5 squads that were overhauled this summer but have failed

#4 Lille

Marcelo Bielsa has been unable to work his magic so far

Summer spend: €65m

Whenever the name of Marcelo Bielsa is used, expectations are immediately high. One of the game’s great thinkers, the Argentinean took over at Lille amid incredible excitement. After his previous spell in France with Marseille, where he became something of a cult icon, there was plenty of intrigue at Lille’s coup.

However, things have gone from bad to worse, perhaps to point of no return in no time under Bielsa. It was always going to be difficult given the incredible overhaul at the club in the summer. But no one could have expected Lille to be sitting second bottom of the table with just a single win to their name.

Seven players alone were brought to the club on the final day of the January transfer window, while nine more were added over the summer. In this year alone, 17 first-team players have left the club.

It meant on the opening day of this season, only Ibrahim Amadou was a member of the team that started the same fixture the previous campaign.

Bielsa has managed to rub everyone up the wrong way in the short period of time, and his exit is already being discussed. There have been clashes with high profile figures at the club, as well as players - some of whom he didn’t even want brought to the club and had no say over.

Nicolas Pépé, for example, a 22-year-old winger who arrived from Angers, was handed the role of lead striker and he’s looked incredibly uncomfortable. He’s not the only one and things must change for Lille and the man they call Loco (crazy).