The 2020–21 season was Monaco's eighth consecutive season in Ligue 1 since promotion from Ligue 2 in 2013.
Season events
On 19 July, AS Monaco announced the departure of Robert Moreno as their manager,[1] and later the same day announced the appointment of Niko Kovač as manager on a three-year contract.[2]
Transfers
Summer
On 4 June, AS Monaco announced that they had agreed a deal for Kévin N'Doram to make his loan deal at FC Metz a permanent transfer.[3]
On 25 June, Everton announced that they had agreed a deal with AS Monaco to extend the loan of Djibril Sidibé until the end of their season.[4] On 29 June, AS Monaco confirmed this, along with Gil Dias' loan being extended until the end of the 2019–20 La Liga season.[5]
On 26 June, AS Monaco announced that they had agreed a deal for Anthony Musaba to join from NEC Nijmegen on a five-year contract, with the deal to be concluded upon the opening of the international transfer window on 1 July 2020.[6]
On 1 July, AS Monaco confirmed that the loan deals for Pelé, Jordi Mboula and Antonio Barreca had all been extended until the end of their respective seasons.[8]
On 8 July, Benjamin Henrichs moved to RB Leipzig on a season-long loan deal, with the option for RB Leipzig to make the move permanent.[9]
On 7 August, AS Monaco announced the signing of Axel Disasi to a five-year contract from Reims.[10]
On 10 August, AS Monaco signed their first professional contract with Jonathan Bakali.[11]
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^Since the winners of the 2020–21 Coupe de France, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot reserved for the cup winners was passed to the fifth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League play-off round spot was passed to the sixth-placed team.