While Monaco made headlines by selling the likes of Benjamin Mendy, Tiemoue Bakayoko and Kylian Mbappe for mammoth fees in the summer, they allowed one youngster to leave rather more discreetly.
Allan Saint-Maximin made the jump from Stade Louis II along the Riviera to Nice for a reported fee of €10 million – the highest in the buyers’ history – yet the transfer of the France Under-21 international caused little stir.
The 20-year-old managed only one league appearance with Monaco during his stay, but after years of hype he is starting to realise his potential under Lucien Favre.