Present at a press conference this Friday for the presentation of Will Still who succeeded Franck Haise on the RC Lens bench, Pierre Dréossi who was appointed general manager of the Lens club, did not escape questions about the transfer window .
And for once, Arnaud Pouille’s successor delivered a rather optimistic speech and brushed aside the term austerity that had been hovering over the RCL for several weeks.
“Lens is strong enough to be able to buy before selling. The shareholder is strong, order is not the priority. (…) We intend to find an economic balance different from that of the last few seasons. Nevertheless, on transfers and objectives, we are ambitious. Finding a balance is not synonymous with austerity,” he confided.
An optimistic speech, even if the latest rumor concerning the transfer window does not really make you dream on paper. According to Italian journalist Nicolo Schira, RC Lens would have inquired with Salernitana about Lassana Coulibaly.
Holder in the Italian club which has just been relegated to Serie B at the end of a catastrophic season, the 28-year-old Malian midfielder should not last forever at Salertinana, and could be accessible for around 3 million euros.
Former player of SC Bastia and Angers SCO, Lassana Coulibaly, who is also coveted by Monza, was in Napoli’s sights last summer. An interest which suggests that the Malian international has the capacity to surprise in a team designed to play in Europe. To be continued…
