French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Velvet78]

The reason why PSG are willing to sell Neymar now must be his performance related. He is getting injured very often also but I don't think that it's the only reason. I think that it would still be good for the team that sign Neymar now. Teams like Chelsea and Juventus are also after him as it seems. I would like to see him in Chelsea's squad actually as I believe he would be nice for the Premier League. Chelsea are a good team for him too as he can show his skills well. But he would cost quite much for them so we will see if they will still be willing about this.

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[cygan]

according to information from "l'equipe", the french europa league participant stade rennes is interested in signing central defender Samuel Umtiti, who is under contract with fc barcelona. rennes is currently looking for a replacement for Nayef Aguerd, who moved to english premier league club west ham united

[Fakhrulenclix]

The reason why PSG are willing to sell Neymar now must be his performance related. He is getting injured very often also but I don't think that it's the only reason. I think that it would still be good for the team that sign Neymar now. Teams like Chelsea and Juventus are also after him as it seems. I would like to see him in Chelsea's squad actually as I believe he would be nice for the Premier League. Chelsea are a good team for him too as he can show his skills well. But he would cost quite much for them so we will see if they will still be willing about this.

it's just a rumor and also not many teams are interested because of the very high price. PSG still really need Neymar next season because PSG's target is to dominate Europe by winning the UCL title and Neymar is a player who is still very worthy of being counted on for this, although he often suffers from injuries and did not contribute much last season, it is possible that he will provide great things for the season ahead. I believe PSG will not sell Neymar. they are a club that is not in financial trouble and of course there is no reason for them to do so.

[KTChampions]

I was really scandalized to see that management of PSG wants to kick out Neymar at every cost. In some part I've read that they will spend something like 200 m € to kick him out, and I would like to understand why

because neymar is absolutely a good player, and with Mbappe could do great things for the next years. I've already heard something about his discpline but I don't think that it will be decisive for letting him stay or not.

I think the main reason is that he did not give the result that was expected from him. Any other club would keep Neymar as he is still good and doesn't fall below a certain level, but PSG will go over different players until they hit the target and the money is not important to PSG. The only thing that surprises me is that they are trying to get rid of Neymar before Messi. Neymar is much more useful than Messi and he is much younger than him.

[hd49728]

I think the main reason is that he did not give the result that was expected from him. Any other club would keep Neymar as he is still good and doesn't fall below a certain level, but PSG will go over different players until they hit the target and the money is not important to PSG. The only thing that surprises me is that they are trying to get rid of Neymar before Messi. Neymar is much more useful than Messi and he is much younger than him.

Neymar is not a bad player but he does not reach to his best. Even his stats in PSG last few seasons is very good, he still does not meet demand from PSG boss and even does not reach what he wanted when he decided to leave Barcelona.

He left Barcelona in order to get out of Messi domination but in PSG, now he is no longer a biggest star there. It belongs to Mbappe. It is a failure for Neymar from personal to club level.

I was really scandalized to see that management of PSG wants to kick out Neymar at every cost. In some part I've read that they will spend something like 200 m € to kick him out, and I would like to understand why

because neymar is absolutely a good player, and with Mbappe could do great things for the next years. I've already heard something about his discpline but I don't think that it will be decisive for letting him stay or not.

In the photo collection for a new season, Neymar is still in and it is a signal that PSG will not sell Neymar, at least in a new season. Maybe they want to try another season with the trio attackers, Messi, Mbappe and Neymar. If they fail to win Champions League again, Neymar will be replaced soon. Messi might not sign a new contracf with PSG and Barcelona will still be one of best destinations for Messi if he leaves Paris.

[Zlantann]

It is surprising to hear rumors that PSG will sell Neymar, even though Neymar's contract expires in 2025. Then after I researched from various sources,
it turned out that the main reason Neymar was sold was disciplinary problems and also Neymar is prone to injury. Because we know that several
times Neymar was undisciplined during training sessions with PSG, then Neymar, who has a high salary, also often gets injured.

Any player that has disciplinary issued always face serious challenges. A player must be able to show good character off and on the pitch. Many potential great players have lost their place in history due to unruly behavior. If he doesn't respect Mauricio Pochettino, then he would never be loyal to Christophe Galtier. For me Paris Saint-Germain made the right decision because having three great players in the same team would always lead to personality class and power tussle. I have stated it time without number that Messi,Neymar and Mbappe cannot be productive together. Everyone of these want all the attention and respect, hence at least one must leave. Neymar is a good player and would do well in other club where he would get his attention and adoration.       

[izsara]

according to information from "l'equipe", the french europa league participant stade rennes is interested in signing central defender Samuel Umtiti, who is under contract with fc barcelona. rennes is currently looking for a replacement for Nayef Aguerd, who moved to english premier league club west ham united

I still feel that Umtiti is not the right player to replace Nayef Aguerd. Even though Umtiti is a pretty good player but the problem he has until now is his legs are fragile and prone to injury which makes me not too sure about this player.
in terms of skill, indeed he is above average but it is seen from Barcelona now that he is even more often in the treatment room than on the banch or on the field.

[Minecache]

I was really scandalized to see that management of PSG wants to kick out Neymar at every cost. In some part I've read that they will spend something like 200 m € to kick him out, and I would like to understand why
because neymar is absolutely a good player, and with Mbappe could do great things for the next years. I've already heard something about his discpline but I don't think that it will be decisive for letting him stay or not.

In the photo collection for a new season, Neymar is still in and it is a signal that PSG will not sell Neymar, at least in a new season. Maybe they want to try another season with the trio attackers, Messi, Mbappe and Neymar. If they fail to win Champions League again, Neymar will be replaced soon. Messi might not sign a new contracf with PSG and Barcelona will still be one of best destinations for Messi if he leaves Paris.

Since PSG's contract with Messi until 2023. And so I think PSG management wants to rely on the Messi-Neymar-Mbappe trio for another season. Because we have seen the performances of Messi and Neymar Duo. They performed exceptionally well together. Neymar missed many important matches due to his injury in the previous season. If Neymar does not suffer a major injury next season, we will see better gameplay from the Messi-Neymar and Mbappe trio.

[mia_houston]

The reason why PSG are willing to sell Neymar now must be his performance related. He is getting injured very often also but I don't think that it's the only reason. I think that it would still be good for the team that sign Neymar now. Teams like Chelsea and Juventus are also after him as it seems. I would like to see him in Chelsea's squad actually as I believe he would be nice for the Premier League. Chelsea are a good team for him too as he can show his skills well. But he would cost quite much for them so we will see if they will still be willing about this.

Whatever the reason PSG threw away Neymar, of course, raises a lot of question marks for all of us, because so far Neymar has never been rumored to be leaving nor having problems with PSG's management, but after mbappe has great authority at PSG now it seems PSG are starting to look for ways to get rid of Neymar from the squad, now it seems like it will be difficult for other teams to sign Neymar because maybe the price set by PSG will later be very high, besides that Neymar also has a fairly high salary so far at PSG and other teams will rethink to sign him considering his age now.

[ShowOff]

Whatever the reason PSG threw away Neymar, of course, raises a lot of question marks for all of us, because so far Neymar has never been rumored to be leaving nor having problems with PSG's management,

It shouldn't be for me because actually PSG have spent too much money on some of their star players without a single European achievement like the Champions League. I think that would be the most plausible reason why PSG would try to sell Neymar to another interested team.

now it seems like it will be difficult for other teams to sign Neymar because maybe the price set by PSG will later be very high, besides that Neymar also has a fairly high salary so far at PSG and other teams will rethink to sign him considering his age now.

Salaries and high selling points will definitely be a consideration for other teams. Another thing is age, but I think there are still capable teams if Neymar is the type of player that is desperately needed.

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Olympique Lyon have signed Corentin Tolisso on a free transfer as the Frenchman failed to extend his contract with the Bundesliga giant. The 27years old midfielder will be offer a new opportunity in his former team which he left for Bayern few years ago. Corentin Tolisso will impressed the team and fans with his incredible key passes and finally balance the midfield actions of OL. Tolisso will sign a long term contract with Olympique Lyon which will be valid till June 2027.

[casperBGD]

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It shouldn't be for me because actually PSG have spent too much money on some of their star players without a single European achievement like the Champions League. I think that would be the most plausible reason why PSG would try to sell Neymar to another interested team.
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not just that, he is not that popular anymore, and that means less jerseys and t-shirts sold, which accounts for team profit

they are losing all CL kick-out matches, and that will probably not change with Neymar leaving, they need years to get to the point were you are winning European matches, even you are not playing great
it is a question do the owners have patience to wait those years to pass, for them to become big club, not just in France

[MAAManda]

Olympique Lyon have signed Corentin Tolisso on a free transfer as the Frenchman failed to extend his contract with the Bundesliga giant. The 27years old midfielder will be offer a new opportunity in his former team which he left for Bayern few years ago. Corentin Tolisso will impressed the team and fans with his incredible key passes and finally balance the midfield actions of OL. Tolisso will sign a long term contract with Olympique Lyon which will be valid till June 2027.

So Olympique Lyon will sign a failed player? LOL, I think this will be a bad decision for Olympique Lyon, especially after seeing the term of his contract which is until 2027. Bayern never fail to see the potential of a player, let alone a player who is still relatively young like Tolisso, when they don't want to extend his contract, it means he is not a potential player and will only waste the club's money.

[CryptoBuds]

I was really scandalized to see that management of PSG wants to kick out Neymar at every cost. In some part I've read that they will spend something like 200 m € to kick him out, and I would like to understand why
because neymar is absolutely a good player, and with Mbappe could do great things for the next years. I've already heard something about his discpline but I don't think that it will be decisive for letting him stay or not.

Has PSG benefited by keeping Neymar in the team? PSG pays a lot of wages to Neymar every year. But they are not getting the expected performance from Neymar. In the last 5 seasons, Neymar has played only 82 matches in Ligue 1. Mbappe has played 66 matches in the last 2 seasons. And so PSG management is now considering it a waste of money to pay Neymar high wages. So I think it is the right decision to remove Neymar from the team.

Neymar is such a high quality player that selling him or "getting rid of him" is not really an ideal situation for any player. Yes, he hasn't been around and yes he missed plenty of games so far, both of those are correct statements.

But you need just one season, one season of him playing at his absolute best and along with Mbappe, that would be crucial beast playing that will get them the UCL cup. They do not even need him to play during the regular season domestic league, they just need him for the last 10 games of the champions league, if they win those, they would be fine with him playing zero games in ligue1, would be weird but still happy situation.

Perhaps Nasser Al-Khelaifi will keep Neymar at PSG for one more season and give him a chance. If Neymar fails to play well next season, then PSG boss Nasser Al-Khelaifi is no longer interested in Neymar. We heard some rumors that Chelsea is looking to sign Neymar this season. But today Jason Cundy(former Chelsea defender)  has made some derogatory remarks regarding taking. He says Neymar is an overrated player. And he doesn't want to see Neymar in the Chelsea squad. Even Chelsea management may not be interested in signing Neymar now.

[Roidz]

Olympique Lyon have signed Corentin Tolisso on a free transfer as the Frenchman failed to extend his contract with the Bundesliga giant. The 27years old midfielder will be offer a new opportunity in his former team which he left for Bayern few years ago. Corentin Tolisso will impressed the team and fans with his incredible key passes and finally balance the midfield actions of OL. Tolisso will sign a long term contract with Olympique Lyon which will be valid till June 2027.

So Olympique Lyon will sign a failed player? LOL, I think this will be a bad decision for Olympique Lyon, especially after seeing the term of his contract which is until 2027. Bayern never fail to see the potential of a player, let alone a player who is still relatively young like Tolisso, when they don't want to extend his contract, it means he is not a potential player and will only waste the club's money.

Bayern Munich decision not to extend Tolisso contract is the right thing in my opinion, because Tolisso has often been injured so he has not been able to make a big contribution to Bayern Munich, I don't know the reason for OL decision to sign him again, because even though he is still young but his performance so far every season has continued to decline, especially since Corentin Tolisso injury history will be  hampered his later performance with OL.

[BITCOIN4X]

Perhaps Nasser Al-Khelaifi will keep Neymar at PSG for one more season and give him a chance. If Neymar fails to play well next season, then PSG boss Nasser Al-Khelaifi is no longer interested in Neymar. We heard some rumors that Chelsea is looking to sign Neymar this season. But today Jason Cundy(former Chelsea defender)  has made some derogatory remarks regarding taking. He says Neymar is an overrated player. And he doesn't want to see Neymar in the Chelsea squad. Even Chelsea management may not be interested in signing Neymar now.

Regardless of why PSG wanted to let Neymar go, I believe it was a well thought out option. Neymar is a player who has made an outstanding contribution to any team he has played for, Santos and Barcelona are teams that have had success with this player. Now that he is at PSG, he is also good although not everyone likes him.

If Chelsea were really interested in signing him, I'm sure the voice of his former defender wouldn't make much difference. But I'm not sure if he's good enough to play in the Premier League. It will be more likely to see him in Laliga again or in Serie A and the next few seasons.

[Vinaa77]

The reason why PSG are willing to sell Neymar now must be his performance related. He is getting injured very often also but I don't think that it's the only reason. I think that it would still be good for the team that sign Neymar now. Teams like Chelsea and Juventus are also after him as it seems. I would like to see him in Chelsea's squad actually as I believe he would be nice for the Premier League. Chelsea are a good team for him too as he can show his skills well. But he would cost quite much for them so we will see if they will still be willing about this.

Whatever the reason PSG threw away Neymar, of course, raises a lot of question marks for all of us, because so far Neymar has never been rumored to be leaving nor having problems with PSG's management, but after mbappe has great authority at PSG now it seems PSG are starting to look for ways to get rid of Neymar from the squad, now it seems like it will be difficult for other teams to sign Neymar because maybe the price set by PSG will later be very high, besides that Neymar also has a fairly high salary so far at PSG and other teams will rethink to sign him considering his age now.

I'm really surprised by PSG's decision to kick Neymar. Neymar's performance with PSG is not too bad. I see, at this time PSG already have material that is very extraordinary, it's just that they don't have a coach who is commensurate. PSG officials should focus more on finding a coach who already has a classy track record, like Zinedine Zidane. The presence of a great coach like Zidane will of course be able to reduce the selfishness of the star players and will make the dressing room calm.

[DanWalker]

The reason why PSG are willing to sell Neymar now must be his performance related. He is getting injured very often also but I don't think that it's the only reason. I think that it would still be good for the team that sign Neymar now. Teams like Chelsea and Juventus are also after him as it seems. I would like to see him in Chelsea's squad actually as I believe he would be nice for the Premier League. Chelsea are a good team for him too as he can show his skills well. But he would cost quite much for them so we will see if they will still be willing about this.

Whatever the reason PSG threw away Neymar, of course, raises a lot of question marks for all of us, because so far Neymar has never been rumored to be leaving nor having problems with PSG's management, but after mbappe has great authority at PSG now it seems PSG are starting to look for ways to get rid of Neymar from the squad, now it seems like it will be difficult for other teams to sign Neymar because maybe the price set by PSG will later be very high, besides that Neymar also has a fairly high salary so far at PSG and other teams will rethink to sign him considering his age now.

I'm really surprised by PSG's decision to kick Neymar.  Neymar's performance with PSG is not too bad.  I see, at this time PSG already have material that is very extraordinary, it's just that they don't have a coach who is commensurate.  PSG officials should focus more on finding a coach who already has a classy track record, like Zinedine Zidane.  The presence of a great coach like Zidane will of course be able to reduce the selfishness of the star players and will make the dressing room calm.

I don't see any reason to think that Neymar's performance at PSG is good. Since joining PSG, Neymar has spent most of the season injured. During his time at Barcelona, Neymar has averaged more than 30 La Liga appearances each season. But in Ligue 1, he is not able to perform in 20 matches. Since PSG has spent a lot of money to get Neymar in the team, I would say that PSG could not benefit from Neymar's performance.

[Ratash]

Olympique Lyon have signed Corentin Tolisso on a free transfer as the Frenchman failed to extend his contract with the Bundesliga giant. The 27years old midfielder will be offer a new opportunity in his former team which he left for Bayern few years ago. Corentin Tolisso will impressed the team and fans with his incredible key passes and finally balance the midfield actions of OL. Tolisso will sign a long term contract with Olympique Lyon which will be valid till June 2027.

It is a really good deal for lyon team their performance last season was really poor and they really need improvements in the miedfield i think he will make a perfect trio with paqueta and aouar but i don't really know if its the perfect move for the player since lyon team will not be playing in the european competition next season.

[snipie]

I don't see any reason to think that Neymar's performance at PSG is good. Since joining PSG, Neymar has spent most of the season injured. During his time at Barcelona, Neymar has averaged more than 30 La Liga appearances each season. But in Ligue 1, he is not able to perform in 20 matches. Since PSG has spent a lot of money to get Neymar in the team, I would say that PSG could not benefit from Neymar's performance.

Injuries made many players look useless to their team or at least less important like Dembele in Barcelona...
For Neymar, the situation is complicated. He is ready to leave PSG if asked, there is many teams that want him to join them like Newcastle, Chelsea, Juve... He prefer to play with Barcelona and Xavi want him too but the problem remains his salary and the transfer fees. The other alternative is a loan although PSG prefer a transfer.
PSG president wants him to leave too but the new coach of PSG wants him to stay! It is a mess there