The French Ligue 1 season finished out the year a few days before Christmas ending at Week 19, which means that half of the season has been completed already.
American players are no longer immune from the negative impacts of big, rich teams stockpiling young players with potential and continuously sending them out on loan.
After a summer of speculation, defender Erik Palmer-Brown has completed another loan move away from parent club Manchester City, this time joining newly promoted Ligue 1 club Troyes for the upcoming season.
