A few days ago, Manchester City and Racing Club de Lens formalized the transfer of Abdukodir Khusanov to England. A year and a half after his arrival in Pas-de-Calais, the Uzbek defender takes off. One of the defender's two agents, Gairat Khasbiullin, reveals how the last three months have unfolded.
What will be the future of Abdukodir Khusanov? No one can predict it. In the meantime, he will have marked his time at RC Lens by becoming one of the most expensive transfers in the club's history. To manage his future and his CV, the former Lensois employs two agents Gairat Khasbiullin and Ulugbek Asanbaev. For the media Ligue.com, the first made revelations about the transfer of his foal, but also that there was talk of a loan until the end of the season.
After three months of treading water in Ligue 1, from August to October, attention shifted to Khusanov in November. “End of November 2024. Information has reached us about the presence of scouts. Lens reported that City were actively interested. At the beginning of December, serious conversations began. Around 12 Premier League clubs have expressed interest. It was clear that City would be among them. Another thing to point out is that not all clubs could afford to make a bid now as they faced financial fair play restrictions. City had no such problem, so they quickly convinced Lens for 40 million euros plus 10 in bonuses. All that remained was to reach an agreement with us”explains Gairat Khasbiullin.
-The possibility of the loan
Manchester City and RC Lens quickly agreed on the transfer of the 20-year-old player, the latter's need for liquidity facilitated discussions. “Then City put so much pressure on Lens that it was difficult to make a comparable offer. This was also influenced by the fact that the French needed this money. Last summer, Lens' transfers failed. Danso and El Aynaoui remained at the club, this represented a shortfall of 50 million euros. There was also less money coming in from TV rights, and the hole in financial fair play had to be plugged. It was urgent to compensate these 50 million euros »he comments before admitting: “Unexpectedly, the transfer of Khusanov became a salvation for the club. Of course, we could have acted selfishly, refused and waited until the summer, because he was playing, everything was going well, but Lens did a lot for us. We handled the situation with understanding. You may have noticed that during this transition, there have been no rumors. »
Therefore, the information of a loan until the end of the season is mentioned. “He started learning the language two months ago. We originally thought we had six months. It looked like the player could remain on loan at Lens until the end of the season. Then we realized how much City wanted the player (…) I don't think anyone wants to take a player for €50m and send him out on loan. This amount of money is not paid for a player who is not part of the team »lance Gairat Khasbiullin.
Now Abdukodir Khusanov will show his talents in the English championship.
