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Un super crack serbe est sur la short-list du PSG pour le prochain mercato hivernal. Vasilije Kostov pourrait poser ses valises à Paris. Mercato PSG : Luis Campos traque Vasilije Kostov La direction du PSG veut s’offrir certaines pépites lors du prochain mercato hivernal. L’équipe de Luis Enrique a besoin de renforts pour poursuivre sa domination. Cette saison, l’ogre parisien montre certaines failles notamment à cause des blessures. Le club veut rajeunir son effectif, et le directeur sportif, Luis Campos explore plusieurs pistes. L’une d’elles mène en Serbie. Selon Sport, le nom de Vasilije Kostov figure désormais sur la short-list. Kostov a 17 ans. Il évolue au milieu. Il joue à l’Étoile Rouge de Belgrade, où il est sous contrat jusqu’en juin 2028. Cette saison, le joueur enchaîne les performances solides : six buts, cinq passes décisives, en 21 apparitions. Le jeune crack serbe montre qu’il possède un énorme potentiel. Lire aussi : Mercato : Enzo Fernandez proche du PSG ? Un indice XXL tombe Déjà international, le jeune Serbe est estimé autour de dix millions d’euros. Une somme accessible pour le Paris SG, surtout si le club veut miser sur des profils en pleine progression. Les discussions pourraient débuter dans les prochains jours. D’autres cadors européens flairent également le coup. Lire la suite sur le PSG PSG : Luis Enrique s’offre un renfort majeur, qui tombe à pic Mercato PSG : Eric Garcia répond sèchement au Paris SG Mercato PSG : Barcola, successeur de Salah à Liverpool ?

Au moment où le PSG cherchait désespérément un souffle neuf sur son flanc droit, Warren Zaïre-Emery a endossé un rôle que personne n’avait vraiment vu venir. Et le jeune international français, en pleine renaissance, offre à Luis Enrique un renfort aussi inespéré que précieux. PSG : Zaïre-Emery, la renaissance qui change tout Pendant plusieurs mois, Warren Zaïre-Emery avait perdu cette étincelle qui faisait sa force. Moins tranchant, moins libre, le titi parisien semblait s’être égaré dans les méandres d’un calendrier infernal et d’une montée en pression précoce. Mais la blessure d’Achraf Hakimi a rebattu les cartes : propulsé sur le côté droit, le milieu de formation s’y est réinventé avec une maturité bluffante pour ses 19 ans. Lire aussi : PSG : Zaïre-Emery lâche une grosse annonce et rassure Match après match, il rassure. Selon Le Parisien, sa propreté technique, son placement chirurgical et son volume défensif ont convaincu le staff parisien. Plus qu’un intérim, c’est une véritable montée en puissance. Zaïre-Emery a retrouvé son souffle… et son influence. De quoi refermer une parenthèse délicate qui commençait à inquiéter en interne. Luis Enrique veut en faire son nouvel homme fort Et ce regain tombe à merveille pour Luis Enrique. Car Hakimi, toujours en convalescence, ne reviendra pas tout de suite. Pire pour Paris : il rejoindra prochainement la sélection marocaine pour la CAN 2025. Une absence longue durée qui oblige le technicien espagnol à miser sur une solution maison. Zaïre-Emery, lui, ne se dérobe pas. Appliqué, discipliné, presque déjà spécialiste du poste, il s’impose comme la meilleure option du moment. Enrique, qui apprécie son intelligence tactique et sa polyvalence, envisage même de prolonger l’expérience au-delà du simple dépannage. À l’heure où le Paris SG cherche stabilité et fiabilité, le jeune Parisien arrive comme un renfort majeur… au moment parfait. Lire aussi sur le PSG : Mercato PSG : Eric Garcia répond sèchement au Paris SG Mercato PSG : Barcola, successeur de Salah à Liverpool ? Mercato : Enzo Fernandez proche du PSG ? Un indice XXL tombe

Coming out of their bye, the San Francisco 49ers are officially in the stretch run and race for the NFC West and even the number one overall seed in the NFC. The 49ers’ path has changed, Philip Rivers, anyone? The goal remains the same. Win out and see where the chips land. The final four games begin with a matchup against the Tennessee Titans, who are again in contention for the first pick in the NFL Draft. The team will get reinforcements back and have their stars rested after the bye, ready to go for the stretch and playoff run. How does the NFL media world view the 49ers at 9-4 with four remaining games? ESPN.com – The 49ers remain at #7 The Rams are at number one with Seattle at number three, but the 49ers remain in the top ten at number seven. Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com chose the 49ers’ eighth-ranked scoring defense as the most shocking statistical ranking. “It’s not just that the Niners finished 29th in this category in 2024 (25.6 points allowed per game), this defense (20.7) is also finding ways to limit scoring despite missing star linebacker Fred Warner (ankle) and defensive end Nick Bosa (knee) for most of the season. The Niners rank in the bottom half of the league in most major defensive categories (expected points added, takeaways, yards per play, defensive efficiency and yards per play) but still have kept the team in most of its games. That has helped put the 49ers in prime playoff position for the stretch run.” NFL.com – The 49ers hold at #8 Eric Edholm of NFL.com ranked the Chicago Bears ahead of the 49ers at number seven, but isn’t counting out the 49ers despite their injury adversity. “The league’s most beat-up team rode into the Week 14 bye on a high, winning three straight, and you could make a strong case that having their week off earlier in the season might have helped more from a health standpoint. They’re not going to get back any significant players from injury, and Kyle Juszczyk’s status remains up in the air. That said, it’s probably a great thing that San Francisco’s stars — especially workhorse Christian McCaffrey — had a break. Winning out could actually give the Niners a shot at the No. 1 seed, and three of the final four are at home, with the lone road game (at Indianapolis) looking different following Daniel Jones’ injury. Don’t count San Francisco out, even with all the injuries.” Bleacher Report – The 49ers move up two spots to #11 Brent Sobleski of Bleacher Report believes the 49ers will enter their season finale matchup with Seattle with a postseason berth locked up. “The Niners entered their bye week on a three-game winning streak. San Francisco already endured the worst with the season-ending injuries to linebacker Fred Warner and defensive end Nick Bosa. Quarterback Brock Purdy also missed multiple games. Yet the 49ers sit in a good position with a 9-4 record and upcoming games against the Tennessee Titans and Daniel Jones-less Indianapolis Colts. San Francisco could easily be 11-4 going into Week 17 with having an postseason appearance all but sewn up.” CBSSports.com – The 49ers move up one spot to #8 Chicago is one spot in front of San Francisco, but Pete Prisco of CBS Sports believes the next two games are soft enough to clinch a playoff spot for the 49ers. “They come off their bye with a soft schedule the next two weeks that should get them into the playoffs. They’ve navigated a ton of injuries to get here.” Pro Football Talk – The 49ers hold the #10 spot again When the schedule was released, the late bye week was an eyebrow raiser, but given the circumstances and playoff path, it could be perfect timing. The 49ers get their break and can dial in for the stretch and playoff run. Mike Florio of PFT agrees saying, “They badly needed a break.”

49ers vs. Titans injury report: 6 players miss Wednesday’s practice“[Eric Kendricks] got a tight calf today, so I’m not sure how much he’s going to go today—if he’s going to go,” Shanahan said. “But he’s working back into here. Hopefully, it’s not too bad of a setback with that, but we’ll see him when he gets on the field.” Additionally, kicker Eddy Piñeiro returned to practice after missing time with a hamstring injury.“ Kyle Shanahan previews 49ers-Titans Week 15 matchup“”I spent it hanging out with the family, relaxing. It was fun to kind of just watch football Thursday, Saturday and Sunday just from a fan perspective. It was different having a Bye this late. I don’t know if I’d ever ask for that or wish upon it, but it was kind of nice. Usually, you have your Bye Week early on and I annoy the hell out of my family because I’m like, ‘no, we have to do this for lunch, we have to do this right now because when this is over I’m going like 11, 10 weeks straight.’ So, it was a little different having it in December where it was almost a little more relaxing because you’ve made so much of the season already and excited to get back now for the best time of the year in football… go up until Tuesday night and then I shut it down until Sunday. I just spend time with people I haven’t seen for a little bit or spent enough time with. I catch up on sleep, usually get three good meals in a day, enjoy my dog a little bit and come back a little bit fresher.” For 49ers rookie quarterback Kurtis Rourke, the 2026 season begins this week (paywall)“After averaging 264 rushing yards per season as Ohio’s starter, Rourke had minus-35 rushing yards in one season at Indiana. “I definitely stayed in the pocket a little bit more than normal,” he said in April. “But I loved being able to sit back in the pocket and beat people with my mind.” At 6 feet 4½, Rourke is taller than Purdy and Jones, and he has a better arm. He played in a similar offense at Indiana in that, like Shanahan’s, it required the quarterback to analyze the defense and pick the correct target based on those looks. He also has something that’s become essential for the 49ers when it comes to drafting quarterbacks — experience. He spent five years at Ohio before transferring to Indiana, and he attempted 1,283 passes in his college career. That’s in the same realm as Purdy’s 1,467 attempts at Iowa State and is in sharp contrast to the 318 attempts Trey Lance had at North Dakota State. “ How 49ers’ Spencer Burford lived down the benching that halted his career (paywall)“Burford has produced four clean sheets in five starts this season. His lone sack allowed came after he returned from IR in Week 9, his first start in nearly two years, a long wait for another opportunity that was never guaranteed. All-Pro left tackle Trent Williams was among those who helped talk Burford through the low moments. The two trained together in Houston as recently as this past offseason. Burford also shadowed Williams at left tackle throughout OTAs and training camp. By then, the former Day 2 draft pick had learned all positions along the front five except for center, hoping for a chance to play football again. Wherever, whenever. Recent weeks have reminded him how fun the sport can be. “Everybody comes in with this imaginary picture, this imaginary clock of what they think they want to happen by a certain timeline,” Burford said. “Sometimes it just don’t go like that. … It took a while for me to get to the point of just … I’m grateful for the situation, even though it’s not the situation I wanted.” Burford has certain accolades on his bucket list. Five Pro Bowls. Three All-Pros. Two Super Bowls, though he’ll settle for one. “I think it’s manageable,” the 2022 fourth-rounder said. Those benchmarks used to be a lot higher. “It definitely shrunk,” Burford said with a chuckle. “After going through what you go through, you got to be more realistic.” 49ers continue D-line overhaul in ESPN’s 2026 NFL mock…

The San Francisco 49ers had a different offseason this past year, electing to save money as they released several veterans, while letting other key free agents walk as they prioritized the draft. While doing so, the 49ers did extend multiple key starters, such as Brock Purdy, Fred Warner, and George Kittle. They ended up drafting 11 players in May, and several of those pieces have gone on to either be starters or rotational players in 2025. The youth reset was needed as San Francisco was heading to be one of the NFL’s oldest rosters. They hadn’t been hitting on draft picks at a high level in 2022 or 2023 after the ill-fated move to trade up for Trey Lance in 2021. Now, the 49ers have cleaner books, younger talent, and are still surging with a 9-4 record here in 2025. Will they continue looking to save money in 2026? General Manager John Lynch recently went on “The TK Show” with Tim Kawakami and revealed that the 49ers aren’t expecting to try and save money this offseason. But, they will continue to prioritize the draft and development. “No, [I don’t think we’ll prioritize saving money in free agency],” Lynch said. “But I think the great thing about watching a rookie draft class like [ours] is maybe you aren’t as inclined to go out in free agency and feel like ‘we have to go spend here’ because we’ve got a lot of young players who we’re really excited about. “[The rookie class] buoys your confidence that we can go replicate that in the future. That’s not to say we won’t be wise and try to spend money strategically in free agency. It will always be a combination of all of the above: drafting really well, [acting on it] when there’s an opportunity in the trade market, and free agency.” The 49ers likely won’t have 11 draft picks again in 2026. But, Lynch knows that the draft is the way to get starters, while free agency can be more of a complementary piece for the roster. “It’s healthy for your team to keep adding and infusing youth,” Lynch continued. “It’s a young man’s game. I just like the combo. Whatever we have, we’ve got to just be committed to spending it wisely. We’ve rewarded a lot of players around here, and there are consequences for that. But I think that so long as you manage it well, we can keep this thing going.” The 49ers have made some splashes in free agency. Perhaps the biggest hit was Charvarius Ward, who signed on a three-year deal and became the team’s top cornerback during his stint with the 49ers. They also spent big on Javon Hargrave, who was good but didn’t pan out to the money he got paid with injuries. In general, they’ve been spenders in free agency during the Shanahan-Lynch era, which was partially why last year’s dramatic cutback was a surprise. Perhaps the 49ers didn’t have to go so drastic with their cuts, but they’re in a good position to spend in 2026 while continuing to build via the draft.