All French Ligue 1 transfers going through in the summer of 2008 are on this page. For our transfer news column, see our transfer rumours section.
This page is updated frequently, so if you find a transfer not listed here, put it in the comments and we’ll add it. This page lists Ligue 1 clubs only, and confirmed transfers only.
Last Updated: 2 September 2008
Auxerre
In: Jeremy Berthod (undisclosed, Monaco), Cedric Hengbart (undisclosed, Caen), Moussa Narry (undisclosed, Etoile du Sahel), Dariusz Dudka (undisclosed, Wisla Krakow), Amadou Sidibe (undisclosed, Djoliba Bamako)
Out:
Bordeaux Transfers
In: Yoann Gourcuff (loan, AC Milan), Yoan Gouffran (undisclosed, Bordeaux), Diego Placente (undisclosed, San Lorenzo)
Out:
Caen
In: Pablo Barzola (undisclosed, Caen)
Out: Yoan Gouffran (undisclosed, Bordeaux), Benoit Castil (loan, Vannes), Stephane Sanson (undisclosed, Reims), Cedric Hengbart (undisclosed, Auxerre)
Grenoble
In: Daniel Moreira (loan, Rennes)
Out:
Le Havre
In: Nicolas Dieuze (undisclosed, Toulouse)
Out:
Le Mans
In: Anthony Le Tallec (undisclosed, Liverpool)
Out: Daisuke Matsui (undisclosed, St. Etienne), Romaric (€8m, Sevilla), Hassan Yebda (free, Benfica), Stephane Sessegnon (€10m, PSG)
Lille
In: Emil Lyng (undisclosed, AGF), Rio Mavuba (€7m, Villareal), Florent Balmont (undisclosed, Nice), Siaka Tiene (undisclosed, St. Etienne), Cedric Baseya (free, Southampton), Tulio de Melo (€4m, Palermo)
Out: Jean Makoun (€14m, Lyon), Stephan Lichtsteiner (€1.8m, Lazio), Kevin Mirallas (undisclosed, St. Etienne)
Lorient
In: Morgan Amalfitano (undisclosed, Sedan), Alban Joinel (undisclosed, Carqefou), Antoine Buron (undisclosed, Amiens), Kevin Gameiro (€3.2m, Strasbourg)
Out: Nicolas Marin (loan, Plymouth)
Lyon Transfers
In: Ederson (€15m, Nice) Hugo Lloris (€8.5m, Nice), Jean Makoun (€14m, Lille), Frederic Piquionne (€4.5m, Monaco)
Out: Loic Remy (€8m, Nice), Hatem Ben Arfa (undisclosed, Marseille), Gregory Coupet (undisclosed, Atletico Madrid), Milan Baros (€5.5m, Galatasaray), Patrick Muller (free, Monaco)
Marseille
In: Amin Erbati (undisclosed, Raja Casablanca), Vitorino Hilton (undisclosed, Lens), Hatem Ben Arfa (undisclosed, Lyon), Renato Civelli (loan return, Gimnasia La Plata), Rudy Riou (swap deal, Toulouse), Tyrone Mears (loan, Derby County)
Out: Cedric Carrasso (undisclosed, Toulouse), Jacques Faty (undisclosed, Sochaux), Samri Nasri (£11m, Arsenal), Djibril Cisse (loan, Sunderland), Mohamed Dennoun (loan, AC Ajaccio), Leyti N’Diaye (loan, Reims)
Monaco
In: Dario Simic (undisclosed, AC Milan), Park Chu-Young (undisclosed, FC Seoul), Patrick Muller (free, Lyon), Sani Kaita (€400k, Sparta Rotterdam)
Out: Jeremy Berthod (undisclosed, Auxerre), Steve Pinau (undisclosed, Genoa), Fabian Bolivar (loan, Internacional), Frederic Piquionne (€4.5m, Lyon), Jeremy Menez (€10.5m, Roma), Nene (undisclosed, Espanyol)
Nancy
In: Abdeslam Ouaddou (€2m, Valenciennes)
Out: Kim (undisclosed, Al Arabi Doha), Michael Chretien (€5m, Real Betis)
Nantes
In: Ibrahim Tall (free, Hearts), Jerome Alonzo (free, PSG), Ivan Klasnic (free, Werder Bremen)
Out:
Nice
In: Loic Remy (€8m, Lyon), Emerse Fae (loan, Reading), Kafouma Coulibaly (undisclosed, Bastia), Chaouki Ben Saada (undisclosed, Bastia), David Ospina (€2m, Atletico Nacional), Eric Mouloungui (undisclosed, Strasbourg)
Out: Ederson (€15m, Lyon) Hugo Lloris (€8.5m, Lyon), Florent Balmont (undisclosed, Lille)
PSG
In: Stephane Sessegnon (€10m, Le Mans), Ludovic Giuly (€2.5m, Roma)
Out: Didier Digard (€5m, Middlesbrough), Amara Diane (€5m, Al Rayyan), Bernard Mendy (free, Hull)
Rennes
In: Carlos Bocanegra (free, Fulham), Asamoah Gyan (€7.5m, Udinese)
Out: Gael Danic (undisclosed, Valenciennes), Etienne Didot (€3m, Toulouse), Daniel Moreira (loan, Grenoble)
St. Etienne
In: Daisuke Matsui (undisclosed, Le Mans), Sebastien Grax (undisclosed, Sochaux), Paulo Machado (loan, Porto), Kevin Mirallas (undisclosed, Lille)
Out: Siaka Tiene (undisclosed, Lille), Freddy Guarin (undisclosed, Porto)
Sochaux
In: Francileudo Santos (free, Toulouse), Jacques Faty (undisclosed, Marseille)
Out: Sebastien Grax (undisclosed, St. Etienne), Boukary Drame (undisclosed, Real Sociedad)
Toulouse
In: Etienne Didot (€3m, Rennes), Daniel Braaten (part of Elmander deal, Bolton), Cedric Carrasso (undisclosed, Marseille), Soren Larsen (€3.2m, Schalke 04)
Out: Nicolas Dieuze (undisclosed, Le Havre), Johan Elmander (£12m, Bolton), Walid Cherfa (free, Gimnastic), Francileudo Santos (free, Sochaux), Alan Mermillod (undisclosed, Troyes), Jon Jonsson (undisclosed, Brondby), Herita Ilunga (loan, West Ham)
Valenciennes
In: Gael Danic (undisclosed, Valenciennes), Luigi Pieroni (undisclosed, Anderlecht), Milan Basevic (undisclosed, Lens), Jacques Abardonado (undisclosed, Nurnberg)
Out: Abdeslam Ouaddou (€2m, Nancy)