Ligue 1 Flops of the Season | Layvin Kurzawa (PSG)

In a five part series, GFFN Chief Features Writer Eric Devin names his top five flops of the Ligue 1 2015/16 season. Last but not least, PSG’s Layvin Kurzawa.

Club: PSG

From: AS Monaco

Fee: €25M

Games: 19

Goals: 3

Assists: 5

Widely expected to displace Maxwell upon his arrival, finally delivering on the promise that he displayed during his time with France’s youth squads, Kurzawa’s season has instead been largely a disappointment.

Despite decent attacking statistics, the former Monaco player managed to only feature in barely half of PSG’s matches after his arrival. He butted heads with teammates on more on than one occasion, and was rarely included in the club’s biggest matches.

The recent news that Maxwell, 35 in August, will be retained for another season serves as perhaps the biggest indictment of how the player is viewed, as does his failure to usurp Lucas Digne in the national team picture.

While Kurzawa is still somewhat young at 23, the amount of experience that he has means that maturity must come soon if it ever does.  

Read More:

Ligue 1 Flops of the Season | Claudio Beauvue (Lyon)

Ligue 1 Flops of the Season | Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon)

Ligue 1 Flops of the Season | Kolbeinn Sigthorsson (Nantes)

Ligue 1 Flops of the Season | Guido Carrillo (AS Monaco)

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Toulouse approach Jessy Pi

According to L’Équipe, Ligue 1 outfit Toulouse have approached AS Monaco central midfielder Jessy Pi over a possible summer transfer.

The 22 year old French defensive midfielder spent the 2015/16 campaign on loan at ESTAC Troyes and was undeniably their best player in an otherwise torrid season for the newly-relegated to Ligue 2 side.

Barcelona frightened of losing Neymar to PSG

According to Gianluca Di Marzio, Brazilian forward Neymar could leave Barcelona for PSG after Les Parisiens made an enormous salary offer to the player which has left FCB feeling very worried.

PSG are ready and willing to pay the €220m release clause in the player’s contract and have offered him an enormous provisional salary deal.

Barcelona have sent their top negotiator, Sanllehi, to Brazil, who has been in the country since Friday and will spend the whole week there in a bid to convince Neymar’s agents about signing a contract extension.

Barcelona are really struggling to deal with the situation at present.

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Official | Thomas Guerbert switches Sochaux for Clermont

Sochaux today have confirmed that central midfielder Thomas Guerbert will leave the club to join Clermont Foot on a two-year-contract.

The central midfielder was about to go into the final year of his contract at the Ligue 2 club, but the 27-year-old who spent three seasons as Sochaux will move on to fellow Ligue 2 club Clermont Foot.

Guerbert joined Sochaux in 2013 from Dijon for £1.31M, making 51 appearances in that time, scoring one goal and grabbing four assists. His Sochaux career suffered a tough start when he sustained a serious injury back in 2013 against AS Saint-Etienne.

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Lyon set to offer €5m for Roger Martinez?

According to Olé, Lyon are set to make a €5m offer for Racing Club striker Roger Martinez.

The 22 year old Colombian international has featured in the Copa America, but has a release clause of €8m and therefore Racing Club have no intention of accepting such an offer if it did come to the table.

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Nampalys Mendy: “Ranieri knows how to make me improve.”

Leicester City’s brand new defensive midfielder Nampalys Mendy discussed his move to the Premier League champions in an interview with L’Équipe. Highlights.

On his first impressions of Leicester:

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My first impressions are very good. Everyone came to me to aid me in settling in. It allows me to get my bearings quicker even if I do not speak the language well and that I am, for now, the only Frenchman here. I cannot wait for the entire squad to return and to get to my English lessons.

In terms of the facilities, it is different to Nice. They have more resources. It makes a difference notably in terms of the level of the gym!

On reuniting with Claudio Ranieri:

Our initial reunion went well. I was able to have my first discussion with him and he immediately put me at ease. He was happy to see me again and vice versa. He played a big part in me coming to Leicester.

He knows me and he knows how to improve me. He knew how to do that perfectly at Monaco. He is the same person, loyal to himself and always joyful. Even if he is pernickety and demanding when it comes to work.

On his ambitions:

I want to first prove that I can play and succeed in the Premier League. As a group, I want to help the club to stay on the run that it is on and therefore to win titles.

On following N’Golo Kanté’s footsteps & playing for France:

To play for the French national team, it is certainly a dream. But in my way of advancing, I am focusing solely on my work and on the pitch. The rest is not an obsession. For me, only work counts. And if your work is supposed to pay off, it will pay off.