Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 194. (Read 192860 times)

To be honest, I would like to see a team like PSG reach the final, It's time for them or Barcelona to make the difference by reaching the final. I think these teams have a lot of potential. With respect to Luis Enrique, for me he was a coach who didn't share many of my ideas, but I've seen a big change in him He has a different way of seeing football. He's very interested in the players and takes into account their experience, youth and limits. I think the team he's putting together now is powerful, I think this time they would be much more frightening than before when there wasn't that famous trident.

Money is indeed one of the main attractions for a player, but not all players can be convinced by money, they usually have broader thoughts than that. For example, when they can show very good abilities in a big club, then money will come to them, even they will be fought over as the most expensive player. What I know is that Nico Williams is more interested in joining Barcelona, ​​but the problem is in Barcelona with their finances.

I heard they are determined and will do everything they can to get this player. That's a good thing, but won't that cause problems later on? It is feared that Barcelona will experience a worse situation than what they are experiencing now if they push themselves too hard to bring in this player. Their rival is Paris Saint Germain which is clearly better financially, well they have to be ready to compete, especially since I heard Paris Saint Germain is willing to double their offer.

I was found some news related to this transfer but i am not sure this would be valid news or not and indeed before Euro Cup ended Barcelona has been attempts to negotiate with Bilbao about Nico Williams transfer and Bilbao has decide to sell Nico Williams as long as there is any team who willing to pay according to Nico Williams transfer clause which approximately 58 millions and at that time Barcelona has been agree to pay according to the price but Barcelona probably have to sell the players first before buying Nico Williams

Until now this transfer is lack of progress because whether it Barcelona and Bilbao haven't reach an agreement for this transfer and PSG have realize this situation and they were attempts to hijack Nico Williams and if Nico Williams is willing to moved from Bilbao and go to PSG i think this transfer can be done quickly because for rich team just like PSG 58 million is nothing and until now PSG still trying to convince Nico Williams to moved

PSG and Barcelona both of this teams is really confident can gets Nico Williams signature and let see it who is the winner of this race whether it PSG with the power of money or Barcelona can able to be the winner however until now Nico Williams is still silent and he never give any statements will leave Bilbao or stayed at this team and Bilbao seems very tired of this situation that if this transfer not happened then probably they will decide not sell Nico Williams and will give him new contract

PSG will go for other players this summer. On the records, Paris Saint-Germain are financial stable to get the signature of any potential player, it's been one of the true form of Les Parisiens over the years. The president, Nasser Al-Khelaifi have been fighting tirelessly for a title but it turns out they're not just on the main rating clubs when it comes to trophies.

Nico Williams is pure talent, coming up and performing at top stage is magnificent. The spaniard is close to Barcelona because he's from Spain and also play in the La Liga. Most of his friends are actually Barcelona players, especially his close friend, Lamine Yamal. These are the persuasive factors that will convince Nico Williams to join the club.

Williams himself has given his green light to Barcelona and I think he is very interested in Barcelona, ​​​​but all of that is not impossible for PSG even though Barcelona has gotten the green light from Williams but Barcelona must face Laliga to agree to the terms, because Barca's current position is a club that is financially weak but they still dare to pursue players, I think PSG still has a chance if Laliga rejects Barcelona's deal, I think Williams is also better off playing at PSG they can give him a good project and make it a positive thing for his future, because PSG is currently also ambitious to find a replacement for Mbappe and this is a good thing for Williams to come there and give what he has to the big Paris club. But if he wants to go to Barca of course he has to wait for a long time and it is not easy and in my opinion his choice can still change to PSG if PSG gives everything to Atl.Bilbao to convince their players to move to PSG, in my opinion PSG's chances are greater than Barcelona because they do not have the money and PSG is ready to pay for it.

Although PSG has more money to make young players like Nico William believe in them, we must also see that there are also young players who are not so tempted by money from a club that they may not want. So Nico William's closeness to Barcelona is actually a form of Nico William's desire to be able to be on the Barcelona team next season even though his contract has not been signed until now. Apart from that, I also respect PSG's seriousness in bringing in talented young players to increase their strength next season so that PSG can go further in the UCL competition later.

I think this is one of the factors why Paris Saint Germain cannot develop better when they are in a bigger competition. Like it or not, the competitive level in the domestic league will affect their performance. In Ligue 1 they can very easily win the title without any pressure, they are so comfortable that they may forget that they also have to be able to improve even more. It is different when they are in a very competitive competition, whether they like it or not they have to always develop to be able to survive in the competition. While in Ligue 1 they look the same from year to year, because even if that happens they still will not get any pressure from other teams.

For me, this is too much if Paris Saint Germain does all this, because they seem to be forcing themselves to get what they want. Although they are financially very supportive, it is beyond reasonable limits. They do not learn from what they felt in the past, and that does not guarantee that the players they pay can pay for what they spend. There should be a brake that can limit them in doing something, I see them as if they are doing whatever they want just because they have the money to pay the player. Is there not a single person in management who can control all of that? including the club owner? I see it as a worrying sight.

This is the right choice in my opinion, by canceling their interest in Osimhen because Osimhen himself is not in good condition so it is not good for him to be labeled as 100 million, it is better for them to target the Atl. Bilbao player who is currently playing very well and has succeeded in bringing his country to win the Euro title this year, Nico is a very effective player to replace Mbappe so of course PSG management chose him because his game is very good and he is above Osimhen if I say so, especially Osimhen who is currently prone to injury makes PSG also afraid to buy him and Enrique is an experienced coach so he knows who is more suitable to enter his squad. Nico is a great potential for the future of PSG but they have to persuade Nico to go to Paris because the player is very much wanted by Barcelona but it seems that Barcelona cannot meet the requirements asked by Bilbao, and this is a good opportunity for PSG to convince him that their project is better than Barcelona's offer, for me PSG is the right place for Nico to develop of course with the presence of coach Enrique will help him to be better than now.

I think it's crazy how PSG can double Nico Williams' buyout clause to that amount while they don't want to pay Victor Oshimen who they have been eyeing even though Napoli seems willing to release Oshimen for 100 million euros to PSG and that is the right price considering Oshimen's greatness so far. I think PSG only wants to compete with Barcelona because this club is very ambitious to bring in Nico Williams, even though I think Victor Oshimen is no less good than Nico Williams. PSG is indeed a club that is difficult to predict, other clubs try to negotiate, while PSG does the opposite, increasing the offer so that they can get the players they want more easily

Before the deal with Barcelona was made, PSG still had the opportunity to bring in Nico William. PSG who have financial strength, can easily convince Nico to join them, especially since PSG is ready to pay more than the release clause to Athletic Club and PSG is ready to offer Nico Williams twice the salary that Barcelona is offering.

Currently Nico William is very close to Barcelona, ​​but anything can happen before the contract signing takes place. PSG are still trying to beat Barcelona in the hunt for Nico William, they will do anything to add strength to the attack line, maybe Osimhen will also be brought in as a form of their seriousness in building a squad to be able to compete in the UCL.

It's no longer news that Paris Saint Germaine have shown interest in signing Spain international Nico Williams from his club Athletic Bilbao but from all indications, it seems Williams is going to sign for Barcelona this summer. If not for Barcelona's current financial crises that's been limiting from signing high profile players, the deal about Nico Williams would've been signed ahd sealed before now but nevertheless, I believe they'll get his signature in few weeks from now. Paris Saint Germaine we know is trying to sign a quality forward player that'll replace Kylian Mbappe at the club which I think they'll surely get before the end of the transfer window

Yes, it is indeed reported that PSG is also working hard to get Nico Williams. However, until now there has been no further news regarding the continuation of this Left Winger. because so far, the competition to get him is competing with Barcelona which has been rumored since the beginning, but only because of the lack of fee to bring him to Barcelona. His position is as a Left Winger, but his playing style is indeed for an attacking Left Winger. and with his outstanding performance during EURO 2024 yesterday, it is very reasonable why PSG also wants to be in the race to get this 22-year-old player. And indeed this news is increasingly prominent after PSG decided to pull out of Osimhen because the price offered was too high.

Source: PSG working hard to compete for Nico Williams

I totally agree with PSG, for me they are a team that is Actively looking to improve their signings, to do so with extreme quality regardless of the prices, for me that is what they should do, their star is gone, Mbappé is something that cannot be done more for him , the Sheikh has to take a Chance this time, I consider that not only so that they can be the leaders of Ligue 1 but to go very far in the UCL , this is something that Luis Enrique has in mind , he will not let his team Stay in the first phase.

Why Napoli will not shift ground in Victor Osimhen negotiations with Paris Saint-Germain




Source: https://soccernet.ng/2024/07/why-napoli-will-not-shift-ground-in-victor-osimhen-negotiations-with-paris-saint-germain.html

You are right that it is difficult to find suitable opponents for PSG in Ligue 1. PSG is the richest club in Ligue 1 and also has the strongest squad. If PSG still can't win the title then it's their bad luck and failure.

The Monaco team competed for the title with PSG last season. Apart from Monaco, teams like Lille and Lyon are strong enough. However, the overall performance of this team has been erratic. The Lens team performed brilliantly in the 2022–23 season. And was just 1 point behind PSG. The team moved to seventh place in the table in the 2023–24 season. So it is impossible to predict so quickly which team will compete with PSG for the title next season.

Before PSG was taking over by Nasser Al-Khelaifi and became an rich team in Ligue 1 people have heard Lyon as the strong team in this competition even Lyon until now still hold the records as the team who can able to gets Ligue 1 trophy 7 season in a row from season 2001/2002 until 2007/2008 at that time Lyon is very strong and hard to beated and these records still cannot surpassed by PSG although in the last 10 years they were very dominate Ligue 1 so if we see from their history i think Lyon is much better than PSG

Unlike PSG who always be rely on the power of money to buy the players and build the squad but Lyon is fantastic because when Lyon is ruling Ligue 1 they never spend a lot of money to became an big team in this league because at that time to build solid team Lyon only rely on their young players from their academy but unfortunately in the last 10 years Lyon performance was decline and they cannot repeat their achievement until now

Talking about the contender for PSG for race title i think it's hard to find the decent opponents for them this because other big teams in this competitions such as Monaco, Lille or even Marseille cannot keep up the consistency of PSG even so with Lyon because i am not really sure they can became an strong contender for PSG but i personally quite confident Lyon have good chances to finish at higher position compared to last season and why i says so because since last season Lyon progress under Pierre Sage is very impressive

The two options Nico Williams have now are two great ones and if he said he won’t go after the money and will want to play with his country man Yamal, he’ll accept to move to Barcelona than moving to PSG. Athletic Bilbao will be certainly persuaded by this huge offer and will prefer to sell the player to PSG than selling him to Barcelona. Money is not an issue for PSG now and they can even triple Barcelona’s offer who are fighting and having challenges in their finances. Both teams are okay for him to join, but with the way the bidding is going, he’ll likely join PSG than joining Barcelona.


Why don’t they get the two players and have them on board, I think it’ll be to their great advantage in the next season. They’ve both played well before now and would be good replacements. They can even play them both at the same time because if I can remember in the Euros, Nico William was playing from flank and not the main striker as Osimehn will be the best choice for that. I also saw that Osimehn is not open to Saudi move, I just hope he gets a good club here instead of joining the Saudi side.

The osimhen deal is very shaky and appears like it may not pull through due to the circumstances around it so it's very likely PSG may take the chase for Nico Williams even serious now as they have got the financial advantage over Barcelona to getting him. Osimhen serving as a replacement for Mbappe may not be the intention because PSG is literally scouting around to see If they can find a better option for which they would leave the chase for osimhen and be on the new chase. Well osimhen would be a good replacement actually as he will fit in the position because he's a striker too.

It is definitely very hard for Bilbao to make Nico Williams stay on the team and keep him for the next season. Because Bilbao is not a strong team and Nico Williams wants to play in the team where he can achieve some titles. That's why the offer from PSG and Barcelona can be interesting for him.
On the other hand, Bilbao doesn't have a good enough financial situation to make Nico Williams stay by offering him more money.

To be honest, although Lyon has a good history of getting the Ligue 1 trophy but anyway, since PSG dominates the league I absolutely cannot say Lyon has a chance to be able to repeat its success like in the past. Because anyway, at least only to compete in the top four is also very unlikely for Lyon. Therefore,  I personally find it difficult to expect Lyon to be able to compete in the race for the trophy, because it seems that other teams have a better chance than Lyon such as Monaco and maybe some other teams too.

But, if predicting other teams that are able to beat PSG in the title race, I personally think at this moment there is no team that can beat PSG. Although indeed, it will be a chance for other teams next season because it is likely that PSG will experience a decline in performance as well,  after Mbappe departure. But still,because PSG also still has a great coach Luis Enrique, then I believe Luis Enrique is still able to make PSG have dominance and good results even though there is no Mbappe in the squad.

Young players who can show good performances will be fought over by big teams to join them. It's not just once or twice that we see young players who end up being fought over, one of the reasons is that they are given a lot of playing minutes, so they will be more confident and can show their best performance utilizing the trust given by the coach to them. Nico Williams is one of those who is now being fought over, big teams from various different leagues are fighting to get him. Paris Saint Germain from Ligue 1, Barcelona from La Liga to Chelsea from the Premier League. Now he has to find a team that really fits and he also has to be able to get a main place in the team that wants him. I personally recommend that he join a team from La Liga or the Premier League, because in my opinion if he joins Paris Saint Germain there the competition is less competitive which might have an impact on his performance.