Ousmane Dembélé, Samuel Umtiti, Clément Lenglet, Jean-Clair Todibo and Kheira Hamraoui all got their start in French football. For Hamraoui, she comes from a league that is known for its international prestige and success. For the four male players in Barcelona’s first team, Ligue 1 is not seen with the same prestige. Is it PSG’s fault? Is it other leagues picking off the young talent?
On episode 131 of The Barcelona Podcast, The Athletic’s Sophie Serbini joined the show to get to the bottom of why French football might be unfairly overlooked.
