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 major revolution is currently underway in Lens. After the departure of its historic coach Franck Haise to OGC Nice, the Blood and Gold have begun 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 manager. Now that the staff has taken shape, Will Still and his recruitment team are now tackling the summer transfer window of RC Lens.
To do this, the Artois leaders must deal with a budget restricted by the absence of the Champions League next season. Indeed, if the Blood and Gold were quickly put out of the race for the Champions League, they were still in the running to win the Europa League on the last day. 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 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 the good and the less good. In Lens, he first participated in the incredible 2022-2023 season before experiencing a final, more complicated exercise. Still, that didn’t stop him from scoring twice against Sevilla FC in the Champions League. But this is not necessarily enough. When it comes time to do the math, Angelo Fulgini has only scored 5 goals and made 3 assists in 57 appearances.
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