France’s most sought-after coach has found a solution to every problem to leave Lille on the cusp of an amazing achievement
By Adam White for Get French
Football News
Lille have been one of Ligue 1’s most competitive sides since Christophe Galtier’s appointment in 2017 but if they reach their promised land on Sunday the size of their achievement will be difficult to overstate.
Lille will be champions if they win at Angers or, failing that, if they match
Paris Saint-Germain’s result away to Brest. PSG’s yearly budget is well over four times the size of Lille’s €150m allowance. As L’Équipe reported this year, PSG have 13 of the 15 highest-paid players in French football, Wissam Ben Yedder and Cesc Fàbregas of Monaco being the other two. Lille’s first-choice team cost a little over £66m, about a third of what PSG paid for either Kylian Mbappé or Neymar. Title rivals Monaco and Lyon also have significantly bigger budgets.