French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Mayor of ogba]

PSG is owned by a wealthy man the team has never lacked financial support from the owners and when they were hungry to win the champions League they signed Messi, Neymar, Ramos and they had Mbappe in one team. They have a good advantage to win one trophy each season and now that they have won the champions League for the second time they have made more money and it should be enough to finance the team and the new players they want.

As you know PSG is owned by a wealthy man, so even without PSG winning the Champions League the man that owned PSG is very much capable of financing the team and the new players they want, but it's good that PSG won the Champions League because the man that owned PSG want his club to be among the clubs that won the Champions League.

[qurbanshah02]

PSG is owned by a wealthy man the team has never lacked financial support from the owners and when they were hungry to win the champions League they signed Messi, Neymar, Ramos and they had Mbappe in one team. They have a good advantage to win one trophy each season and now that they have won the champions League for the second time they have made more money and it should be enough to finance the team and the new players they want.

As you know PSG is owned by a wealthy man, so even without PSG winning the Champions League the man that owned PSG is very much capable of financing the team and the new players they want, but it's good that PSG won the Champions League because the man that owned PSG want his club to be among the clubs that won the Champions League.

This is something that every team wants to achieve, but their management people spend according to their own property and those who are in the management of PSG spend more so that their team gets stronger and wins this title and their demand is high. Although, if we consider this, PSG has acquired quite good and strong players and thanks to this they are successful in the Champions League and the French League. PSG has had a strong dominance for 2 years and they will also put weight on other teams in this effort and struggle. Their thinking is quite good according to this because PSG has to be included in the strong teams of the world, for this they have less than all the league titles. They will win some titles this time too so that their history is better and stronger.

[wakier]

Do you expect big signings on PSG side? Like a new CF for example? Honestly I'm not expecting them to make a big signing for the position despite some rumours.

Why? Because Luis Enrique already doesn't use a natural CF there. You know Dembélé is playing there as long as he isn't injured. However Milan has submitted an offer for Gonçalo Ramos. If they sign him then Luis Enrique would like to fill his place for squad depth of course.

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I don't expect there to be any new signings, maybe another defender, which is the thing that Paris Saint-Germain currently lacks but i would say that they still defend very well with what they have, clearly they have devastating players in attack, which every time they touch the ball is a problem for all the teams in the world.

Even though they are still quite good with the current squad, they still have to recruit new players to make their performance stronger, other teams will definitely increase their strength if PSG is not like other teams maybe PSG performance will still be the same as this season. After all, their strength is not only to compete in League 1 but also have to fight hard in the Champions League where all the best teams will make changes and are ready to fight for everything to be able to win the title there so PSG must not be left behind by other teams.

[Slow death]

They can only resist this for as long as the offers are below their expectations, but trust me, if someone brings in some big money, they will sell.
Following PSG's success, I think in the next few years, there is going to be an inflow of oil money into other potentially big clubs. We saw the same thing play out in the English Premier League. Remember when Roman bought Chelsea? Rich folks started getting interested in other top clubs in the league, and the rest is history.

These are clubs that have been around for many years; the members, the directors, they all treat the club as a long-term business with very high profits that they don't even declare, so they're not going to sell their gold mine. When it comes to clubs in the third division, fourth division, or in some cases the second division, and that haven't been profitable, then these clubs are easier to sell. Now, in the case of first division clubs, especially in leagues like Ligue 1, the directors are unlikely to sell. It's true that there are cases like Chelsea, Manchester United, and many other first division clubs that have been sold, but these are few and far between.

[Swordsoffreedom]

As you know PSG is owned by a wealthy man, so even without PSG winning the Champions League the man that owned PSG is very much capable of financing the team and the new players they want, but it's good that PSG won the Champions League because the man that owned PSG want his club to be among the clubs that won the Champions League.

The owner of PSG is very rich. They have a lot of money. Over the past years we have seen psg  spending huge amounts of money on player purchases. In particular, PSG spent a record amount of money to buy Neymar. The psg owner has not skimped  on spending money.

PSG won two Champions Leagues with the help of Luis Enrique. Their squad is now quite strong and stable. He has been able to bring the expected results. So now if Enrique wants big fund for player purchase then  it's definitely psg management will give him I'm sure. Also we have seen PSG owner giving big funds to most of the managers to buy players and  strengthen the squad.

[Oluwa-btc]

Do you expect big signings on PSG side? Like a new CF for example? Honestly I'm not expecting them to make a big signing for the position despite some rumours.

Why? Because Luis Enrique already doesn't use a natural CF there. You know Dembélé is playing there as long as he isn't injured. However Milan has submitted an offer for Gonçalo Ramos. If they sign him then Luis Enrique would like to fill his place for squad depth of course.

https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2070223382243672093

Goncalo Ramos already left for Ac Milan already, so most definitely we're seeing a replacement for him. And with South Korea out of the  world cup competition,  the move of Lee Kang to Atlético Madrid will most definitely actualize because he has to plan himself and be ready ahead of the new season. I have seen the news and I know he will be the replacement for Antonio Griezmann who left for a new club overseas.
He was promised fresh players nonetheless by the club president. There's every possibility he will get it done.

[Velvet78]

I don't expect there to be any new signings, maybe another defender, which is the thing that Paris Saint-Germain currently lacks but i would say that they still defend very well with what they have, clearly they have devastating players in attack, which every time they touch the ball is a problem for all the teams in the world.

Gonçalo Ramos signed for Milan shortly after I mentioned the potential deal here. It is even a record-breaking signing for Milan for around 75 million euros.

The number is really insane though! I would never want to spend so much money on a player who isn't even the first choice at his team. Dembélé is playing there even though he isn't number 9 naturally.

Now I'm wondering how much PSG will spend to fill his place...  

[tygeade]

If you spend way too much money and get a lot of players, you may ruin something good. Like PSG could go out, and spend half a billion dollars tomorrow if they want to, owner has that kind of money and FFP would allow it since PSG won everything for the past wo years so they can show income as well.

It means, they are capable of doing it if they ever wanted to, but should they? They should not. Because we are talking about a situation where we are seeing PSG already winning, if you are already winning then why would you end up spending that much money? That makes no sense at all and I would highly suggest that they would only make some small changes and get some young future potential 23-24 year old (or younger) players for the bench.

[Akbarkoe]

If you spend way too much money and get a lot of players, you may ruin something good. Like PSG could go out, and spend half a billion dollars tomorrow if they want to, owner has that kind of money and FFP would allow it since PSG won everything for the past wo years so they can show income as well.

It means, they are capable of doing it if they ever wanted to, but should they? They should not. Because we are talking about a situation where we are seeing PSG already winning, if you are already winning then why would you end up spending that much money? That makes no sense at all and I would highly suggest that they would only make some small changes and get some young future potential 23-24 year old (or younger) players for the bench.

PSG already has a solid team and does not need to change too much in the existing squad and structure, they don't need to spend a lot of money like other teams looking for players to fulfill the needs of a team that is not optimal, and yes they certainly have the right to make transfers like that, but they don't need to do it, the potential of young players is necessary for their future and that is one important part.
 
I think what PSG should do is just individual improvement in terms of their players and improve the ability of the players in teamwork, because that will be an important part, the better the cooperation the better the game, and actually it is very difficult to correct the champion.

[Stormisover]

PSG is owned by a wealthy man the team has never lacked financial support from the owners and when they were hungry to win the champions League they signed Messi, Neymar, Ramos and they had Mbappe in one team. They have a good advantage to win one trophy each season and now that they have won the champions League for the second time they have made more money and it should be enough to finance the team and the new players they want.

As you know PSG is owned by a wealthy man, so even without PSG winning the Champions League the man that owned PSG is very much capable of financing the team and the new players they want, but it's good that PSG won the Champions League because the man that owned PSG want his club to be among the clubs that won the Champions League.

Normally that man should be respected in terms of funding the transfer market, like I highly recommend him for that, and the good thing is after all his years of none stop spendings it's really paying off as it stands, he's won the exact trophy that has been their problem and not just once but twice, and that will even motivate him to spend more because he will want his team to remain at their peak, because as it stands now he's still got the best club in the world, and he wouldn't want that title to slip from him, so he will still spend more.

[Egii Nna]

PSG is owned by a wealthy man the team has never lacked financial support from the owners and when they were hungry to win the champions League they signed Messi, Neymar, Ramos and they had Mbappe in one team. They have a good advantage to win one trophy each season and now that they have won the champions League for the second time they have made more money and it should be enough to finance the team and the new players they want.

As you know PSG is owned by a wealthy man, so even without PSG winning the Champions League the man that owned PSG is very much capable of financing the team and the new players they want, but it's good that PSG won the Champions League because the man that owned PSG want his club to be among the clubs that won the Champions League.

Yeah, PSG were blindly looking forward to winning the Champions League trophy back then, but now they have achieved that goal twice in a row, which is a very impressive achievement for them. However, seeing the league dominated by only them for a long time is becoming boring. None of the other teams in Ligue 1 are financially capable like PSG in the Champions League we all believe that, which is why it will be an easy one for any of the teams that decide to challenge them. Still, competition is deeply needed in Ligue 1.

[GiftedMAN]

Yeah, PSG were blindly looking forward to winning the Champions League trophy back then, but now they have achieved that goal twice in a row, which is a very impressive achievement for them. However, seeing the league dominated by only them for a long time is becoming boring. None of the other teams in Ligue 1 are financially capable like PSG in the Champions League we all believe that, which is why it will be an easy one for any of the teams that decide to challenge them. Still, competition is deeply needed in Ligue 1.

From what was seen last season it's obvious that no team in Ligue1 is capable of challenging PSG for the league title what that means is that PSG will keep dominating the league until one team decides to up their game by signing quality players to increase their squad depth. In the champions League PSG is satisfied now after winning two times but that doesn't mean they won't continue to play to see if they can equal the record of Real Madrid in the champions League.

[Egii Nna]

From what was seen last season it's obvious that no team in Ligue1 is capable of challenging PSG for the league title what that means is that PSG will keep dominating the league until one team decides to up their game by signing quality players to increase their squad depth. In the champions League PSG is satisfied now after winning two times but that doesn't mean they won't continue to play to see if they can equal the record of Real Madrid in the champions League.

Dropping PSG from that throne of dominating Ligue 1 will not be an easy task, we all know that, so all those other teams will just continue to do their best until they get a better intervention to buy more players and increase their strength. Furthermore, the Champions League will not be that easy on them anymore. We all know PSG are still capable of winning, but considering how the summer is going, I don’t think the pressure in the Champions League next season will be that easy, though PSG are still among the favorites to win the trophy.

[Mayor of ogba]

Gonçalo Ramos signed for Milan shortly after I mentioned the potential deal here. It is even a record-breaking signing for Milan for around 75 million euros.

The number is really insane though! I would never want to spend so much money on a player who isn't even the first choice at his team. Dembélé is playing there even though he isn't number 9 naturally.

Now I'm wondering how much PSG will spend to fill his place...  

I came across this news on Facebook a few days and what came to my mind was, the need for PSG to sign a new player has come. I agree, AC Milan paying €75 million for Gonçalo Ramos that isn't a regular started at PSG is outrageous, but I believe before they made up their mind to pay such amount of money to secure the signature of Gonçalo Ramos they saw something in him and they believe he would be a great addition to their squad.

[M47AK16]

This is something that every team wants to achieve, but their management people spend according to their own property and those who are in the management of PSG spend more so that their team gets stronger and wins this title and their demand is high. Although, if we consider this, PSG has acquired quite good and strong players and thanks to this they are successful in the Champions League and the French League. PSG has had a strong dominance for 2 years and they will also put weight on other teams in this effort and struggle. Their thinking is quite good according to this because PSG has to be included in the strong teams of the world, for this they have less than all the league titles. They will win some titles this time too so that their history is better and stronger.

The thing about a team winning UCL, you do not have to spend that much money anymore. Like they spent even 200+ million some years, and yet last year it was only 80 million, by logic even some midtable premier league teams spend that much.

Net spending of PSG for the past 5 years is nearly 600 million, which is a lot, but the last 2 years they had 80 and 80 million, so the two teams that won the PSG, had only 160 million spent on it, all the money was beforehand, to build that team. By comparison, even for past 5 years, there are 5+ teams that spent more just at premier league.

[$weetne$$]

Exactly you are right that one loss at the start of the season does not actually determine how the league will end or who will win the league PSG have always have always been a strong team since I know them and they have the ability to recover from whatever they are facing and still meet up in the league because even senior players like Neymar and Mbappe were unavailable due to injuries or during the COVID 19 pandemic they still remained one of the strongest teams in Ligue 1 so psg can still meet up definitely.

With the Ligue 1, PSG has always got a way around it such that they always know how to recover and create that chances to win the league title,  so even if it happens that they are suffering a loss or two at the beginning of the season,  they still will be able  to win the title by the end of the season,  they know how to place priorities on games they know will be of high impact and determining factor to their chances,  so they probably know when to loose and when not to and that is why the early losses have little to no effect on them as it regards winning  the title.  So untill the season is over,  PSG always have a chance at the Ligue 1.

[Oluwa-btc]

Gonçalo Ramos signed for Milan shortly after I mentioned the potential deal here. It is even a record-breaking signing for Milan for around 75 million euros.

The number is really insane though! I would never want to spend so much money on a player who isn't even the first choice at his team. Dembélé is playing there even though he isn't number 9 naturally.

Now I'm wondering how much PSG will spend to fill his place...  

Tye same way they spend huge bucks to get a player is the same way they do when selling a player to make profit. I can also recall how difficult they made it for Manchester United to sign Manuel Ugarte.
He will be a good signing for AC Milan. Ruben Amorim should still be exploring who stays and leaves though. But the purchase of Gonçalo Ramos is important. You need such intelligent point man in your squad.
They will most definitely get a replacement and we have from now until first of September before the transfer window closes. They will most definitely purchase a quality CF.

[Velvet78]

After Gonçalo Ramos' leaving the team to sign Milan, do you think PSG will decide to make a change in their transfer policy for the position? I mean like a target striker or a complete forward...

If you remember, they were interested in Osimhen in the past. Maybe an offer for him?    But probably I'm just creating theories that won't ever come true. Luis Enrique must be happy with his current system with Dembélé on the front.

[letteredhub]

From what was seen last season it's obvious that no team in Ligue1 is capable of challenging PSG for the league title what that means is that PSG will keep dominating the league until one team decides to up their game by signing quality players to increase their squad depth. In the champions League PSG is satisfied now after winning two times but that doesn't mean they won't continue to play to see if they can equal the record of Real Madrid in the champions League.

Dropping PSG from that throne of dominating Ligue 1 will not be an easy task, we all know that, so all those other teams will just continue to do their best until they get a better intervention to buy more players and increase their strength. Furthermore, the Champions League will not be that easy on them anymore. We all know PSG are still capable of winning, but considering how the summer is going, I don’t think the pressure in the Champions League next season will be that easy, though PSG are still among the favorites to win the trophy.

Displacing PSG from the top would require a strategic approach that requires lots of finances to execute, however I believe it is also possible if the right resources are available, PSG is not invincible as anticipated, they can be dethroned but it would require a club in France that can match PSG in every area, you need a good coach that can motivate the players and make them believe that they can snatch the title from PSG, you also need a team with a blend of experience and ambition, that way it becomes easier to contend with the current French champions.

[disbil]

After Gonçalo Ramos' leaving the team to sign Milan, do you think PSG will decide to make a change in their transfer policy for the position? I mean like a target striker or a complete forward...

If you remember, they were interested in Osimhen in the past. Maybe an offer for him?    But probably I'm just creating theories that won't ever come true. Luis Enrique must be happy with his current system with Dembélé on the front.

Selling Goncalo Ramos with 70 million fees transfer I think PSG made smart transfer scheme because the player not really playing well for PSG and most spending at the bench than get more minutes playing. I think easy for PSG looking for replacing position leave by Goncalo Ramos with fresh fund 70 million euro, I think PSG need back up players only because the central forward usually fill by Dembele although he can play well as winger position.

I think the World Cup 2026 have many youth talented players exactly for central forward, have much money after selling Goncalo Ramos I think more enough for PSG to sign new central forward who playing quite consistent for their national team in world cup.