Ligue 1 Transfers: Clubs Recruiting This Month

The 2025 winter transfer window will close on Monday February 2 at 8 p.m. in France. Until then, Olympique de Marseille or Paris FC, among others, have the opportunity to strengthen their squad for the second part of the season, while Olympique Lyonnais and Stade Rennais have already made good progress.

OM welcomes Timber and awaits Nwaneri

Quinten Timber, a 24-year-old Dutch international, has officially been with Marseille since Friday. His transfer for 4.5 million euros is considered a good deal for OM, less for Feyenoord Rotterdam. The midfielder, praised for his versatility, has signed until 2030 with the current 3^e of Ligue 1.

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He will not be the last Olympian reinforcement. Ethan Nwaneri, 18, is expected in the coming days according to sports director Mehdi Benatia. Barred by competition at Arsenal, his training club, the English international hopefuls will be loaned to OM. “It was the only position where we didn’t overtake, we didn’t have anyone behind Mason (Greenwood)”justified Benatia at the microphone of Canal+also hoping to convince Angers to give up Algerian midfielder Himad Abdelli by the end of the transfer window.

SEE ALSO – Nwaneri’s only goal this season, against Arsenal-Brighton in the English League Cup last October (2-0)

Paris FC on all fronts

Since its takeover by Antoine Arnault a year and a half ago, Paris FC has not been embarrassed in the transfer market. Midfielder Marshall Munetsi and winger Lucas Koleosho have already settled in the capital this winter, in the form of loans. This is what the PFC tends to favor, especially for a center forward.

After its offer of €25 million refused by Angers for Sidiki Chérif (19 years old) and the failure of the path leading to Edin Dzeko (39 years old, ex-Manchester City, AS Roma and Inter Milan who signed for Schalke), Paris is focusing on Neal Maupay. According to The TeamOM is open to a sale, less to a loan. Substitute at the end of last season, the former Niçois and Stéphanois (29 years old) has hardly played since the end of the summer.

The Parisian club also intends to strengthen its defense. Always according to The TeamGiulian Biancone is a hot lead. Trained in Monaco and passed through Troyes, the 25-year-old Frenchman takes the bench at Olympiakos. Diego Coppola, a 22-year-old Italian international, is an alternative. The latter is also champing at the bit in Brighton, England.

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Angers, Lyon and Rennes have made good progress

Branco van den Boomen, playing master of Toulouse FC between 2020 and 2023, returns to France. The Dutch midfielder is on loan from Ajax Amsterdam to Angers. To compensate for Abdelli’s future departure? Transfer rumors are rather a thing of the past for the rest of the L1 clubs. Rennes has just acquired Sebastian Szymanski, Polish left-handed midfielder, for €10 million from Fenerbahçe. Lyon struck hard from the start by loaning Endrick to Real Madrid. The final days could nevertheless see several teams panic.