French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[JariKriting]

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But keep in mind that this is the net spend! This would be the overview for the total expenditure:



Here you can see that Monaco is the only club in the top 20 and is at about 50% of total expenditure. There is no competition at all for PSG in Ligue 1.

I am more impressed that the first three places are occupied by clubs from the Premier League, in the top ten there are 6 clubs from the Premier League, and in the top twenty there are 9. It turns out that the 9th club in the Premier League has more money than most other teams in the world! The Premier League is a real Super League now.
That is why other clubs who are thinking about the future are trying to organize their own Super League, because otherwise the Premier League will simply destroy everyone.

The reason why English league clubs are wealthy is due to the substantial income from large sponsorships. Additionally, earnings from copyright, which every English league club receives, bring in significant amounts of money. Furthermore, owners of English league clubs are often wealthy individuals, making it easy for them to invest in strengthening their teams. Moreover, on average, English league club owners also seek popularity, so spending vast sums of money is not an issue, as it also serves as self-promotion.

[wakier]

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But keep in mind that this is the net spend! This would be the overview for the total expenditure:



Here you can see that Monaco is the only club in the top 20 and is at about 50% of total expenditure. There is no competition at all for PSG in Ligue 1.

I am more impressed that the first three places are occupied by clubs from the Premier League, in the top ten there are 6 clubs from the Premier League, and in the top twenty there are 9. It turns out that the 9th club in the Premier League has more money than most other teams in the world! The Premier League is a real Super League now.
That is why other clubs who are thinking about the future are trying to organize their own Super League, because otherwise the Premier League will simply destroy everyone.

It is not surprising that the English League has recruited players with quite a large expenditure because the English league is the richest league in the European league so they have dominated spendings in purchasing players so far making this the most difficult and competitive league among other leagues, but a successful one and it's not a waste of money to spend money on Man City because they have proven that their spending is not in vain because they were able to win the title several times. Unlike other English league teams such as Chelsea who are in first place those who don't get amazing result seem like they're just wasting money.

[klidex]

Yes I think  some time ago Osimhen said in an interview that he would love to play in the English Premier League but since Chelsea is one of the clubs which he had in mind to play for us not doing well and I don't think another EPL club has shown interest in him don't you think he may consider replacing Mbappe when he finally join Real Madrid?  PSG can get the super striker to replace Mbappe if they are willing to double his wage and make the offer a huge one that he can't resist I believe they can get his signature to finally replacing Mbappe.

This is football, don't expect too much because your high hopes might be cut short by the flying incidents in the system. Rumours fast circulating about PSG president, Nasser Al-Khelaifi pointing out Victor Osimhen as the potential replacement for the outgoing keyman in the team, Kylian Mbappe. Does it makes sense ? It's a big YES because Osimhen is one of the versatile player that's fits in the frontlines position and always have a way to enchanced his capacity on the pitch.

Paris Saint-Germain gave targets this season and they have to prepares themselves and ready to compete without Kylian Mbappe. However we know what Les Parisiens can do to hire players for the club. We know PSG for one thing, when they're in for a player, they don't mind splashing huge fees on that particular player, they go extra miles to ensure they safeguard the signature of that player. Offers are one of the tempting attributes lay out for the players on the Rader which most of them doesn't stand the position to decline them.

Because sometimes these hopes do not match the reality because the rumors circulating in society are not fully valid if there is no definite, convincing statement from the party being rumored, because if you have too much hope it will cause disappointment if it is a hoax rumor. PSG is indeed preparing a suitable striker to replace their mainstay striker Kylian Mbappe and if you look at it, Victor Oshimen is the most suitable to replace Mbappe's role at the club because he is also a key striker at his club, even Napoli itself offers a fairly expensive price for any club that tries recruit him.

PSG will immediately prepare themselves this season because they don't want to drag themselves into a downturn after losing their key player Kylian Mbappe, because if they don't immediately prepare themselves it will affect their performance in the future. PSG has never had a problem with spending on players because PSG is the richest club in league one and their financial management has no problems and they will of course prepare themselves to recruit players who have good potential like Mbappe and it could be Victor Oshimen.

[bering]

Lens performance is slowly getting better, even though at the start of this season they were at the bottom of the standings, but until week 22 Lens crawled to 6th in the standings. On the other hand, the points from second place to 6th place are not too different and of course this is a good opportunity for Lens to return to the top 4. In the next match, Lens will face Monaco, where we can see that Monaco is above Lens ranking or 5th place in the standings. So this match is quite important for Lens to get 3 points, especially since they are the hosts.

At the beginning of the league Lens was suffering 5 losing streak it makes them have to occupy 18th place at that time but gradually Lens can able to bounce back and now they will compete for champion league spots with Monaco, Nice and Lille and mathematically if they can beat Monaco then Lens potentially will taking over 5th place even so with Monaco because if they can able to beat Lens then they have good chances to taking over Nice or Lille place so basically both teams have same target and it would be very interesting to see who is the winner of this match

The head to head statistics has been showing both teams has equal results because from 5 latest meetings between them Lens and Monaco can able to gets 2 wins each and Lens at home was on fire because from 6 home matches in Ligue 1 Lens can able to gets 5 wins and they only lost once from those matches from PSG so these proven Lens has successfully to improved their performance and it's not easy to beat them at their home ground moreover Monaco is still unstable because sometimes they performing well and win the match but often too Monaco performing badly and lost and the latest is Monaco have to lost from weak team Toulouse and regarding the outcomes of this match my prediction is Lens will be able to beat Monaco with narrow scores 1-0 or 2-1

[tbterryboy]

Actually from what I see for some of the news that is happening now there is no specific word about Osimhen wanting to be at an English club rather than Ligue 1 until now but their rumours near Chelsea are currently an obstacle to the signing of Osimhen.
On the other hand we must be aware that this is the domino effect that comes when Mbappe leaves PSG so it is certain that PSG will try to lure Osimhen whatever the reason.

Last season they even tried to give a statement where PSG was ready with 150 million if Mbappe left and Osimhen was ready to be in the PSG squad.
This is something that is still difficult to predict because after all with the current situation for star player transfer issues there will definitely be a connection between one and the other because big clubs are also unlikely to let their star players leave without a suitable replacement.

Currently as things are going around soccer world we can't predict about any player or anything else because we can have any sudden move with most chances if Kylian Mbappé leaves PSG then surely most chances we will have Victor Osimhen here in France even many are predicting he wants to play for the Chelsea, but they are not in good shape and their chances for the Champions League are also not clear in this season and after Mbappé exit PSG surely wants to have good quality player and Osimhen surely can give good response and Napoli president already announces he can leave at the end of this season.

But, as mentioned still predictions are not easy because these players can change their mind at any time with any big offer can also bring few changes which are not part of this game so most chances we will have changes but how this is not clear.

[tusandii]

Actually from what I see for some of the news that is happening now there is no specific word about Osimhen wanting to be at an English club rather than Ligue 1 until now but their rumours near Chelsea are currently an obstacle to the signing of Osimhen.
On the other hand we must be aware that this is the domino effect that comes when Mbappe leaves PSG so it is certain that PSG will try to lure Osimhen whatever the reason.

Last season they even tried to give a statement where PSG was ready with 150 million if Mbappe left and Osimhen was ready to be in the PSG squad.
This is something that is still difficult to predict because after all with the current situation for star player transfer issues there will definitely be a connection between one and the other because big clubs are also unlikely to let their star players leave without a suitable replacement.

Currently as things are going around soccer world we can't predict about any player or anything else because we can have any sudden move with most chances if Kylian Mbappé leaves PSG then surely most chances we will have Victor Osimhen here in France even many are predicting he wants to play for the Chelsea, but they are not in good shape and their chances for the Champions League are also not clear in this season and after Mbappé exit PSG surely wants to have good quality player and Osimhen surely can give good response and Napoli president already announces he can leave at the end of this season.

But, as mentioned still predictions are not easy because these players can change their mind at any time with any big offer can also bring few changes which are not part of this game so most chances we will have changes but how this is not clear.

I really agree with your opinion, although this is difficult to predict, but you have a reasonable opinion, if PSG loses Mbappe, there is still an option to replace Osimhen.
I remember very clearly that Napoli said that Osimhen would be sold, but only to a club that could pay him for 100 million, whereas PSG is a very rich club, they won't mind if they only spend 150 million because the most important thing is that there are quality players who can replace the position Mbappe.
What makes PSG fans doubtful is that Osimhen has experienced a decline in performance since the start of the season and if he joins PSG it will only be a loss for the PSG club.

But all that just my assessment at the moment because the performance of a player like Osimhen in the hands of his coach and depends on how the PSG coach able to develop the talent that Osimhen has if this transfer is successful like that time Osimhen and Spalletti managed to score big and if Osimhen joins PSG and getting a coach who is suitable for Osimhen will definitely bring back extraordinary talent.
Another thing that influences it is not only a player's thoughts which always change quickly, but sometimes a player looks at the development of the club to see if it can provide a guarantee of getting a high title while PSG is only able to dominate League 1.

[wiss19]

Lens performance is slowly getting better, even though at the start of this season they were at the bottom of the standings, but until week 22 Lens crawled to 6th in the standings. On the other hand, the points from second place to 6th place are not too different and of course this is a good opportunity for Lens to return to the top 4. In the next match, Lens will face Monaco, where we can see that Monaco is above Lens ranking or 5th place in the standings. So this match is quite important for Lens to get 3 points, especially since they are the hosts.

I see no interesting competition in the fight for the Ligue 1 title because PSG is already far ahead of the closest team. For this reason, Ligue 1 will probably have strong competition between the second ranked team and the teams below them because the points are quite close to each other, so to secure a place in the top four, they definitely need to be consistent in their performance. I believe Lens will be able to return to the top 4 rankings because they still have many matches to improve their performance.

At the top now we have 13 points difference with mostly other competitors are struggling and have no enough sources to compete with PSG for the title race which is giving them another title without any hard work even things were looking shaky in early rounds, but they achieve good depth and now leading all the way even now their performance in Champions League is also improved and chances are they will be jumped into next round after having good lead into first leg match.

Lens is surely having the best comeback after touching bottom of the league table now they are at the sixth spot with chances for having another good end and chance for the Champions League spot because recently we have big decline in Nice and Monaco as well which were doing good job at the top even Brest and Lille are doing good job but still things are not easy for them to stay at the top because mostly clubs are having problem with quality and consistency which is important for staying at the top.

[dezoel]

I thought this for a while now because the Premier League has financially been the strongest for many years, haven't they? I think so. But it is not the case that their financial power reflects their success in European competitions. If I am not mistaken here it is still the Spanish league that leads by far at least for the last decade or so. Some clubs from other leagues will still have a word to say, but yes there is no doubt about what you said. The Premier League clubs are all rich due to their broadcasting contracts. But it doesn't feel like they would always have the upper hand.

But maybe this could snowball at some point although it may be balanced out by external investors. There is value in building another league when one league is already dominating the European and the global market. See Girona as an example. I guess that's a club in the making by the City Football Group.

I am surprised though that there is not yet another financial heavy weight in Ligue 1 although Monaco isn't exactly poor.

Here we have to accept few things about Premier League they are one of the best and also one of the most invested league in the world due to their strong fan base and also few other things making them more charming for the big deals and having strong finances which are not any other league able to achieve in Europe even we also know Spanish clubs are also doing impressive job but still having too many strong clubs in Premier League is fact which are giving them good advantage for the competitiveness and better results.

French League is having just two clubs and these are also moving around just with few players, but now they need to check their few issues which need to be settled for the better results and also better investments which will surely improve their quality and performance which is important because in last few years I have feeling they are going down badly and having no chance for the better results in improvement.

[Davian144]

I think Osimhen is one of the best candidates to replace Mbappe, but yes, the biggest problem for PSG is that Osimhen wants to play in the EPL. I think they can solve this problem with a high salary because when Mbappe leaves, they have to replace him with a better or at least as good player.

The problem is that finding a player who can be as good as Mbappe will not be so easy for PSG unless they deliberately offer something more expensive in terms of salary level. Osimhen himself is actually quite suitable for PSG, but if you remember Osimhen's desire to go to the Premier League, I think Osimhen has also made the right decision rather than considering other leagues which are no better than the Premier League at the moment.

[Velvet78]

It must be really devastating for PSG chairman to hear about Mbappe's departure this summer.    But I think this is the best thing to do for Mbappe.

He has made significant level of contributions to his team so far. But they are still unable to win the Champions League title even for once. This isn't good for Mbappe's career at all. Maybe he is playing very impressively individually. But he needs bigger achievements to carry his career to a much higher level. He can really achieve his biggest goals with Real Madrid. They are already the most dominant team in the Champions League history.

[ancafe]

Even though they have found several selected players to replace the departed Kylian Mbappe, these players are doesn't have the potential that Mbappe has because Mbappe has a game with different characteristics from other players. Moreover, Mbappe is a player with extraordinary potential, if PSG wants to recruit a striker that potential is as good as Mbappe then has In my opinion, Victor Oshimen is more suitable to replace Mbappe at a club like PSG because Napoli is currently experiencing a decline and Victor Oshimen certainly doesn't want his potential to decrease further, which is why his club is better off if he is at PSG, where PSG is the biggest club strong in League 1.

Of course there are no players who have the same and it is certain that every player has different characteristics, that's why there is always competition every season against players who continue to get the spotlight for the good performance they show. Mbappe's departure forced a shake-up in Luis Enrique's squad and several names that emerged will not necessarily have the opportunity to play with them. But if the choice comes to them then I prefer Victor Oshimen compared to several other names on PSG's target list.

PSG is struggling to maintain consistency in the Champions League and this is not an easy matter because losing Mbappe could slightly affect the team's performance. Because talking about Ligue 1 there is no big problem because even though they lost Mbappe, their dominance is still quite difficult for any other team there to catch up with.

[rahmad2nd]

It must be really devastating for PSG chairman to hear about Mbappe's departure this summer.    But I think this is the best thing to do for Mbappe.

He has made significant level of contributions to his team so far. But they are still unable to win the Champions League title even for once. This isn't good for Mbappe's career at all. Maybe he is playing very impressively individually. But he needs bigger achievements to carry his career to a much higher level. He can really achieve his biggest goals with Real Madrid. They are already the most dominant team in the Champions League history.

Basically, Paris Saint-Germain will still be there even if Mbappe ends up leaving at the end of this season. to be honest, I am not focused on developments regarding Mbappe's future, even though currently rumors about Mbappe have always been hot news in the last few weeks. Maybe it's time for this French star to pursue his career with another club. Maybe the time has come for PSG to rebuild the strength of a new team without big stars. IMO, from my point of view, Luis Enrique's current task is more about building the foundation and strength of Paris Saint-Gemain based on their young players, especially several players under the age of 25 or under. next summer, I'm pretty sure several players will be released by Luis Enrique. that is, if Enrique is still the head coach of Paris Saint-Germain.

Talking about Mbappe, this French star has contributed a lot to his club at the moment. as I said, I don't really follow developments regarding the Mbappe news. well, it seems like what I said in the post above and what Romano read reported. now, discussions regarding salary proposals. and yeah, the opportunity for Mbappe to have a career outside France and the team that wants him is his favorite club. We'll see what happens, because currently Mbappe is still under contract with Paris Saint-Germain. Before actually leaving, maybe he wants to give his best game for the team squad, club and fans.

[rendravolt]

The problem is that finding a player who can be as good as Mbappe will not be so easy for PSG unless they deliberately offer something more expensive in terms of salary level. Osimhen himself is actually quite suitable for PSG, but if you remember Osimhen's desire to go to the Premier League, I think Osimhen has also made the right decision rather than considering other leagues which are no better than the Premier League at the moment.

Now top players will be given the choice between getting a bigger salary or giving up a career in a better league and I think it must be difficult for any player if every ideal is different. There are times when top players like Mbappe really feel at home at PSG because he has been a star since he was young and even won the world cup at the age of 18 at that time. So he has been more focused at PSG for the past few seasons on getting a big salary than on chasing a major title with a team whose quality can win the title.

Osimhen is certainly in quite a dilemma because offers from PSG are very rare and once again idealism will be the key to considering the transfer he will choose later. The English Premier League does present different things and there can always be fierce battles between teams regardless of different positions. The quality of the teams there is almost even, so we can often see exciting matches. Mbappe's replacement? I think it is very difficult to find players whose quality matches his, but to just fill the void he will leave, there are many players who have the same criteria.

[Lannakosa]

Of course there are no players who have the same and it is certain that every player has different characteristics, that's why there is always competition every season against players who continue to get the spotlight for the good performance they show. Mbappe's departure forced a shake-up in Luis Enrique's squad and several names that emerged will not necessarily have the opportunity to play with them. But if the choice comes to them then I prefer Victor Oshimen compared to several other names on PSG's target list.

PSG is struggling to maintain consistency in the Champions League and this is not an easy matter because losing Mbappe could slightly affect the team's performance. Because talking about Ligue 1 there is no big problem because even though they lost Mbappe, their dominance is still quite difficult for any other team there to catch up with.

It seems that this will not happen, since Osimkhen said two days ago that he wants to continue his career in the Premier League, and it seems that Boehly is ready for this transfer for Chelsea. And this can be another expensive acquisition for Chelsea, since Napoli wants to get 130 million for their striker.

Although it is not worth excluding that PSG wishes to join the struggle for Osimkhen, financial capabilities can allow them, but here Osimkhen’s desire will also be important. And PSG will give him the opportunity to play in the Champions League, and with Chelsea it is not clear when he will have such an opportunity.

[KTChampions]

I am more impressed that the first three places are occupied by clubs from the Premier League, in the top ten there are 6 clubs from the Premier League, and in the top twenty there are 9. It turns out that the 9th club in the Premier League has more money than most other teams in the world! The Premier League is a real Super League now.
That is why other clubs who are thinking about the future are trying to organize their own Super League, because otherwise the Premier League will simply destroy everyone.

I thought this for a while now because the Premier League has financially been the strongest for many years, haven't they? I think so. But it is not the case that their financial power reflects their success in European competitions. If I am not mistaken here it is still the Spanish league that leads by far at least for the last decade or so. Some clubs from other leagues will still have a word to say, but yes there is no doubt about what you said. The Premier League clubs are all rich due to their broadcasting contracts. But it doesn't feel like they would always have the upper hand.

But maybe this could snowball at some point although it may be balanced out by external investors. There is value in building another league when one league is already dominating the European and the global market. See Girona as an example. I guess that's a club in the making by the City Football Group.

I am surprised though that there is not yet another financial heavy weight in Ligue 1 although Monaco isn't exactly poor.

The problem with the Premier League is that with all their machinations, the clubs spend more than they earn (plus the Saudis had a strong influence, who blew up the transfer market). Roughly speaking, there are too many rich clubs, but there are few places at the top (and there are also only 4 tickets to the Champions League). Clubs are forced to spend more in order not to fall, but others are also forced to spend more. As a result, spending has nothing to do with income, it’s just a death race when in the end everything will burst.

[Godday]

I see no interesting competition in the fight for the Ligue 1 title because PSG is already far ahead of the closest team. For this reason, Ligue 1 will probably have strong competition between the second ranked team and the teams below them because the points are quite close to each other, so to secure a place in the top four, they definitely need to be consistent in their performance. I believe Lens will be able to return to the top 4 rankings because they still have many matches to improve their performance.

I agree with you. PSG has really dominated the league and no other team can catch them this season. An exciting match to watch is the competition for second and third place, which is a requirement to qualify for the Champions League. I think the teams ranked second to sixth still have a chance to take second and third place. They don't have a big enough point difference to make their match very interesting to watch.

[Oneandpure]

I agree with you. PSG has really dominated the league and no other team can catch them this season. An exciting match to watch is the competition for second and third place, which is a requirement to qualify for the Champions League. I think the teams ranked second to sixth still have a chance to take second and third place. They don't have a big enough point difference to make their match very interesting to watch.

Almost every season PSG easily for dominating in Ligue 1 without any compete teams can pressure for PSG winning domestic league, last two season easily for PSG success become the winner of domestic league without much pressure for compete teams and back to back winning Ligue 1 tittle. I see get potential for PSG dominance three consecutives season become the Ligue 1 winner judging 13 points remaining until 22 matches.
Seems easily PSG for winning domestic league and potential not required waiting until the last matchday with the rival teams has chance losses their points in several matches later. All rival teams get bad result and losses points when facing PSG, just waiting two matches later against AS Monaco how potential can stop three points achievement from PSG.

[temple]

I think Osimhen is one of the best candidates to replace Mbappe, but yes, the biggest problem for PSG is that Osimhen wants to play in the EPL. I think they can solve this problem with a high salary because when Mbappe leaves, they have to replace him with a better or at least as good player.

The problem is that finding a player who can be as good as Mbappe will not be so easy for PSG unless they deliberately offer something more expensive in terms of salary level. Osimhen himself is actually quite suitable for PSG, but if you remember Osimhen's desire to go to the Premier League, I think Osimhen has also made the right decision rather than considering other leagues which are no better than the Premier League at the moment.

You should re-read your post and then ask yourself the question whether your chosen words are reasonable in the context of world football as it currently is and what it offers in terms of players. "not be so easy to find a player as good as Mbappe..." There is no player as good as Mbappe that would agree to go to PSG. It's a fact and not a question of intense search. The buzz around Mbappe wouldn't be what it is if there were a few more Mbappe's readily available at the moment.

But at the end of the day a team isn't a single player, it's the whole construct and how the various parts (here positions) work with each other. A great example is Inter Milan. They don't have an Mbappe because the chemistry and the cooperation, the team determination is amazing and once Mbappe joins Real Madrid, I think this Inter Milan would still be able to beat Real Madrid.

But the discussion is real because Mbappe can't be replaced easily as he is also from France, which makes somewhat a difference as PSG is a French club and keeping one of the best players in the world at PSG has more value than just the striking power that Mbappe has. It's about recognition and fan engagement and much more. Mbappe had the lead in global jersey sales until Bellingham took it from him. Can anyone imagine how many Mbappe jerseys will be sold when he goes to Real Madrid?

[el kaka22]

Monaco is one of the richest places in the world, all the rich people there and they all do their best to have the most fun and they spend so much money and time there. However, nobody is looking to buy that team and turn it into a giant like PSG is right now, I do not understand why.

Look at premier league teams, even a team as terrible as Newcastle United found some rich Saudi Arabian owner, I mean it's obvious that we are talking about premier league being a lot more liked by all the other places and that makes sense, but at the same time I think it is clear that we are talking about Monaco being a good entertainment as well. From movies to tv shows, and even in real life, their casinos and rich luxurious life style always looked a bit like it's a great thing and should be getting sold to some person easily.

[indah rezqi]

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It seems that this will not happen, since Osimkhen said two days ago that he wants to continue his career in the Premier League, and it seems that Boehly is ready for this transfer for Chelsea. And this can be another expensive acquisition for Chelsea, since Napoli wants to get 130 million for their striker.

Although it is not worth excluding that PSG wishes to join the struggle for Osimkhen, financial capabilities can allow them, but here Osimkhen’s desire will also be important. And PSG will give him the opportunity to play in the Champions League, and with Chelsea it is not clear when he will have such an opportunity.

Chelsea have spent a lot of money on transfers that they carried out at the start of the season. Chelsea's current composition of front players is already qualified, I don't think Chelsea will be ready to spend a lot of money again on this transfer.
In fact, I am more confident that PSG will get Osimhen because PSG's front line needs and also Osimhen's ability are worthy enough to fill the existing void.
According to current rumors, PSG is the team with the greatest chance of getting Osimhen.

The level of competition between the Premier League and Ligue 1 is very different, perhaps that is the biggest challenge for PSG if they are interested in recruiting Osimhem from Napoli. Regarding financial matters, I think PSG management is very ready to buy it from Napoli even though they set a high price for the player from Nigeria. If Osimhen is interested in a club participating in the Champions League, PSG is clearly the right choice because PSG can guarantee his tickets every season. In that case, Chelsea as a competitor for PSG most likely cannot offer this, because their position is currently in 10th place in the standings.

Wherever Osimhen goes, you can be sure he will be the main choice on the front line. Chelsea now have Nkunku, Jackson and Broja, if Osimhen is brought in then one of them will be marginalized or released. I predict Osimhen will prefer to go to the Premier League, therefore PSG will probably shift their target to another striker to replace the position that Mbappe will soon leave.