France has always been a conveyor belt of sensational football talent, every generation seemingly a golden one.
The explosion of quality in recent years has been even more staggering, however, with France’s 2018 World Cup win a symbol of just how good the nation is at producing the best of the best. They now enter every tournament as favourites and anything but lifting the trophy is deemed a failure.
Unsurprisingly, big talent means big money. French players across Europe’s big leagues have been able to cash in on their quality, partaking in some eye-watering transfers in the process.
