French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

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This will actually happen to be one of the best deals Marseille will be getting in this transfer window, green wood is a very good place and after he left Manchester United due to the situation that surrounded his stay last season, he hasn't been any bad with his performance recently.

He's still very young age wise so the chances that he will be of great benefits is very high and five years contract isn't such that can be take for a joke as it's enough time to improve and even become much better than he was on arrival, in this season alone we hope to.gwt the very best from him. Although Manchester United would still love to have him around, it's still not a bad deal if he's going to Marseille, both for Manchester United and for him, it's going to be a fair deal.

[Smack That Ace]

Marseille are still battling to secure a move for Mason Greenwood within 48 hours and it looks like it will be a thrilling few moments if the deal is locked. Marseille has given 30 million euros including bonuses to Manchester United and it seems this is still a serious consideration for the Red Devils whether to release the player or not.
On the other hand, this deal will also see Mason Greenwood contracted for 5 years and I think Marseille made the right move. However, if progress shows good things and Mason Greenwood's performance can be sharper, then Marseille will also benefit from his sale in the future. But first Marseille's focus is on needing his services to improve the attack line which has started to dull since last season.
Source: https://twitter.com/FabriceHawkins/status/1813327406276440207

Marseille continue to try to immediately complete the deal so that it happens immediately because indeed they are currently starting to improve the squad to face the competition next season, Roberto De Zerbi who will be their coach next season seems to have a very big ambition to bring a lot of changes to Marseille next season, the arrival of Greenwood will be able to add depth to their squad especially the midfield sector which was indeed their weakness last season,  Greenwood will be the right choice for De Zerbi, especially Greenwood  a player who can play in several other positions in a team, so that it will be easier for De Zerbi to place him according to the needs of the team later, in addition to Greenwood, currently Marseille is also eyeing Niketiah from Arsenal to replace Aubameyang who has reached a personal agreement with the Arab League team.

In the 2022–23 season Marseille finished third in the table. But last season we saw a decline in Marseille's performance. This team was in eighth place in the table. And Marseille managed to win only 13 matches. The team's performance deteriorated badly in the last season.

This season Marseille management are looking to add depth to their squad. They are keen to strengthen the squad. This is why Marseille management wants to add young talented players like Mason Greenwood to the squad. Mason Greenwood is a talented player. He will be able to perform well in Ligue 1 next season if he can adapt properly to the players at Marseille.

Greenwood was not lucky because if the drama hadn't happened to this player he could have played in a great team but now he is under contract with Manchester United while he had to play for the team on loan which cannot be good for him.
On the other hand, Marseille was lucky to have Greenweed on the team. This prayer had a good performance in Getafe and he can definitely help Marseille.

you are right, It didn't make sense to me why Greenwood was joining Marseille's squad. Firstly, Greenwood is a young player at only 22 years old. And he is quite talented. Greenwood even managed to perform well with Getafe last season. I think Greenwood could have been with a better squad. However, Greenwood can become more experienced with Marseille. Because Greenwood will get a lot of opportunities in this squad.

But Marseille team is lucky to have Greenwood. Greenwood is a talented young player. And Greenwood's fitness is good enough. And Marseille will certainly benefit from Greenwood's addition to the squad. Ligue 1 is relatively less competitive. So Greenwood might be able to score more goals next season.

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Yes, this will be a new challenge for Enrique to manage PSG without top superstar football players. He once said that he still wanted Mbappe to stay at PSG, but after the decision, Enrique remained confident that he was still able to keep PSG strong, with PSG's composition without Mbappe.

PSG does not need to spend much to compete in the French league. But this team's only target was never the league, they always targeted UCL and they spent accordingly. Now they have removed Mbappe and sold him, they need to make transfers to fill his place, for this they need to make a lot of meetings, convince the players and managers, work extra hours and at the same time increase the offers for the players they want.

There was no financial problem for PSG. Naturally, their target was always UCL. After such a team cannot achieve its goal, it needs to work harder towards that goal with better transfers, but PSG seems to be a little tired of this. The French league is already a very simple level for them. There is a huge difference in quality between them and other teams. So if they are to fully focus on their goals this year, they must convince the best players. This is very difficult because League 1 is not a dream league like the Premier League.

Anyway, @SUPERSAIAN, PSG didn't sell Mbappe, but Mbappe moved for free agent to real Madrid.

And that's indeed both of you, PSG's challenge is how they can compete in the UCL, because of the French League, we already know how the other clubs are there. Not as competitive as other leagues, especially when compared to the Premier League. That's why PSG has to stay on track to get strong players for the club, because being strong in the local league is not enough but you have to be able to compete in the UCL which is a much more prestigious competition for all the top clubs in Europe.

This will actually happen to be one of the best deals Marseille will be getting in this transfer window, green wood is a very good place and after he left Manchester United due to the situation that surrounded his stay last season, he hasn't been any bad with his performance so far.

Greenwood to Marseille and underwent a series of medical tests. This Man United forward ultimately moved to Marseille for £25.2m.
It's a good sign for that French club for they also need to strengthen the forward.

Source: Greenwood

[Hanadawa]

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But Marseille team is lucky to have Greenwood. Greenwood is a talented young player. And Greenwood's fitness is good enough. And Marseille will certainly benefit from Greenwood's addition to the squad. Ligue 1 is relatively less competitive. So Greenwood might be able to score more goals next season.

Greenwood can actually compete in La Liga. He is a young player and has great talent. But I think his decision to move to Marseille this season was also a good decision. Greenwood is still 22 years old and maybe he will get lots of opportunities to play with Marseille. Greenwood has competed in the EPL so I think he will have no difficulty adapting and will become one of the best strikers in Ligue 1. I hope Greenwood can perform very well and consistently in Ligue 1 and will see his name on the list of Ligue 1 top scorers.

[Hirose UK]

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Maybe some people will be against me but feel sorry for Greenwood. He is a young and good player but just because being under investigation in England he is far from what he has to be. We don't know whether Greenwood was guilty or not but still, he is paying the price in his career.
Greenwood had a good performance in Getafe and they wanted to keep him there and now he is going to play on loan for Marseille while he could have much better destinations than a team like Marseille.  

We have discussed the Greenwood issue lot before when the case first emerged and Manchester United had to suspend him, but so far we really cannot conclude how the case will be resolved or continued.
I think judging someone just from one case of problems in the past is also really not worth doing, yes, he is still young player and has quite lot of potential and by pressuring him for previous cases it would be the same as emasculating his career and potential.
There should be lots of opportunities, forget what happened before and try to see how he develops in football, I agree with you and indeed if he is with the right team, Greenwood can become great player.
For now there isn't much I can say about Greenwood future, I still want to see him here and Marseille could be springboard for Greenwood to show his best form.

[Oluwa-btc]

Without Mbappé things are more difficult now , of course that doesn't mean that they can't continue being the best, just that now they have to work harder, make a new formation and be able to adapt to the new players to see how they approach the game, it should be noted that many Ligue 1 teams want to dethrone PSG and this is a fact, therefore they have to take much more care Because they win if they have them, I imagine that the other teams like Maserella, Lille, all will bet on going for that 1st place, they have a good chance, we'll see how Luis Enrique approaches it.

PSG remain adamant about Osimhen, unwilling to meet Napoli’s ₦230 billion fee

They have worked harder over the past few years not just because they had Kylian Mbappe or because he left. I'd say, they should play as a team and not center the strength of a squad around a particular player, the same they did with Kylian Mbappe. The main fight for Paris Saint Germans would not be the League 1 Competition, they have won that competition for the past years with some levels of consistency. They should put so much focus on winning the Champions League Competition. I believe they can do so in two to three seasons ahead.

In the last few hours, they have received the green from players like João Neves the Portuguese from Benfica and then, Victor Oshime the Nigerian International from Napoli. They're in love with the project presented to them and the management as said has stepped up with the negotiations for these players. I love the deal for Victor Oshime because he'll be able to win trophies, score goals, keep fit and also play in the Champions League Competition every single season and possibly win it in the next two to three years.

Initially, I wanted a move to Chelsea for him but, Todd Boehly and Chelsea are not ready to make such moves. I see they're after making profits and not buying with huge fees no more.

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Although Manchester United would still live ro have him around, it's still not a bad deal if he's going to Marseille, both for Manchester United and for him, it's going to be a fair deal.

Now that is a no-brainer because Manchester United have also agreed for Greenwood to go to Marseillle for a price range of 30 million even in the last few articles we can even see that for now Greenwood is already in England to undergo a medical with Marseille.

Mason Greenwood flying out to Marseille for medical as Man Utd outcast set to finally complete €30m transfer

By looking at this condition, of course this is a good thing for Greenwood and also Manchester United. Regardless of how good he will be when he is at Manchester United he will still not be accepted because after all with the problems he faced before regardless of whether it was true or not, now Greenwood has lost the trust of the public including from Manchester United fans so why force himself and the decision to leave is certainly a good thing for Greenwood.

[MAAManda]

This is a good step from Marseille considering that the results they got last season were not good, only being ranked 8th in the Ligue 1 standings, even though the previous season they were in the top 3 of the standings. Mason Greenwood is also still young (22 years), this could be a double advantage for Marseille, on the one hand they get a new striker to add to the squad, especially on the front line, and on the other hand it's a long-term investment, last season with Getafe he was successful made 10 goals & 7 assists from 30 appearances, not bad at all.

Not only did they finish in a bad position, because Marseille may also have been a worse team last season because they failed to finish in a better position than Lyon, who previously had bad results at the bottom of the standings. With results like that, of course Marseille really needs to make improvements regarding better players in every line to be able to make Marseille get better results in every match. Although indeed, we also cannot fully believe that Mason Greenwood will have a great impact for Marseille.

I also noticed something strange, I thought Marseille were at the bottom of the standings at the start of the season and because of that getting 8th in the standings was not a bad thing, it turns out I was wrong, that it was not Marseille but Lyon. I think these reasons are enough for Marseille, they have to improve, they have to make the team return to the Marseille that people used to know.

[Velvet78]

When it comes to Osimhen topic, there are still fresh news written about him and PSG. They are still pushing for him after losing Mbappe for free. There is a price tag of 130 million euros for now as you have also said. Some sources such as DailyMail are writing it like PSG is trying to convince Napoli for a deal of 100 million euros.

This reminds me of the Harry Kane transfer by Bayern Munich. I feel like PSG is also going to find a middle course with Napoli, maybe for around 110-115 million euros. 

I believe Napoli should sell Osimhen while they have a good chance. Otherwise their story might also turn into the Mbappe - PSG one.

[mammusu]

When it comes to Osimhen topic, there are still fresh news written about him and PSG. They are still pushing for him after losing Mbappe for free. There is a price tag of 130 million euros for now as you have also said. Some sources such as DailyMail are writing it like PSG is trying to convince Napoli for a deal of 100 million euros.

This reminds me of the Harry Kane transfer by Bayern Munich. I feel like PSG is also going to find a middle course with Napoli, maybe for around 110-115 million euros. 

I believe Napoli should sell Osimhen while they have a good chance. Otherwise their story might also turn into the Mbappe - PSG one.

Losing Mbappe makes PSG have to immediately get a replacement at this time in order to keep PSG able to compete in the Champions League next season, previously Napoli had tried to lower the price of Mbappe to 100 million euros from the previous 130 million, this Napoli did after many teams withdrew to buy Osimhen at the price they had previously set,  so that if indeed PSG is currently interested in recruiting Osimhen, of course the price that may be an agreement is around 100 million or maybe 95 million euros, because after all Napoli also really needs money to be able to immediately recruit Lukaku from Chelsea at this time, PSG has actually tried to recruit Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia for 200 million euros but Napoli only wants to sell Osimhen for now while Kvaratskhelia is still the player they will keep it next season.

The situation of Mbappe and Osimhen is very different in my opinion, if Osimhen still stays at Napoli next season, Napoli still has a lot of time to sell him because Osimhen contract will expire in 2026, but Mbappe actually said want to leave after his contract with PSG was only a few months away and at that time PSG continued to try to extend Mbappe' contract but Mbappe refused and preferred to leave for free thi season. 

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Marseille are still battling to secure a move for Mason Greenwood within 48 hours and it looks like it will be a thrilling few moments if the deal is locked. Marseille has given 30 million euros including bonuses to Manchester United and it seems this is still a serious consideration for the Red Devils whether to release the player or not.

Among the clubs that were rumored to be interested in this player, such as Dortmund, Juventus, Napoli, Lazio, it seems that only Marseille was the one who really got this player. Seeing the agreement between the Man United club and Marseille, this club seemed to move quickly before the player changed his mind. He didn't perform too bad when he was loaned to Getafe. In fact, this club wanted to make him permanent, it's just that they didn't have enough finances to buy this player. Even so, many clubs are still targeting him even though he has been caught in a scandal.

On the other hand, this deal will also see Mason Greenwood contracted for 5 years and I think Marseille made the right move. However, if progress shows good things and Mason Greenwood's performance can be sharper, then Marseille will also benefit from his sale in the future. But first Marseille's focus is on needing his services to improve the attack line which has started to dull since last season.

Mason Greenwood actually still has good potential, he is also still young, so Marseille can hone his skills so that he can become a good player in the future. The most important thing is that Marseille has tried to improve their front line by recruiting this player who they hope can lead to a positive direction, especially competition in League 1 next season it looks like it will feel competitive after Mbappe leaves.

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you are right, It didn't make sense to me why Greenwood was joining Marseille's squad. Firstly, Greenwood is a young player at only 22 years old. And he is quite talented. Greenwood even managed to perform well with Getafe last season. I think Greenwood could have been with a better squad. However, Greenwood can become more experienced with Marseille. Because Greenwood will get a lot of opportunities in this squad.

But Marseille team is lucky to have Greenwood. Greenwood is a talented young player. And Greenwood's fitness is good enough. And Marseille will certainly benefit from Greenwood's addition to the squad. Ligue 1 is relatively less competitive. So Greenwood might be able to score more goals next season.

Of course, this will be Marseille's best signing because Greenwood is a player who has quality and still deserves a better place, but Greenwood is still having difficulty getting a team because his case has not been accepted by many parties, and in Marseille they have not fully accepted Greenwood's arrival the mayor of Marseille also very firmly rejected the player's presence and asked the club to block his transfer, but the club has confirmed that it will come to this player and now the agreement is almost complete.

Greenwood's arrival will also have its own benefits for the club because everyone admits that he is very good at scoring from any side, and also for Greenwood he will also get a good opportunity to play in the French league because there it will make it easier for him to develop himself even better and of course Greenwood will becomes an important project for Marseille for next season.

[Zlantann]

It was Osimhen's own fault for accepting the contract extension because after all, at that time Osimhen was also basically very confident to stay at Napoli even though Napoli had clearly changed coaches. After all, at that time I also said that Osimhen had made the wrong choice, because it was very likely that it would be difficult to leave when the results obtained decreased after the success in the previous season to get the Scudetto.

His biggest problem now is the price tag placed on him by Napoli and this was necessitated by the extension of his contract. I wouldn't blame him for accepting an extension because he just wanted to be good to a club that has supported him and given him the chance to become a world-class striker. He wanted the club to get some funds from his transfer. The ball is in the court of Napoli, they should reduce the amount they want from his transfer. If they don't, he might end up remaining in the Napoli this season.

Mason Greenwood actually still has good potential, he is also still young, so Marseille can hone his skills so that he can become a good player in the future. The most important thing is that Marseille has tried to improve their front line by recruiting this player who they hope can lead to a positive direction, especially competition in League 1 next season it looks like it will feel competitive after Mbappe leaves.

Mason Greenwood has been a good player in Manchester United. The reason why he fell out with the club was because the attempted rape and assault allegations against him, a case that was later dropped. Since then he has found it difficult to get a club because the fans of some clubs don't want him because of these allegations. The city mayor of Marseille even criticized the club for the interest in the English player but it seems Roberto de Zerbi's led Olympique de Marseille downplayed the attack and went ahead to sign this young player.

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This is a good step from Marseille considering that the results they got last season were not good, only being ranked 8th in the Ligue 1 standings, even though the previous season they were in the top 3 of the standings. Mason Greenwood is also still young (22 years), this could be a double advantage for Marseille, on the one hand they get a new striker to add to the squad, especially on the front line, and on the other hand it's a long-term investment, last season with Getafe he was successful made 10 goals & 7 assists from 30 appearances, not bad at all.

Not only did they finish in a bad position, because Marseille may also have been a worse team last season because they failed to finish in a better position than Lyon, who previously had bad results at the bottom of the standings. With results like that, of course Marseille really needs to make improvements regarding better players in every line to be able to make Marseille get better results in every match. Although indeed, we also cannot fully believe that Mason Greenwood will have a great impact for Marseille.

I also noticed something strange, I thought Marseille were at the bottom of the standings at the start of the season and because of that getting 8th in the standings was not a bad thing, it turns out I was wrong, that it was not Marseille but Lyon. I think these reasons are enough for Marseille, they have to improve, they have to make the team return to the Marseille that people used to know.

As bad as the first half of the year was for Lyon, the second half of the year was even better. That's why this year should be better for Lyon. I'm sure that they will be far from the bad graphics of last year at the beginning of the year. Lyon is a team we are accustomed to seeing at the top of the French league. Marseille, on the other hand, experienced a decline last year. They should be more competitive this year with a more competitive squad.

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Greenwood can actually compete in La Liga. He is a young player and has great talent. But I think his decision to move to Marseille this season was also a good decision. Greenwood is still 22 years old and maybe he will get lots of opportunities to play with Marseille. Greenwood has competed in the EPL so I think he will have no difficulty adapting and will become one of the best strikers in Ligue 1. I hope Greenwood can perform very well and consistently in Ligue 1 and will see his name on the list of Ligue 1 top scorers.

Young strikers who have played in the EPL will certainly not have much difficulty adapting to a new team in Ligue1, especially since the competition in Ligue1 itself is not that competitive. However, with Greenwood's presence in Marseille in Ligue1, it is certainly hoped that it can bring a little change to the competitive scene so that Marseille can become a tough rival for PSG next season, although I am also not immediately convinced that Marseille will be able to stop PSG from winning again in Ligue1 next season.

[Frankolala]

Greenwood can actually compete in La Liga. He is a young player and has great talent. But I think his decision to move to Marseille this season was also a good decision. Greenwood is still 22 years old and maybe he will get lots of opportunities to play with Marseille. Greenwood has competed in the EPL so I think he will have no difficulty adapting and will become one of the best strikers in Ligue 1. I hope Greenwood can perform very well and consistently in Ligue 1 and will see his name on the list of Ligue 1 top scorers.

Young strikers who have played in the EPL will certainly not have much difficulty adapting to a new team in Ligue1, especially since the competition in Ligue1 itself is not that competitive. However, with Greenwood's presence in Marseille in Ligue1, it is certainly hoped that it can bring a little change to the competitive scene so that Marseille can become a tough rival for PSG next season, although I am also not immediately convinced that Marseille will be able to stop PSG from winning again in Ligue1 next season.

Marseille don't have what it takes to be a rival to PSG who the league is like a birth right to them. PSG is the only best team in Ligue 1 and so far we have not seen a club that is competent enough to win the league from PSG but I believe that in future there will be one.

This was how Bayern dominated Bundesliga for a long time until last season that Leverkusen was able to build their team and dominated Bundesliga without reserve, so I believe someday we will see PSG in second or third place in Ligue 1.

[rendravolt]

When it comes to Osimhen topic, there are still fresh news written about him and PSG. They are still pushing for him after losing Mbappe for free. There is a price tag of 130 million euros for now as you have also said. Some sources such as DailyMail are writing it like PSG is trying to convince Napoli for a deal of 100 million euros.

This reminds me of the Harry Kane transfer by Bayern Munich. I feel like PSG is also going to find a middle course with Napoli, maybe for around 110-115 million euros. 

I believe Napoli should sell Osimhen while they have a good chance. Otherwise their story might also turn into the Mbappe - PSG one.

Mbappe's story will certainly make any team experience quite a long trauma because his original team will not get a penny if his contract ends. While there is still interest from PSG and they are willing to pay a large fee, Napoli should not have to think long about accepting it.

But perhaps there are several factors that they cannot ignore so that this rumor will continue. On the other hand, PSG also has to do more to convince Napoli to let Osimhen go because his name is also quite big and can boost the popularity of Ligue One. Here we are starting to rarely see star players and I think Osimhen can bridge this so that other players can come to France.

[LUCKMCFLY]

However, it is highly likely that Osimhen will get a big move this summer. PSG, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Al Hilal are reportedly interested in the 25-year-old’s services, but nothing concrete has emerged yet, and everything has been silent for a while.

But in a new development according to Transfer News Live, PSG are still seriously interested in Osimhen, but they are unwilling to meet Napoli’s €130 million (?230 billion) valuation.

Napoli wants to get rid of Victor Osimhen as they have eyes on Romelu Lukaku therefore PSG will have a good chance of signing Victor Osimhen if they want him. Victor is ready to move and also willing to reduce his wages but Napoli is holding him back as he has a very high prize tag but PSG need a star player in their squad since they have lost Mbappe to Real Madrid therefore they should go for him and not be worried about his price tag. Osimhen can fill Mbappe shoes and score many goals since the French league is less physical as the Italian league. If PSG doesn't show much interest they'll lose Osimhen to other teams as I think other top teams are following up with the transfer update and looking for a good opportunity to come in and steal Victor osimhen.

I don't doubt the strategies that Napoli can have , but it is really hard to let go of a great player like Osimhen and hire another great player, but who does not perform for 90 minutes, yes, Lukaku is very good, for me he is one of the defenders that any team would like to have, but he can't last 90 minutes, his performance drops enormously, and Napoli needs to have a constant attack, because that is the way I see that they can play Inter on equal terms , oh to the teams that will take over first lace in the first games of the new season, of course that is my opinion.

but:

Victor Osimhen transfer decision already confirmed amid Chelsea talk and PSG meeting

Victor Osimhen is a player who continues to be linked with a move to Chelsea as Enzo Maresca looks to strengthen his squad ahead of the new season starting in just a few weeks time.

Chelsea have been linked with an interest in the Napoli striker for some time. He has a release clause of £110 million in his contract signed just over six months ago with Napoli expecting to receive the full amount if they are to let him leave this summer.

Source:https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/transfer-news/victor-osimhen-transfer-decision-already-29556928

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But Marseille team is lucky to have Greenwood. Greenwood is a talented young player. And Greenwood's fitness is good enough. And Marseille will certainly benefit from Greenwood's addition to the squad. Ligue 1 is relatively less competitive. So Greenwood might be able to score more goals next season.

Greenwood can actually compete in La Liga. He is a young player and has great talent. But I think his decision to move to Marseille this season was also a good decision. Greenwood is still 22 years old and maybe he will get lots of opportunities to play with Marseille. Greenwood has competed in the EPL so I think he will have no difficulty adapting and will become one of the best strikers in Ligue 1. I hope Greenwood can perform very well and consistently in Ligue 1 and will see his name on the list of Ligue 1 top scorers.

Yes Greenwood has enough experience at Manchester United and that experience he can bring to the French league 1 and I also think that Greenwood will not disappoint Marseille considering that he has a pretty good talent with his young age, he can still develop quite well for Marseille, on the other hand also Marseille is one of the big teams in the French league 1 which might be able to bring Greenwood to be one of the best competing players as a goal executor in the French league 1 top scorer board.

We hope to be much better and this league 1 becomes a competitive league again, after seeing PSG who is not so dominant with his players it is estimated that the competition will be better in the French league 1.

[Docnaster]

Greenwood can actually compete in La Liga. He is a young player and has great talent. But I think his decision to move to Marseille this season was also a good decision. Greenwood is still 22 years old and maybe he will get lots of opportunities to play with Marseille. Greenwood has competed in the EPL so I think he will have no difficulty adapting and will become one of the best strikers in Ligue 1. I hope Greenwood can perform very well and consistently in Ligue 1 and will see his name on the list of Ligue 1 top scorers.

Young strikers who have played in the EPL will certainly not have much difficulty adapting to a new team in Ligue1, especially since the competition in Ligue1 itself is not that competitive. However, with Greenwood's presence in Marseille in Ligue1, it is certainly hoped that it can bring a little change to the competitive scene so that Marseille can become a tough rival for PSG next season, although I am also not immediately convinced that Marseille will be able to stop PSG from winning again in Ligue1 next season.

@bestcoins1 I totally agree with your submission about young players who started their professional football career in England and how they tend to succeed in other leagues. The English Premier League is arguably the strongest league in the whole world and that's why you see young stars who struggled to establish themselves in the league blossom whenever they join other league but for Mason Greenwood, he was already a star at Manchester United before the alleged rape incident that almost cost him his career. Last season, we saw how he was impressive for Getafe who I thought will sign him permanently but since he is now an Olympic Marseille player, I have strong belief that the Englishman will excel in the French club.