October 6, 2020 at 7:40 a.m. by Arthur Herniou
A strange transfer window ends on Monday evening.
It was this Monday, October 5 that the 2020 summer transfer window ended, made special by the context. Delayed in time, this transfer window was much less hectic than the previous ones, with much lower amounts and a tendency for loans. The expenses and revenues recorded by French clubs have fallen by more than half compared to last season. As with PSG or OM, most Ligue 1 teams have a balance between expenses and income, negative.
PSG and OM less active than expected, not Rennes
Both forced, by the situation, to spend at best and at least, PSG and OM have not been able to strengthen themselves, in view of the Champions League, as they would have dreamed. After exercising the € 50m buyout of Mauro Icardi, PSG remained rather discreet in the transfer window, and consolidated their squad with loans, without really succeeding in reducing their payroll and replenishing their funds. The Marseille rival encountered the same limits. Despite the admittedly late departure of Bouna Sarr for Bayern Munich, it has been difficult for OM to find liquidity and to take advantage of this transfer window. Quite the opposite of third qualifier for the Champions League, Rennes, who managed to strengthen his team in almost every position, while downsizing, with the departures of Raphinha for Leeds and Edouard Mendy for Chelsea.
LOSC, OL and ASSSE winners of the transfer window
A few records fell here and there in Ligue 1, especially in Saint-Etienne. ASSE, which needed to bounce back, financially and sportingly, after finishing in 17th place last season, completed the biggest start in its history with Wesley Fofana, who went to Leicester for 35 million euros, excluding bonus . An explanation for the very favorable balance of transfers in Forez. Similarly, the sale of Victor Osimhen to Naples for 70 million euros without variables allowed LOSC to be active in the market, on the eve of a European season. Good operation also for OL, who were able to sell more than buy, after a missed season and a greedy 2019 transfer window.
The balance of transfers from Ligue 1 clubs over the 2020-2021 summer transfer window
| Club | Expenses | Recipes | Balance in transfer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angers SCO | 11 M € | € 10.7m | -0.3 M € |
| AS Monaco | 40.5 M € | € 13.8m | – € 26.7 million |
| AS Saint-Etienne | 4.5 M € | 44 M € | + € 39.5m |
See the details of Ligue 1 on page 2