The signature was a long time coming, but it’s here! The young 18-year-old striker, Rayan Fofana, has signed his first professional contract with Racing Club de Lens.
A fair reward for this young player, who has been with the club since he was 13 and is constantly improving. Rayan Fofana has shown himself in a very good light in recent months, notably on the European pitches of the Youth League. Although absent since the restart, the center forward is recovered and ready to take a big step for the rest of his career. In recent days, he signed his very first professional contract with the Artesian club.
But then, what place for him in the long term, in a group which has struggled to have attackers available in recent weeks? “I think we have to give time, commence le coach Will Still. Rayan is still very, very young, but he has very interesting potential. This is why the club made him sign pro: he has crazy potential, but he still has to go through a lot of stages. »
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The player also needs to get his bearings again, since he has not yet played this season due to health concerns. “He had a little delay in the preparation here, so he hasn't played in N3 yet either. But I say it, it’s really a bet on the future, on the 2-3 years that will come. He trained with us at the very beginning of the preparation, he was with us and then there was his little physical problem, let's say. He has crazy potential, we know it, and we are very happy that he signed his contract with us, because there was a lot of interest around him. Afterwards, you have to remain patient, you have to remain logical, and help him go through the stages calmly. »
Then, young Fofana still has to grow up! “Physically, he needs to progress, he still needs to develop a lot of things athletically. Because he remains, as I said, a very, very young player and then what we are going to ask him is to score goals. He's a striker, he has to score goals. And the more he will score in N3, like Diliwidi who trained with us all week. He is with us because he scores and he is good. But if you score and you are good, you will pass the stages that need to be taken. But I think we have to give time. »
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