Football.co.uk (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
French champions Lyon have won the race to sign highly-rated Rennes centre-back John Mensah, who had been a target for several clubs in England. The 25-year-old Ghana international had been linked with the likes of Portsmouth, Wigan Athletic and R...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Ghana: Mensah Joins French Giants Lyon22 July 2008Ghana defender John Mensah has joined French giants Olympique Lyon on a four-year contract.Mensah signed the contract from Rennes on Monday night after passing a medical test.Rennes will earn US$13m from the transfer as Mensah had three years left on his contract.It has always been a dream to play in the Champions League and I now I have...
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Ligue 1 champions Lyon have completed the capture of Rennes central defender John Mensah.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Ghana: Mensah Finally Gets His Big BreakANALYSIS23 July 2008Finally John Mensah has the chance to prove his worth on the big stage. It's been a long time coming but maybe the Black Stars stand-in captain will feel this is the right time for him to make the big move."The Rock Of Gilbratar" made the move from Stade Rennes to serial French champions Olympqiue Lyon for more than 8 million Euros...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Ghana: Mensah Wants to Outshine Star Duo22 July 2008Black Stars defender John Mensah is hoping he can outshine compatriots Abedi Ayew Pele and Michael Essien as he looks forward to his time at French champions Olympic Lyon.The Black Stars stand-in captain moved from Rennes to Lyon on Monday night to become the third Ghanaian player to represent Lyon after his more famous countrymen.I had a few...
Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Orléans, France - Ghanaian international footballer, John Mensah, signed a five-year contract with Olympique lyonnais (OL), sources close to the League 1 French team revealed here.After having successfully gone through a medical test, the skipper of the Ghanai an team, was presented to the press Monday.To get his transfer from Rennes where he played since 2005, France's defending champion had...
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
... Moutinho and Real Zaragoza striker Diego Milito top of his wanted list.Everton have also contacted Rennes over their £4m-rated Cameroon international Stephane M’Bai.Johnson had wanted to stay in the North-west, where his children and family are settled, but a move to London was his second preference.
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
... lockers, but the washrooms leave a lot to be desired. (like a toilet seat!) I hope that the one in Rennes is nicer. I found a Super U supermarket (with the aid of some dierections from the front desk) and spent a good half hour or more wandering around seeing stuff I had forgotten about here in France. Cheese like La Vache Qui Rit, which I ate almost every night at Mme Garapon's house, or...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
... Nestour and her colleague Alice Boulleaux are students of the Institute of Political Studies, Rennes, France and were here for an exchange programme. They had reached Kottayam on July 10 and took admission on Monday morning. The admission committee at the university had verified all the documents and the students were on the way to meet the police to report their stay, he said. Heavy rush...
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
The Czech international arrived in the summer of 2004 from Rennes and has made 115 appearances in four seasons with the west London side. Cech, who has kept 90 clean sheets in 166 games for Chelsea, was thrilled to extend his contract. "It is aADVERTISEMENT n honour to be at a club like Chelsea and I am very happy to have renewed my contract with them," he said. "Chelsea has grown in my heart,...
Fijilive (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
... Mensah who will be renewing his acquantaince with Kim Kallstrom, a former colleague of his at Rennes."I had a few offers, mostly from English clubs but I opted for Lyon on the insistence of my agent."Mensah is the third Ghana international to wear the Lyon colours after Abedi Pele (1993-94) and Chelsea's Mickael Essien (2003-05)."These are major players but I hope to do better than they...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Petr Cech has signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea, according to the club's official website. The deal, which keeps the 26-year-old goalkeeper at Stamford Bridge until 2013, was completed late last week but announced as the team touched down today in Guangzhou, China, for the pre-season tour of Asia. The Czech international arrived in the summer of 2004 from Rennes and has made 115 appearances...
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
... or six” new players before the start of the Premier League campaign.The Blues have been tracking Rennes’ powerhouse midfielder Stephane M’Bia and are also in the hunt for Real Zaragoza striker Diego Milito.Cameroon international M’Bia, 22, is looked upon as an ideal replacement for Lee Carsley, while bolstering the club’s strike force is a priority with Andy Johnson edging closer to a £10million...
The Sun (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Blue is the colour for CechPublished: TodayPETR CECH has signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea. The deal, which keeps the 26-year-oold keeper at Stamford Bridge until 2013, was completed late last week. But the Blues announced the news as the team touched down today in Guangzhou, China, for their pre-season tour of Asia. Cech, who joined from Rennes in 2004, said: "It is an honour to...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
... remain at the club till 2013The Czech international joined the club in the summer of 2004 from Rennes and has made 166 appearances in all competitions over four seasons with Chelsea, keeping 90 clean sheets and playing a major role in back-to-back Premier League titles under manager Jose Mourinho."It is an honour to be at a club like Chelsea and I am very happy to have renewed my contract...
