For a so-called “Farmers’ League,” Ligue 1 doesn’t half produce some decent players. As the biggest clubs in world football go about replenishing their playing squads during the close-season transfer window, it is toward France that many of them are looking in the hope of snapping up the next Raphael Varane, Paul Pogba or Kylian Mbappe. Featuring the thoughts of Daryl De Mello, a Ligue 1 analyst at betting services firm Smartodds, here are seven promising players plying their trade in France who could soon be heading for a championship near you. HOUSSEM AOUAR, 20, CENTRAL MIDFIELDER Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Club: Lyon Player he’s compared to: Andres Iniesta Potential destinations: Liverpool, Manchester City, Barcelona Lyon have already sold left-back Ferland Mendy to Real Madrid this summer, and club president Jean-Michel Aulas has made it clear he will entertain offers for Tanguy Ndombele and captain Nabil Fekir, but one player OL seem determined to hold on to is Houssem Aouar. A Lyon player since the age of 11, Aouar has blossomed into a wonderfully gifted central midfielder: elegant, two-footed and blessed with a gossamer-soft touch. After breaking into the first team in 2017-18, he showed further evidence of his potential…