Paris (AFP)

A few hours before its closing, the market is settling, but there will be no "happy end" for Edinson Cavani, who remains at Paris SG despite the approach of Atlético Madrid, or for Olivier Giroud, retained by Chelsea, Friday.

"We did not agree with anyone. He (Cavani) is available for the rest of the season. I think six and a half in a club cannot be wiped out in two weeks of talks," said Leonardo Friday.

The sports director of PSG thus put an end to a sensitive issue, which animated the transfer window for a month.

At the end of the contract next summer and stripped of his status as holder, "Edi" had sent the message of his desires elsewhere, but negotiations between Parisians and Madrid have stalled on the amount of the transfer. The Colchoneros proposed 15 M EUR according to the press, not enough according to the PSG.

The top scorer in club history (198 goals) will end the season in the capital, perhaps leaving the Parc des Princes, where he is loved, on a good note.

Another half-star striker, Olivier Giroud had also indicated his intention to leave Chelsea where he hardly played anymore. The time was even in the emergency for the N.9 of the Blues who wants to revive six months from the Euro.

- Nzonzi near Rennes -

But Friday, his coach Franck Lampard closed the door to him, when rumors indicated the interest of Inter and Lazio. Asked about a possible departure from the center, he replied: "Is he going to leave? No ... No arrival, no departure."

Another world champion is looking for a base: Steven Nzonzi. The medium, property of AS Rome which lent it these last six months to Galatasaray, is tempted by the Breton challenge in Rennes, and is even about to get involved, according to several media.

It could even be presented to the public during the West derby against Nantes, in the evening.

In France, other files could also settle in the last hours, starting with that of the Monaco striker, Islam Slimani. Author of a canon start to the season (7 goals, 8 assists), the Algerian, on loan from Leicester, no longer plays in the system of new coach Robert Moreno.

The center-forward would notably keep its mark in England for a return this winter.

- No reinforcement in Bordeaux -

For his part, Bordeaux, who was looking for a striker, threw in the towel: "no reinforcement here tonight," said coach Paulo Sousa.

In Marseille on the other hand, the trainer André Villas-Boas already said that he did not want to disturb the balance of his team, surprising dolphin of the PSG.

Lyon animated the transfer window by signing, among others, Karl Toko Ekambi and Bruno Guimaraes, but it may not be finished. "I'm waiting for a central defender," said coach Rudy Garcia on Thursday evening after his team's victory in Nice in the Coupe de France.

Elsewhere in Europe, it's calm. At Real Madrid, Zinedine Zidane closed the door when Gareth Bale left for Tottenham, who was looking for a striker: "He's with us. I'm counting on him."

For its part, Barça has invested in the future, signing the young Portuguese center-forward Trincao (Braga) for EUR 31 million. The Atlético, after its defeat on Cavani, fell back on the Belgian Yannick Carasco to reinforce its attack.

Certainly the author of the big blow of the winter transfer window with the striker Erling Braut Haaland, Dortmund may not have said his last word. The opponent of Paris SG in the eighth finals of the Champions League is close to attracting the middle Emre Can (Juventus), according to the German press.

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