The January merchant arrives temporarily and France promises to return to being a very popular grocery shopping site for reasons.
With the collapse of Mediapro’s TV rights agreement and Brexit’s effect on the ability of Premier League clubs to buy French skills galore, adding to the apparent challenge of alleviating the day’s winnings due to the existing COVID-19 crisis. , Ligue 1 clubs will look for money, if possible.
While many notable names are nearing the end of their contracts, those French clubs can look to pay fees now to waste star names for nothing this summer.
Here are some to see in France this window.
Leaving a contract this summer and to extend their existing contract at the Groupama Stadium, Olympique Lyonnais is in a more complicated position with respect to Depay than the much-sought after Houssem Aouar, under contract until 2023.
On the one hand, they are fighting for the name ligue 1 for the first time in years with a very realistic way to push a lazy Paris Saint-Germain to the end. On the other hand, Barcelona was already ready to bring in the Dutch foreigner last summer when Ronald Koeman took over. Sources have told CBS Sports that interest in obtaining Depay, Camp Nou and beyond remains.
OL will not be able to qualify a significant movement payment for the 26-year-old due to his contract about to expire, the economic landscape of French football and the limited resources of interested parties such as Barca. However, it is now or never to take credit for Depay, potentially saving cash on the rest of your contract to fund other extensions or an addition to the team.
The prolific form of Karl Toko Ekambi and Tino Kadewere so far this season suggests that Les Gones may be Depay’s departure in terms of goals (eight in one position this season), but Manchester United modeler is in a position to turn his back on him. A victory imaginable for the title of Ligue 1?
As PSG ponder contract extensions for Angel Di Maria and the injured Juan Bernat, Julian Draxler could find himself leaving Parc des Princes in January as the deal also comes to an end.
Sports director Leonardo has already broken ties with dear Jese Rodríguez and the Brazilian has moved to Germany abroad since returning to Paris in the summer of 2019.
Sources tell CBS Sports that the PSG remains willing to move Draxler after a failed move to Hertha Berlin last winter and back last summer, however, the 27-year market is limited and has little functionality to justify its huge salary, to name a few moving fees.
If the Parisians simply do not advance to Draxler, Leonardo may attempt to use former Schalke 04 and VfL Wolfsburg players as a component of an offer for some other player, which he tried, and was accepted first, with Layvin Kurzawa for Juventus’ Mattia De Sciglio last January.
PSG has been credited with an interest in Christian Eriksen of Inter Milan and Dele Alli of Tottenham Hotspur through CBS Sports Fabrizio Romano’s inside information, so Draxler can be used as a possible exchange option, as Italians have already shown.
Kurzawa, Leandro Paredes and Idrissa Gueye are other candidates for use, but Draxler is firmly in the most sensible of the group given the importance of French with Bernat still injured and an already gentle midfielder.
The effect of the collapse of Mediapro and COVID-19 on French football is already being felt and Lille OSC has been sold to Callisto Sporting S. A. rl, owned through Merlyn Partners last week in the first of what deserve to be several examples. clubs that attract new investors or homeowners who are fully promoted.
Rennes’ former president, Olivier Letang, is now in the position of losC’s new president and arrives just in time for the January play window with a number of players expected to draw after a first part of the season at Pierre Mauroy Stadium.
Prior to Merlyn’s arrival, Sanches had been the main candidate for a movement in January after resurrecting his career under the skilful tutelage of Christophe Galtier. The Portuguese foreigner refused to devote himself to his long term in the Dogues when asked about it in November.
“I don’t know if I’ll be here next season, ” he said at a press conference. “I am satisfied here and I feel smart at the club. I’m also under contract for three more years. We’ll see, the end of the season comes. “
The feeling that Sanches, now 23, was preparing the court for a imaginable move grew when Lille’s monetary difficulties were revealed before Merlyn bought the club and Letang’s claims that an “economic balance” is needed, as well as the “best team imaginable” dance. around the issue of sales.
Sources told CBS Sports that there is nothing complex, not even close, between Liverpool and Sanches, but that it is to place a new club at former Bayern Munich and Benfica because it does not need to remain in Lille.
Turkish couple Yusuf Yazici and Zeki Celik, as well as French striker Jonathan Bamba, are also imaginable sacrificial lambs, while LOSC seeks monetary stability without wasting their competitive merit nationally or continentally.
One of Europe’s most productive young players to potentially take place in January is Mohamed Simakan of Strasbourg, the central defender who attracts the interest of several clubs, who joins Serie A leader AC Milan.
Having noticed that he performed very well despite Racing’s 4-0 loss to PSG in the last circular of Ligue 1 matches in 2020, it is easy to see why Italian giants need him: he is young, strong, serene and a genuine presence in the back of Thierry Laurey’s men.
Given the existing situations faced by French football clubs and the Strasbourg War in french topflight this season, it would possibly have been time for a club like Milan to move to Simakan and ensure a significant component of its long-term at a very moderate price. .
Its sale can only fund additions to the French team that play a role in survival and their signing can make a difference while Milan seeks good fortune in Serie A, UEFA Europa League and Coppa Italia.
Lyon, PSG and Lille are the only clubs that can look to do business this winter because OGC Nice, Olympique de Marseille AS Saint-Etienne, Stade Brestois 29 and Dijon FCO can also improve skill at the right price.
The disappointing start to the Nice crusade has already claimed Patrick Vieira’s task and being out of the Europa League may push the British club to take credit for one of its most talented players with Amine Gouiri lately outstanding and Youcef Atal a normal in the lists of European movements . .
Marseille is in the race by name, but has past monetary considerations at Mediapro and COVID-19, while coach André Villas-Boas is also calling for attack reinforcements. Offers for outlying personalities like Kevin Strootman and Morgan Sanson will be welcome.
Dijon is anchored at the bottom of the Ligue 1 table and the bet to keep Mounir Chouiar at the club in the face of significant interest has failed because the 21-year-old has not scored the entire quarter and has only controlled a couple of assists. possibly have to sacrifice to fund survival reinforcements.
Brest is comfortably at the centre of the table right now and has a number of talented young players who can recover wisely in winter through a number of European clubs with goalkeeper Gautier Larsonneur, left-back Romain Perraud and striker Irvin Cardona, all key. Players.
Saint-Étienne is going through a difficult time with Claude Puel who is struggling to give new life to one of the greatest historic clubs in French football and the key to this procedure is to locate touchdown problems for Wahbi Khazri and unwanted goalkeeper Stéphane Ruffier – easy . .
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