Jonathan Johnson's Mercato Magazine - What next for Aouar? How did Chelsea beat rivals to Badiashile? Plus Rabiot tempted by Premier League and more

This week's column from our Ligue 1 expert.

What next for Houssem Aouar as he laughs off Eintracht Frankfurt links?

There were a lot of clubs around Europe interested in Houssem Aouar after Lyon’s run to the latter stages of the Champions League in 2019/20. I know Arsenal were linked, but my understanding is that there was more strong interest from Juventus. I can’t say for sure how close he was to moving, but there was definitely interest there from Arsenal and Juve.