Monaco has an excellent management. They know how to recruit smartly and sell their players.
Nice I'm very skeptical.
Lyon:Chinese investors entering in the shareholding structure of Lyon. They will sell Lacazette and/or Tolisso so in a position to invest a lot next summer.
They need to find the right balance between young players and reliable confirmed players.
Lille: question mark but there is a new ambitious investor and Bielsa coming.
Marseille - contrary to last season - would be in a position to prepare well the next season. The new shareholder acquired the club 4 months ago. They really want to challenge PSG/Monaco
Contrary to the 90s and 00s, the high-profile players essentially play for 2-3 clubs, let's say 4 clubs max. And these clubs have the best domestic academies. The DNA of the French league is to sell his best domestic players but we do have 2-3 clubs capable to retain them.
I'm rather inclined to think the improvement of Ligue 1 mainly rely on the quality of coaches. If France won 2 European cups at the club level in his history, it's partly because of the limited quality of the French coaches.
In 2010, we had 1 or 2 foreign coaches against 6 now. PSG and Monaco have reliable (foreign) coaches.
During this season, the coach of Nantes Girard was replaced by the already successful Sergio Conceicao... and Bastia recently recruited a Portuguese coach.
Next season, Bielsa will come back in France to coach Lille.
The landscape is changing quickly so next season will be very interesting