Arrived from La Gantoise a year ago for 14 million euros, Gift Orban is preparing to leave Olympique Lyonnais. RC Lens made a first offer, but it was refused.
It is obvious that OL will have to sell players during this winter transfer window, the DNCG having put the knife to the throat of Lyon's leaders. While Anthony Lopes will leave freely, but relieve a little of the payroll of John Textor's club, the first paid departure could be that of Gift Orban. Arriving at Olympique Lyonnais in the 2024 winter transfer window, the Nigerian striker did not satisfy Pierre Sage, and he is now relegated to the bench. A situation which attracted the leaders of RC Lens, who would have sent an offer lower than the 12 million euros expected by John Textor. According to Hugo Guillemet, this proposal transmitted this Monday by the Sang et Or was not even studied by the leaders of OL, who know that they already have better.
Gift Orban between the Bundesliga and Lens
In fact, the journalist from The Team specifies that the Hoffenheim club, currently 15th in the Bundesliga and which is fighting to remain, offered 10 million euros to OL for Gift Orban. An offer superior to that of Lens and which dates from last week. This leak concerning the Nigerian striker clearly puts a lot of pressure on the northern leaders, because if they really want to afford Gift Orban, they will have to revise their offer upwards. To see if Lens has an interest in pushing the cursor very far for a player who did not give satisfaction to Olympique Lyonnais when Pierre Sage called on him. It is true that the competition with Alexandre Lacazette and Georges Mikautadze is brutal. Last month, the rumor of Lensois interest in Gift Orban had already been mentioned, but quickly denied.
