Lille loses its champions

Published: July 18, 2023

By: Manu Tournoux

After Jonathan Bamba, José Fonte said goodbye to Losc. There are not many Lille executives left who were champions of France two years ago.

Barely two years old, and Lille has since lost a large number of 2020-2021 French champion players. This Tuesday, the transfers of José Fonte (Braga) and Jonathan Bamba (Celta Vigo), free since July 1 and the end of their contract with the northern club, were formalized.

Of the workforce trained at the time by Christophe Galtier, only Jonathan David, Benjamin André and Yusuf Yazic remain, back from loan from Trabzonspor (Turkish D1), if we talk about regular players at the time. .

Tiago Djalo, the young Portuguese defender, appeared 17 times in Ligue 1 during the title season. Lucas Chevalier, the current goalkeeper, belonged to the Lille group as number three.

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Manu Tournoux

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