Newcastle United transfer target Yacine Brahimi has handed in a transfer request at his French club Rennes. Yacine Brahimi has asked Rennes for a transfer Newcastle have been checking all season on the 22 year-old, and maybe his transfer request is in line with Newcastle going in with a bid for the Frenchman.

Rennes midfielder Sylvain Marveaux has been linked with a move to Liverpool since the end of last year. This weekend, the 24-year-old claimed that he was 'very close' to signing an agreement to join Kenny Dalglish at Anfield this summer.
The former France under-21 international is valued at £7 million but is out of contract at the end of the season.

The Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti was rumoured to be lining up the Rennes winger Sylvain Marveaux to replace Florent Malouda next season, as his contract with the Ligue 1 club runs out in June, but it has been revealed today that Marveaux has instead agreed a pre-contract with Liverpool.
The 24 year-old is currently injured, but his great record of 10 goals from the wing for Rennes last season had persuaded many teams to compete for Marveaux when he became available for a Bosman.

Yacin Brahimi is a 20-year-old attacking midfielder from Paris, playing for Stades Rennes.

Brahimi scored the only goal in Rennes' 1-0 victory over PSG this weekend.

It was a fantastic goal. He left Makalele in his wake and stroked the ball into the bottom corner.

That's 4 goals in 12 starts this season.

PARIS, France — Striker Andre-Pierre Gignac fired defending champions Marseille back into the title race on Saturday with the only goal at home to rock bottom Arles. Coach Didier Deschamps had demanded a massive improvement after a woeful goalless draw last week against struggling neighbours Monaco and Gignac's third goal of the season brought some [.