Lille coasted to second in Ligue 1 last year. Things are not going as well this time around but Rémy continues to be influential
By Adam White and Eric Devin for Get French
Football News
Much of Lille’s recent success under Christophe Galtier has been down to their unfettered, young and previously unheralded attacking players. There is plenty to be said about the improvements made by goalkeeper Mike Maignan and the steadying influence José Fonte has on the back four, but what has consistently caught the eye is their ability to play on the front foot, utilising the pace of Jonathan Bamba, Jonathan Ikoné, and, of course, Nicolas Pépé – their breakout star before he signed for
Arsenal last summer.
Victor Osimhen has been their star attraction this season. The 21-year-old Nigeria forward – who was born a week after Kylian Mbappé – is jousting with Mbappé, Wissam Ben Yedder, Moussa Dembélé and Neymar for the Ligue 1 golden boot, having scored 13 goals so far. Osimhen joined Lille last summer after a solid but not superb season in
Belgium with Charleroi, having previously failed to make a huge impression for Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga.