Diego Lopez, now sporting director of RC Lens, takes stock of the summer transfer window after taking up his position as head of recruitment. While thinking about the future, Lopez also outlined the broad outlines of Lens’ strategy for the next transfer windows.
A new chapter opens for RC Lens. After taking the reins of the team in 2020 and leaving his mark on the club’s renewal, Franck Haise leaves his post to join l’OGC Nice. It is now Will Still who takes on the role of conductor on the bench Blood and Gold. But the change doesn’t stop there. Behind the scenes, the northern club is also reorganizing, with Diego Lopezarrived last June as head of recruitment, who now takes charge of sports management. A wind of novelty is blowing Lensready to write a new chapter in its history with a new transfer window strategy.
“Be present in the market where we can be competitive”
« It is our duty as a club to combine sporting ambition and economic rigor. We therefore want to move in this direction by building on the important legacy of previous seasons at the sporting level. Our objective in recruitment is to be present in the market where we can be competitive and anticipate all possible scenarios “, first confided Diego Lopez in an interview with the club’s media, before continuing.
“Focus on profiles unknown to the general public”
« We must demonstrate intelligence and boldness to focus on profiles that are unknown to the general public but in whom we strongly believe. When I see Abdukodir Khusanov, Hamzat Ojediran and Neil El Aynaoui playing in the match against Olympique Lyonnais last Sunday, I tell myself that we are going in the right direction because these players are excellent examples of our recruitment strategy », added Diego Lopez. It remains to be seen whether this will pay off.
