ancelotti at Lille — means much of the league is starting afresh in the dugout. With the window about to open and many players at the World Cup, the UEFA ruling remains the most consequential decision still outstanding.