List of French football transfers summer 2019

This is a list of French football transfers for the 2019 summer transfer window. Only transfers featuring Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 are listed.

Ligue 1

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Paris Saint-Germain

In: No. Pos. Nation Player 21 MF   ESP Ander Herrera (from Manchester United) [1] 19 MF   ESP Pablo Sarabia (from Sevilla) [2] 30 GK   POL Marcin Bułka (from Chelsea) [3] 25 DF   NED Mitchel Bakker (from Ajax) [4] 22 DF   FRA Abdou Diallo (from Borussia Dortmund) [5] 27 DF   SEN Idrissa Gueye (from Everton) [6]

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF   ARG Giovani Lo Celso (to Real Betis, previously on loan) [7] 1 GK   ITA Gianluigi Buffon (to Juventus) [8] 25 MF   FRA Adrien Rabiot (to Juventus) [9] 13 DF   BRA Dani Alves (to Sao Paulo FC) [10] 27 FW   FRA Moussa Diaby (to Bayer Leverkusen) [11] – MF   FRA Gaëtan Robail (to Lens) [12] 21 FW   USA Timothy Weah (to Lille) [13] — MF   POL Grzegorz Krychowiak (to Lokomotiv Moscow) [14] 24 MF   FRA Christopher Nkunku (to RB Leipzig) [15]

Lille

In: No. Pos. Nation Player 21 FW   USA Timothy Weah (from Paris Saint-Germain) [13] – DF   MOZ Reinildo Mandava (from Belenenses) [16] 21 MF   BFA Abou Ouattara (from KV Mechelen, previously on loan) [17] – DF   MAR Saad Agouzoul (from Kawkab Marrakech) [18] – GK   BRA Léo Jardim (from Rio Ave) [19] – GK   ANG Manuel Cafumana (from 1º de Agosto) [20] – MF   FRA Benjamin André (from Rennes) [21]

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player — DF   MLI Youssouf Koné (to Lyon) [22] — MF   BRA Thiago Mendes (to Lyon) [23] 19 FW   CIV Nicolas Pépé (to Arsenal) — MF   NED Anwar El Ghazi (to Aston Villa, previously on loan) [24]

Lyon

In: No. Pos. Nation Player — FW   FRA Boubacar Fofana (from Gazélec Ajaccio) [25] — GK   ROU Ciprian Tătărușanu (from Nantes) [26] — MF   BRA Jean Lucas (from Flamengo) [27] — DF   MLI Youssouf Koné (from Lille) [22] — MF   BRA Thiago Mendes (from Lille) [23] — DF   DEN Joachim Andersen (from Sampdoria) [28]

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   LUX Christopher Martins (to Young Boys) [29] — DF   FRA Ferland Mendy (to Real Madrid) [30] — MF   FRA Jordan Ferri (to Montpellier) [31] — MF   FRA Tanguy Ndombele (to Tottenham) [32] — MF   FRA Hamza Rafia (to Juventus) [33] — DF   MAD Jérémy Morel (to Rennais) [34]

Saint-Étienne

In: No. Pos. Nation Player — DF   FRA Alpha Sissoko (from Clermont) [35] — DF   FRA Harold Moukoudi (from Le Havre) [36] — DF   FRA Lucas Llort(from Montpellier II) [37]

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player 4 DF   FRA William Saliba (to Arsenal) [38]

Marseille

In: No. Pos. Nation Player

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player

Montpellier

In: No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   FRA Jordan Ferri (from Lyon) [31]

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player – GK   FRA Benjamin Lecomte (to Monaco) [39] — DF   FRA Lucas Llort(to Montpellier II) [37] – FW   BEL Isaac Mbenza (to Huddersfield Town, previously on loan) [40]

Nice

In: No. Pos. Nation Player

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player

Reims

In: No. Pos. Nation Player

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player - DF   BEL Björn Engels (to Aston Villa) [41]

Nîmes

In: No. Pos. Nation Player

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player

Rennes

In: No. Pos. Nation Player — DF   MAD Jérémy Morel (from Lyon) [34]

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player 15 DF   ALG Ramy Bensebaini (to Borussia Mönchengladbach) [42] 21 MF   FRA Benjamin André (to Lille) [21] 23 DF   SEN Ismaïla Sarr (to Watford) [43] 40 GK   CZE Tomáš Koubek (to Augsburg) [44]

Strasbourg

In: No. Pos. Nation Player 5 DF   CIV Lamine Koné (from Sunderland, previously on loan) [45]

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player

Nantes

In: No. Pos. Nation Player 13 DF   MLI Molla Wagué (from Udinese) [46]

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player — GK   ROU Ciprian Tătărușanu (to Lyon) [26]

Angers

In: No. Pos. Nation Player

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player

Bordeaux

In: No. Pos. Nation Player

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player

Amiens

In: No. Pos. Nation Player – DF   SWE Emil Krafth (from Bologna (previously on loan))

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player – DF   SWE Emil Krafth (to Newcastle United) [47]

Toulouse

In: No. Pos. Nation Player

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player

Monaco

In: No. Pos. Nation Player – MF   POR Gelson Martins (from Atlético Madrid,previously on loan) [48] – GK   FRA Benjamin Lecomte (from Montpellier) [39]

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF   FRA Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel (to Mainz 05) [49] – MF   FRA Guévin Tormin (to Châteauroux) [50] – GK   ESP Álvaro Fernández (to SD Huesca) [51] – MF   BEL Youri Tielemans (to Leicester City, previously on loan) [52] – MF   FRA Ibrahima Diallo (to Brest, previously on loan) [53]

Dijon

In: No. Pos. Nation Player - DF   GAB Bruno Ecuele Manga (from Cardiff City) [54]

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player 22 MF   KOR Kwon Chang-hoon (to Freiburg) [55]

Metz

In: No. Pos. Nation Player 6 MF   CIV Victorien Angban (from Chelsea, previously on loan) [56]

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player

Brest

In: No. Pos. Nation Player – MF   FRA Ibrahima Diallo (from Monaco) [53]

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player

Ligue 2

Caen

In: No. Pos. Nation Player

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player

Guingamp

In: No. Pos. Nation Player

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player 11 FW   FRA Marcus Thuram (to Borussia Mönchengladbach) [57]

Troyes

In: No. Pos. Nation Player

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player

Paris FC

In: No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF   SRB Strahinja Tanasijević (from Chievo (loan)) [58]

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player

Lens

In: No. Pos. Nation Player – MF   FRA Gaëtan Robail (from Paris Saint-Germain) [12]

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player

Lorient

In: No. Pos. Nation Player

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player

Le Havre

In: No. Pos. Nation Player

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player 4 DF   FRA Harold Moukoudi (to Saint-Étienne) [36]

Orléans

In: No. Pos. Nation Player

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player

Grenoble

In: No. Pos. Nation Player

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player

Clermont

In: No. Pos. Nation Player

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player 22 DF   FRA Alpha Sissoko (to Saint-Étienne) [35] – FW   FRA Florian Ayé (to Brescia) [59]

Châteauroux

In: No. Pos. Nation Player – MF   FRA Guévin Tormin (fromo Monaco) [50]

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player

Niort

In: No. Pos. Nation Player

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player

Valenciennes

In: No. Pos. Nation Player

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player

Nancy

In: No. Pos. Nation Player

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player

Auxerre

In: No. Pos. Nation Player

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player

Sochaux

In: No. Pos. Nation Player

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player – MF   FRA Lucien Agoumé (to Inter Milan) [60]

Ajaccio

In: No. Pos. Nation Player

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player

Rodez

In: No. Pos. Nation Player

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player

Chambly

In: No. Pos. Nation Player

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player

Le Mans

In: No. Pos. Nation Player

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player

See also

• 2019–20 Ligue 1
• 2019–20 Ligue 2

References

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2. "Pablo Sarabia s'engage avec le Paris Saint-Germain jusqu'au 30 juin 2024". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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27. "Official: Jean Lucas joins Olympique Lyonnais". Football News 24. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
28. "Transferts : Joachim Andersen (Sampdoria) a signé à l'OL (officiel)". L'Équipe (in French). 12 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
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40. "Loan: winger Isaac Mbenza signs!". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. 9 August 2018.
41. "Transfer news: Aston Villa sign centre-back Björn Engels". www.avfc.co.uk. Aston Villa F.C. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
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52. "Youri Tielemans à Leicester City". asmonaco.com/ (in French). AS Monaco FC. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
53. "Ibrahima Diallo à Brest". asmonaco.com/ (in French). AS Monaco FC. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
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External links

• Official site of the FFF
• Official site of the Ligue 1