The situation club by club before the start of the winter transfer window of Ligue 1, on January 1:
Angers
Degrease.
Having failed to significantly reduce its payroll this summer, Angers should try it again this winter.
Among the players with good market value, point guard Angelo Fulgini could be sold, but the club do not intend to go below 15 million euros.
The attacker Mohamed-Ali Cho is also courted but there too, the requested sum seems prohibitive since the Angers president Saïd Chabane evokes "at least 40 million euros".
In the event of departures, the club could sign ex-Tottenham and Schalke 04 midfielder Nabil Bentaleb, who has been training with the reserve for several months.
Brest
Faivre key to the transfer window.
Brest does not intend to be active, except in the event of the departure of Romain Faivre.
AC Milan inquired last summer and the player did not hide his interest.
In the event of a satisfactory offer, that is to say at least 15 million euros, the attacking midfielder could leave and launch the Brest transfer window.
“If we can get something moving, yes.
One or two players would be good, ”summed up coach Michel Der Zakarian.
Bordeaux
A central defender and a midfielder.
The Girondins, who don't need to sell if they don't buy anyone, are considering some adjustments.
Departures could occur among less used players (Kalu, Maja, Zerkane).
In the direction of the arrivals, are evoked the profiles of a midfielder and a central defender, who could be the Venezuelan Jackson Porozo, who plays at Boavista, club led by Gérard Lopez, also president of the Girondins.
Finally, Bordeaux could lift the option to buy the Honduran striker and revelation of the start of the season Alberth Elis, set at 6 million EUR.
Clermont
Recruits hoped for.
Clermont should be looking for one or two attackers.
In central defense, decimated, the club is counting on the return of injured players in early January.
“We need a bit of freshness and outside players.
We are not going to upset the team, ”underlines coach Pascal Gastien.
Lens
Berg the only recruit?
Lens has already announced the arrival of Norwegian defensive midfielder Patrick Berg.
Lens technician Franck Haise does not necessarily expect more movement in January.
He will count above all on the returns of the injured (Kakuta, Saïd, Machado), but also on Seko Fofana, who will favor Racing over the Ivorian selection during the African Cup of Nations.
Lille
Ikoné departing.
French international Jonathan Ikoné is very close to a transfer to Fiorentina.
But this may not be the only major departure that Losc, in search of liquidity, will have to manage this winter since left side Reinildo, at the end of his contract, and midfielder Renato Sanches, courted, have a good exit in the event of a satisfactory offer.
For the rest, status quo in sight: “There won't be a lot of modifications and changes.
Once again, the objective is to keep an efficient and competitive team, ”President Olivier Létang said on the L'Equipe channel on Saturday.
Lorient
Offensive reinforcement expected.
Drifting in L1, Lorient targets several positions, including that of defensive midfielder facing the injury of captain Fabien Lemoine.
The Lille Cheikh Niasse thus interests the Hake.
An offensive reinforcement could also arrive, if there is a departure.
In this sense, the door is open for the Austrian Adrian Grbic.
In a tense budgetary context, President Loïc Féry warned in an interview with the daily Ouest-France that he "does not have a lot of resources".
Lyon
Turn everything upside down at OL.
Lyon must face the departures from the CAN of Karl Toko Ekambi, Islam Slimani and Tino Kadewere.
But the club is also counting on the return of Jeff Reine-Adelaide, who is coming back from a long injury, and will target opportunities by anticipating the summer market, with perhaps the recruitment of a defensive midfielder for example.
Finally, the Iranian striker from Zenith Saint Petersburg Sardar Azmoun would be in the sights of OL.
Marseilles
Reinforcement in attack, if ... Jorge Sampaoli does not hide that he lacks "two or three players" to complete his workforce.
The Argentine technician would undoubtedly like a left winger, a position where no one has won.
But the financial situation of OM does not allow any madness and any arrival should go through prior departures.
Croatian defender Duje Caleta-Car remains a priori the most credible candidate for a transfer, as well as midfielder Boubacar Kamara, at the end of his contract in June.
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Metz
"Very difficult" equation.
With the CAN, Metz should lose players on all lines (Oukidja, Bronn, Kouyaté, Alakouch, Maïga, Boulaya, Nguette ...).
Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik, who trains in Metz to get back in shape, could come to strengthen the central defense, a sector weakened during the CAN.
“We have needs, that's obvious.
We have a very difficult equation to manage, ”admitted coach Frédéric Antonetti.
Monaco
Vanderson approaching.
The young Brazilian right-back of Gremio Porto Alegre Vanderson could be the first Monegasque recruit in the transfer window.
"Nothing has been done for the moment but his profile interests us", admitted Wednesday the vice-president Oleg Petrov, in search of a player to compensate for the possible departure in June of Djibril Sidibé, at the end of the contract.
For the rest, an auxiliary striker could arrive in the event of the departure of Wilson Isidor.
Montpellier
The opportunity of an attacker.
"A versatile striker, perhaps deep, can help us," said Montpellier coach Olivier Dall'Oglio, who nevertheless mentions a transfer window of "extra".
The name of Algerian attacking midfielder from Nîmes (L2) Zinédine Ferhat, at the end of his contract in June, resurfaced after contacts made last summer.
Nantes
Calm on the horizon.
Even if Moses Simon, Jean-Charles Castelletto, Charles Traoré and Kalifa Coulibaly are due to leave for CAN in January, Nantes should not recruit.
Antoine Kombouaré did not ask for any reinforcement from his president.
On the other hand, Nantes would like to slim down, by separating for example from Renaud Emond or Anthony Limbombé.
The management did not however plan to separate from Jean-Kévin Augustin, affected by a long Covid and still with the reserve team.
She would like to put him back on his feet first.
Nice
Claude-Maurice towards a loan.
Nice recruited a lot last summer and should be more discreet this winter.
Departures could still be compensated, with a possible loan for midfielder Alexis Claude-Maurice and desires elsewhere for defender Hassane Kamara.
Several players will also miss the first weeks of 2022, due to the African Cup of Nations (Atal, Boudaoui, Lemina, Kamara).
Paris SG
Degreasing mission.
As in the past two years, little movement is expected at PSG during the winter.
The club is still digesting the last summer transfer window, which saw the arrivals of Lionel Messi, Gianluigi Donnarumma or Achraf Hakimi.
It is on the departures side that we must turn.
The names of players who play little are mentioned by the press to be loaned, such as Mauro Icardi, Rafinha (Real Sociedad?), Colin Dagba or Sergio Rico, but their salaries can be a problem.
The biggest issue remains the extension of superstar striker Kylian Mbappé, whose contract expires next June.
A possible failure in the negotiations could push the PSG to invest in the market for scorers.
From January?
Reims
Busi expected.
In search of a defender, Reims would have set his sights on Maxime Busi, a 22-year-old Belgian side who plays in Parma (D2), says the Italian press.
As for the departures, the group should move very little.
The club must also settle end of contract next June (Doumbia, Abdelhamid, Konan, Cafaro).
Reindeer
Satu quo.
The Rennes collective seems to be in place and the only doubt remains the central defense, deprived of Nayef Aguerd expected at CAN.
A few weeks ago, the sporting director, Florian Maurice, admitted looking for a central defender for the winter.
Coach Bruno Genesio, he believes that he has recourse within his group and has closed the door to any arrival linked to absent from the CAN, refusing to "strengthen for three or four weeks".
Saint Etienne
Rescue mission.
The club is weighed down by departures from CAN (Khazri, Bouanga, Moukoudi, Neyou).
ASSE will formalize the recruitment of Joris Gnagnon, a central defender lacking playing time in Rennes.
With Etienne Green's elbow injury, ASSE could recruit a goalkeeper but also a midfielder and a striker.
"We must hurry to recruit to strengthen the team, bring more dynamism and consistency in all lines," said coach Pascal Dupraz.
But with what means, in a financially bloodless club?
Strasbourg
Calm expected.
Strasbourg did not plan to recruit despite the departure to CAN of defender Alexander Djiku and striker Habib Diallo.
Barring a big offer, the Alsatian leaders will not let anyone go.
However, players little or not used could look elsewhere, like Majeed Waris.
Goalkeeper Bingourou Kamara was loaned six months to the Belgians from Charleroi.
Troyes
Maybe an attacker?
The first mission of Troyes is to degrease.
In the direction of the arrivals, the Estac needs to strengthen itself as a central striker to compensate for disappointing offensive statistics.
In the middle of the field, an additional element would not be too much.