After three months of competition and a third of Ligue 1 already contested, a first assessment can be made of the transfer window with its successes and failures. It’s the traditional tops/flops among our French teams. We take into consideration the performances of rookies in the championship, but also on the European scene. Today, it’s time to make good recruitment choices, starting with the teams at the top of the table.
Direction Marseille then with Nayef Aguerdpurchased for €23 million in the very last hours of the transfer window. The 29-year-old defender immediately brought stability and experience to a rearguard that has lacked it in recent months. With already 12 matches played, the Moroccan has emerged as the strong link in the Marseille defense with the added bonus of a goal scored against PSG for his club’s first victory in the championship at the Vélodrome against its great rival since 2011. Surprising 3rd in Ligue 1, Racing Club de Lens made many good choices during the last transfer window.
Lens got it right
We think of Robin Risserarrived for €3 million from Strasbourg after being loaned last year to Red Star. The 20-year-old goalkeeper made a very good debut with the Sang et Or (11 matches, 3 clean sheets), confirmed by his new call-up to the France Espoirs team where he shares playing time with Guillaume Restes. He is also helped by Matthew Udolwhose transfer from FC Metz was difficult but it was worth it. As a left piston or in central defense, he quickly established himself as a sure value in the eyes of Pierre Sage (11 matches played, 1 assist).
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He teams up with Samson Baidoowhose contribution has also been very interesting since the start of the season. The young 21-year-old Austrian (10 games, 2 goals) is the worthy heir of Kevin Danso, who arrived from RB Salzburg for €8 million all the same. Finally, Mamadou Sangare has become an essential pawn in the midfield. The Malian also comes from Austria, he also cost €8 million, but from Rapid Vienna. Recruiters in the Austrian Bundesliga definitely have a keen eye. Finally, how to forget Florian Thauvin with his 2 goals in 11 matches. Having become the team’s master player, the former Marseillais was even recalled to the Blues last month.
The Igamane and Sulc revelations
Neighbor Lille is not left out with its well-stocked recruitment. Olivier Létang can pride himself on having been right with Hamza Igamane. Arriving a few hours before from Rangers (€11.5 million), the Moroccan striker scored twice in Lorient. Two months later, he has 7 goals (1 assist) in 13 appearances in all competitions. His teammate Felix Correia It cost €7 million to bring him from Gil Vicente but he is already proving to be an excellent choice with his 3 goals and 4 goals in 15 matches.
Left side, Romain Perraud also does good. The full-back from Betis (€3 million) has already scored twice with an assist in 11 games. A great find. It is the same thing for Pavel Sulche who has already struck 5 times, in addition to 3 assists in 15 matches. The Czech is quite simply OL’s top scorer this season. In terms of satisfaction, Tyler Morton figures prominently since he immediately became the official taker of set pieces, in addition to achieving very good performances in the game (14 appearances, 1 goal).
Panichelli already rewarded
How to make a top recruits without mentioning Joaquin Panichelli ? Strasbourg certainly does not regret having signed a check for €16.5 million to flush him out of Alavés. With his 9 goals in Ligue 1, 10 including the Europa Conference League, the Argentine striker has even been called up for the first time for the national team. The championship’s top scorer is closely followed by Esteban Lepaulwho left Angers for Stade Rennais (€13.5 million) at the very end of the transfer window. The striker is one of the rare satisfactions in Brittany at the start of the season where he has already scored 7 goals. Finally, further down in the table, we can cite Fodé Doucourérecruited free from Red Star by Le Havre, Hervé Koffi loaned by Lens to Angers, who also brought in Amine Sbai as a joker. Finally, Lorient had a keen eye with Arsène Kouassibought for €1.2 million from AC Ajaccio.
