46.9% of the votes for Kodir Khusanov the election, concluded this Sunday, of the “nugget of the month of October” did not make a crease. In this vote on “X” organized by the League (LFP), the Lensois defender is well ahead of Marseillais Jonathan Rowe (28.2%) and Lyonnais Malick Fofana (24.9%).
Not really a surprise, as the Uzbek international (16 caps) has established himself since the end of August, when Kevin Danso was on the start, then prevented from playing. If, for the first time, he lacked control in Paris against PSG on Saturday (1-0) – but he was not the only one – by logically being expelled for having taken Achraf Hakimi's ankle (19e), his start to the season is a confirmation of his potential and his maturity.
Chelsea and Tottenham have inquired
Not surprisingly either, the performances of the man that the recruitment unit – Baptiste Favier in this case who has been working, since his departure and summer, for Columbus (MLS) – had unearthed at the U20 Asian Cup are attracting. The Premier League has more than one eye on it: Chlesea and Tottenham have obtained information from RC Lens.
« Kodir is a great player, everyone has seen it. I've known this since last season. If he came from one of the best clubs in Europe, his price tag would perhaps be 100 million euros », Kevin Danso told us in an interview on Thursday. It is not its market value, but with its nugget, Racing, which had paid €100,000 for his arrival from Minsk in the summer of 2023has a strong asset.
