Pablo Longoria targets the revelation of RC Lens!

While Olympique de Marseille has already scheduled three departures this winter, two reinforcements are expected in defense by the Marseille club. A central defender and a full-back are expected in January and names have already started to circulate.

OM's first leads in defense

For the full-back position, the name of Kiliann Sildillia came back on the table and would still be on the OM shelves. Regarding the central defender position, two ambitious avenues have been put forward.

There would first be the one leading to Benoît Badiashile, who is in difficulty at Chelsea and could land in Marseille on loan to try to revive himself, and the Olivier Boscagli track, who is led by Mehdi Benatia but rather for next summer .

OM is interested in Abdukodir Khusanov (Lens)

In this sector of central defense, Transfermarkt for its part evokes a new rumor. The one leading to Abdukodir Khusanov. This young 20-year-old Uzbek is the revelation of this season at RC Lens.

Starting at the start of the season to compensate for the absence of Kevin Danso, he finally established himself as a pillar of the Sang et Or defense, which is one of the best in Ligue 1. The Uzbek international, with 17 caps, has played ten league games this season, out of a possible eleven, because he was suspended after his red card received against PSG.

Abdukodir Khusanov has Europe at his feet

The capital club has already been linked to Abdukodir Khusanov this season. But in addition to PSG and OM, others and many European clubs are interested in this young Lensois defender. Competition is likely to be tough on this issue for the Uzbek, who arrived for €100,000 in Lens in the summer of 2023.

Its market value now easily exceeds 10 million euros but its starting price should be even higher, even if today the Sang et Or have no desire to sell their nugget.