The 2018–19 season was AS Monaco FC's sixth consecutive season in Ligue 1 since promotion from Ligue 2 in 2013. They participated in the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue, the Trophée des Champions and the UEFA Champions League.
Season events On 11 October, AS Monaco announced that they had parted ways with manager Leonardo Jardim. Two days later, 13 October, AS Monaco announced the appointment of Thierry Henry as their new head coach on a contract until June 2021. On 24 January, AS Monaco announced that they had suspended Thierry Henry and that Franck Passi would be leading the team while they made their decision on Henry's future. The following day, AS Monaco announced Henrys permanent departure and the re-appointment of Leonardo Jardim as manager.
Transfers Summer On 8 June, AS Monaco announced that Terence Kongolo would be joining Huddersfield Town on a permanent basis when the transfer window opened on 1 July. The following day, 9 June, Samuel Grandsir signed for AS Monaco from Troyes on a five-year contract to begin 1 July 2018.
On 13 June, goalkeeper Paul Nardi joined Cercle Brugge on a season-long loan deal, with Pierre-Daniel N'Guinda, Yoann Etienne and Kevin Appin all joining Cercle Brugge on loan for the 2018–19 season on 16 June. Four days later, on 20 June, Guévin Tormin also joined Cercle Brugge on a season-long loan deal.
On 19 June, Willem Geubbels joined Monaco from Lyon.
On 23 June, Gil Dias joined Nottingham Forest on loan for the 2018–19 season.
On 27 June, Monaco announced the departure of Mehdi Beneddine to Quevilly-Rouen.
On 28 June, Tiago Ribeiro joined Monaco's Academy squad from Porto, while Franck Irie joined Cercle Brugge on a season-long loan deal. The following day, on 29 June, Sofiane Diop and Isidor Wilson joined Monaco from Rennes.
On 2 July, Robert Navarro joined Monaco from Barcelona.
On 4 July, Irvin Cardona re-joined Cercle Brugge on loan for the 2018–19 season.
On 6 July, Monaco announced the signing of Jonathan Panzo from Chelsea, and Pelé on a five-year contract from Rio Ave.
On 9 July, AS Monaco announced the signing of Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel on a five-year contract from Saint-Étienne.
On 10 July, AS Monaco announced the signing of Antonio Barreca on a five-year contract from Torino, with Soualiho Meïté going in the opposite direction.
On 20 July, striker Adama Diakhaby followed Terence Kongolo in signing for Huddersfield Town for an undisclosed fee.
On 24 July, Monaco signed Jean-Eudes Aholou from Strasbourg on a five-year contract, while João Moutinho moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers and Adrien Bongiovanni joined Cercle Brugge on loan for the season.
On 27 July, Monaco announced the signing of Aleksandr Golovin to a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee from CSKA Moscow. Three days later, on 30 July, Monaco confirmed that Thomas Lemar had left the club to sign for Atlético Madrid.
On 5 August, Monaco announced that Rachid Ghezzal had joined Leicester City, with Nabil Alioui joining Cercle Brugge on loan the next day.
Two days later, on 7 August, Boschilia extended his Monaco contract until the summer of 2021, then joined Nantes on a season-long loan deal, while Álvaro Llorente moved to Extremadura on a season-long loan. On 8 August, Jonathan Mexique joined Cholet on a season-long loan deal.
On 13 August, young midfielder Ibrahima Diallo joined Brest on a season-long loan deal, while Keita Baldé joined Inter Milan on a season-long loan deal with an option to make the move permanent.
On 22 August, Dinis Almeida joined Xanthi on a season-long loan deal.
On 28 August, Benjamin Henrichs joined AS Monaco on a five-year contract from Bayer Leverkusen.
On 30 August, Nacer Chadli signed a three-year contract with AS Monaco from West Bromwich Albion, Jorge joined Porto on a season-long loan deal and Lacina Traoré had his contract terminated by mutual consent. The following day, Elderson Echiéjilé also left AS Monaco after his contract was also terminated by mutual consent.
Winter On 2 January, AS Monaco announced their first signing of the winter transfer window, with Lyle Foster arriving from Orlando Pirates to sign until June 2023. The following day, 3 January, AS Monaco announced the signing of Naldo on an 18-month contract, after his Schalke 04 ended. On 10 January, Fodé Ballo-Touré signed from Lille on a contract until June 2023. The following day, 11 January, Cesc Fàbregas signed for AS Monaco on a contract until June 2022, and William Vainqueur joined on loan from Antalyaspor on 12 January. On 20 January, Samuel Grandsir was sent on loan to Strasbourg for the remainder of the 2018–19 season. On 24 January, AS Monaco and Nottingham Forest agreed to cancel Gil Dias's loan deal, allowing Dias to sign for Olympiacos on loan until 30 June 2020.
On 27 January, AS Monaco announced the arrival of Gelson Martins on loan from Atlético Madrid until the end of the season. On 30 January, AS Monaco announced the signing of Carlos Vinícius on loan until the end of the season.
On 31 January, transfer deadline day, Georges-Kévin Nkoudou joined from Tottenham Hotspur on loan until the end of the season, whilst Youssef Aït Bennasser, Pelé. Antonio Barreca, Almamy Touré, Adama Traoré and Loïc Badiashile all left on loan for the remainder of the season, joining Saint-Étienne, Nottingham Forest, Newcastle United, Eintracht Frankfurt, Cercle Brugge and Rennes, respectively.
Also on transfer deadline day, Adrien Silva joined on loan from Leicester City for the remainder of the season, with Youri Tielemans going the opposite way on loan for the rest of the season.
Contract extensions On 11 July, Julien Serrano extended his contract with AS Monaco until the summer of 2022.
On 18 July, Kévin N'Doram extended his contract with AS Monaco until the summer of 2023.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Danijel Subašić GK Hajduk Split 2012 291 1 16 Diego Benaglio GK VfL Wolfsburg 2017 2020 38 0 30 Seydou Sy GK Academy 2014 8 0 40 Hugo Hagege GK Nice 2017 0 0 Defenders 2 Fodé Ballo-Touré DF Lille 2019 2023 20 0 5 Jemerson DF Atlético Mineiro 2016 2021 86 2 18 Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel DF Saint-Étienne 2018 2023 4 0 19 Djibril Sidibé DF Lille 2016 2021 110 6 21 Julien Serrano DF Le Pontet 2013 2022 11 0 24 Andrea Raggi DF Bologna 2012 2020 230 10 25 Kamil Glik DF Torino 2016 2020 142 13 27 Naldo DF Schalke 04 2019 2020 9 0 32 Benoît Badiashile DF Academy 2016 26 1 37 Jonathan Panzo DF Chelsea 2018 1 0 39 Benjamin Henrichs DF Bayer Leverkusen 2018 2023 28 1 46 Giulian Biancone DF Academy 2018 5 1 Jordy Gaspar DF Lyon 2017 2020 0 0 Midfielders 4 Jean-Eudes Aholou MF Strasbourg 2018 2023 21 0 6 Kévin N'Doram MF Academy 2014 2023 29 1 7 Rony Lopes MF Manchester City 2015 80 21 12 William Vainqueur MF loan from Antalyaspor 2019 2019 4 0 14 Georges-Kévin Nkoudou MF loan from Tottenham Hotspur 2019 2019 3 0 15 Adrien Silva MF loan from Leicester City 2019 2019 15 0 17 Aleksandr Golovin MF CSKA Moscow 2018 2023 34 4 20 Nacer Chadli MF West Bromwich Albion 2018 2021 21 0 26 Robert Navarro MF Barcelona 2018 1 0 29 Gelson Martins MF loan from Atlético Madrid 2019 2019 17 4 31 Romain Faivre MF Tours 2017 4 0 36 Sofiane Diop MF Rennes 2018 21 0 43 Khéphren Thuram MF Academy 2018 3 0 44 Cesc Fàbregas MF Chelsea 2019 2022 15 1 Forwards 9 Radamel Falcao FW Atlético Madrid 2013 139 83 10 Stevan Jovetić FW Inter Milan 2017 31 12 11 Carlos Vinícius FW loan from Napoli 2019 2019 16 2 13 Willem Geubbels FW Lyon 2018 2 0 22 Jordi Mboula FW Barcelona B 2018 2022 10 1 23 Pietro Pellegri FW Genoa 2018 5 1 33 Lyle Foster FW Orlando Pirates 2019 2023 0 0 34 Moussa Sylla FW Academy 2014 33 4 35 Wilson Isidor FW Rennes 2018 3 0 41 Gobé Gouano FW Academy 2018 1 0 42 Han-Noah Massengo FW Academy 2018 7 0 Unregistered Safwan Mbaé DF Academy 2016 1 0 Players away on loan 3 Antonio Barreca DF Torino 2018 2023 9 0 6 Jorge DF Flamengo 2017 32 2 8 Youri Tielemans MF Anderlecht 2017 2022 64 6 11 Adama Traoré MF Lille 2015 25 5 14 Keita Baldé FW Lazio 2017 34 8 15 Youssef Aït Bennasser MF Nancy 2016 18 0 26 Boschilia MF São Paulo 2015 2021 29 8 27 Adrien Bongiovanni MF Standard Liège 2015 1 0 28 Pelé MF Rio Ave 2018 2023 11 0 29 Samuel Grandsir FW Troyes 2018 2023 17 1 38 Almamy Touré DF Academy 2011 56 6 40 Loïc Badiashile GK SC Malesherbes 2013 6 0 Álvaro Fernández GK Osasuna 2017 2020 0 0 Ibrahima Diallo MF Academy 2014 0 0 Left during the season 7 Rachid Ghezzal MF Lyon 2017 2021 35 2 Elderson Echiéjilé DF Braga 2014 54 2 Lacina Traoré FW Anzhi Makhachkala 2014 35 11
Out on loan
Reserves
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.9 June 2018FWSamuel GrandsirTroyesUndisclosed19 June 2018FWWillem GeubbelsLyonUndisclosed28 June 2018MFTiago RibeiroPortoUndisclosed29 June 2018MFSofiane DiopRennesUndisclosed29 June 2018FWWilson IsidorRennesUndisclosed2 July 2018MFRobert NavarroBarcelonaUndisclosed6 July 2018DFJonathan PanzoChelseaUndisclosed6 July 2018MFPeléRio AveUndisclosed9 July 2018DFRonaël Pierre-GabrielSaint-ÉtienneUndisclosed10 July 2018DFAntonio BarrecaTorinoUndisclosed24 July 2018MFJean-Eudes AholouStrasbourgUndisclosed27 July 2018MFAleksandr GolovinCSKA MoscowUndisclosed28 August 2018DFBenjamin HenrichsBayer LeverkusenUndisclosed30 August 2018MFNacer ChadliWest Bromwich AlbionUndisclosed2 January 2019FWLyle FosterOrlando PiratesUndisclosed3 January 2019DFNaldoSchalke 04Free10 January 2019DFFodé Ballo-TouréLilleUndisclosed11 January 2019MFCesc FàbregasChelsea Undisclosed Transfers arranged on the above dates, but were not finalised until 1 July.
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.28 May 2018MFFabinhoLiverpool£39,000,0008 June 2018DFTerence KongoloHuddersfield TownUndisclosed27 June 2018DFMehdi BeneddineQuevilly-RouenUndisclosed30 June 2018DFRúben VinagreWolverhampton WanderersUndisclosed10 July 2018MFSoualiho MeïtéTorinoUndisclosed20 July 2018FWAdama DiakhabyHuddersfield TownUndisclosed24 July 2018MFJoão MoutinhoWolverhampton Wanderers£5,000,00030 July 2018MFThomas LemarAtlético Madrid€70,000,0005 August 2018MFRachid GhezzalLeicester CityUndisclosed FWIlyes ChaïbiMC AlgerUndisclosed FWKylian MbappéParis Saint-Germain€180,000,000 Transfers arranged on the above dates, but were not finalized until 1 July.
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.12 January 2019MFWilliam VainqueurAntalyasporEnd of season27 January 2019MFGelson MartinsAtlético MadridEnd of season30 January 2019FWCarlos ViníciusNapoliEnd of season31 January 2019MFGeorges-Kévin NkoudouTottenham HotspurEnd of season31 January 2019MFAdrien SilvaLeicester CityEnd of season
Loans out