Who says the beginning of July, says end of contracts for some players. They are few in number on the side of RC Lens which approaches the summer transfer window without major urgency, even though there is a desire to regenerate the squad. Tour d’horizon.
RC Lens is already ready for the fight
As things stand, RC Lens and Will Still could start the season with the current squad. Apart from Jean-Louis Leca, who became sports coordinator and was replaced by Hervé Koffi, no major player from last season has left the club at the end of their contract, as of June 30. Defensively, the return of Jimmy Cabot even offers an additional solution in the corridors, with five players for two positions. The situation is quite similar in the axis where there are also five elements for three places, in the perspective where the game system remained identical.
In midfield, Lens is also well equipped with very heterogeneous profiles, whether it be pure ball-winners like Salis Abdul Samed and Nampalys Mendy, or real relay players like Andy Diouf and Neil El Aynaoui. It remains to be seen what fate will be reserved for Stijn Spieringswho was not invited for the collective recovery last week. In a more offensive register, David Pereira Da Costa could well be the only survivor, a landing point being sought for Angel Fulgini et Adrien Thomasson.
Offensively, the Blood and Gold are doing everything they can to attract Georges Mikautadzeauthor of 13 goals in Ligue 1 last season and also very prominent during the Euro with Georgia. In the meantime, Elie Wahi remains the spearhead of this gaming sector which is finding Rémy Labeau Lascary – loaned to Laval last year – and who could well make a little more room for We are getting more and more intense. Coming off a great season in Türkiye, Adam Pants arouses covetousness. Logically, RC Lens should take advantage of this to recover its initial investment.
The RC Lens squad:
Goalkeepers: Koffi, Pandor, Samba
Defenders: Danso, Gradit, Medina, Khusanov, Machado, Haidara, Aguilar, Frankowski, Cabot, Ganiou
Midfielders: Abdul Samed, Spierings, Mendy, Diouf, El Aynaoui, Pereira Da Costa, Fulgini, Thomasson, Pouilly
Forwards: Sishuba, Guilavogui, Wahi, Buksa, Saïd, Sotoca, Labeau Lascary
