Additions
| from | Name | Pos | Team | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/1997 |  | Mihály Tóth | FW |  | Beerschot AC | Beerschot |
| 07/1997 |  | Stéphane Leoni | DF | |||
| 07/1997 | | Stéphane Morisot | DF | |||
| 07/1997 | | Stéphane Rondelaere | DF |  | Olympique de Valence (old) | Olymp. Valence |
| 07/1997 | | Geoffray Toyes | DF |  | Girondins de Bordeaux | Bordeaux |
| 07/1997 |  | Danny Boffin | MF |  | RSC Anderlecht | Anderlecht |
| 07/1997 |  | Moussa Latoundji | MF |  | Julius Berger | Julius Berger |
| 07/1997 | | Frederic Meyrieu | MF |  | FC Sion | FC Sion |
| 07/1997 | | Grégory Proment | MF |  | FC Metz U19 | FC Metz U19 |
| 07/1997 | | Stéphane Roda | MF |  | Aurillac FC | Aurillac FC |
| 07/1997 | | Franck Histilloles | FW | | Girondins de Bordeaux | Bordeaux |
| 07/1997 |  | Vladan Lukić | FW | | FC Sion | FC Sion |
| 07/1997 | | Louis Saha | FW |
Departures
| from | Name | Pos | Team | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/1997 |  | Amara Traoré | FW |  | LB Châteauroux | Châteauroux |
| 07/1997 | | Didier Lang | DF |  | Sporting CP | Sporting |
| 07/1997 | | Thierry Pauk | DF |  | CSO Amnéville | CSO Amnéville |
| 07/1997 | | David Terrier | DF |  | West Ham United | West Ham |
| 07/1997 | | Frédéric Arpinon | MF |  | Racing Strasbourg | Strasbourg |
| 07/1997 |  | Isaïas | MF |  | Gaziantepspor | Gaziantepsp. |
| 07/1997 |  | Hassan Kachloul | MF |  | AS Saint-Étienne | Saint-Étienne |
| 07/1997 | | Stéphane Adam | FW |  | Heart of Midlothian | Hearts FC |
| 07/1997 |  | Djima Oyawole | FW |  | FC Lorient | Lorient |
| 07/1997 |  | Zico Tumba | FW |  | FC Mulhouse | FC Mulhouse |