The RC Lens transfer window is not very eventful at the moment but could settle down quickly in the coming days. With a limited budget, the Artésiens will surely have to sell players to bring in money in order to give themselves room to recruit. In this regard, one of the end-of-season starters is being closely tracked by a Ligue 1 club.
A great revolution is currently underway in Lens. After the departure of its historic coach Franck Haise towards OGC Nice, the Sang et Or began an internal reorganization. First of all, Belgian coach Will Still took the reins of the team, leaving those of Stade de Reims to Luka Elsner. Still in the organization chart, Pierre Dréossi replaced Arnaud Pouille as general director. Now that the staff has taken shape, Will Still and his recruitment team are now tackling the RC Lens summer transfer window.
To do this, Artesian leaders must deal with a budget restricted by the absence of the Champions League next season. Indeed, if the Sang et Or were quickly put out of the race for the Champions League, they were still on the last day in the running to win the Europa League. However, their draw against Montpellier (2-2), with Lyon’s victory at the same time (2-1), pushed them to 7th place in the ranking. Consequently, it is a squad cut out for the Europa Conference League that the Lensois must compose. This is why, before seeing recruits arrive, RC Lens should part ways with a few players.
RC Lens transfer window: an attacking midfielder heading to a competitor?
In terms of departures, if we have heard that of Brice Samba echo for several days, today it is Angelo Fulgini who is leading the blood and gold news. Indeed, according to information from Santi Aouna, attacking midfielder Angelo Fulgini would be closely tracked by the Angers SCO. The promoted player hopes to bring the Lensois back into his squad. The former French youth international (3 caps) spent five seasons (2017-2022) at the Raymond Kopa stadium. He played 160 matches there during which he scored 24 goals and provided 17 assists. To achieve this transfer, Angers would seek to negotiate a transaction in the form of a loan.
Arriving in the winter of 2023 in Pas-de-Calais, Angelo Fulgini alternated between good and bad. In Lens, he first participated in the incredible 2022-2023 season before experiencing a more complicated last season. Still, that did not stop him from scoring twice against FC Seville in the Champions League. But that is not necessarily enough. When the time comes to do the math, Angelo Fulgini has only scored 5 goals and made 3 assists in 57 appearances.
Currently in a Master’s degree at ESJ Lille, I turn out to be a fan of groundhopping in search of big atmospheres who aims to travel the globe through its football stadiums. On the jersey side, I was nourished with Nancy thistle and the coaching of Pablo Correa. I also grew up with the calm of Arsène Wenger and the tackles of Laurent Koscielny on Canal. But because there is more to life than football, I am just as excited to encourage Thibaut Pinot in his turn, Julia Simon in front of L’Equipe, but also Arthur Fils on Eurosport.
