towards a big cleaning and a weight loss this winter?

It’s a hectic transfer window for which RC Lens is preparing. Seventh in Ligue 1 after 15 days, the northern club, which will conclude its 2024 year with a shock against Paris Saint-Germain this Sunday, December 22 (9 p.m.) as part of the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France, would indeed be on the point of downsizing its squad, which includes no less than 29 professional players. According to information from L’Équipe this Thursday, December 19, the owner and main shareholder Joseph Oughourlian would have put pressure on his teams in order to balance the accounts and lower the payroll. With this in mind, the players would have been warned that none of them were untransferable this winter.

Lensois will be courted

A big departure would also be planned, particularly in the defensive sector where the young Abdukodir Khusanov is being courted. Still according to the newspaper, a mandate would have been given to agent Jorge Mendes to find a destination for him. Between 25 and 30 million euros would be expected to sell the 20-year-old Uzbek. Newcastle, Leicester, Manchester City or Tottenham would be interested in the Premier League, as would RB Leipzig in Germany. After his false start at AS Roma last summer, the Austrian Kevin Danso is still being watched, while the Sang et Or are reportedly preparing for attacks for Brice Samba, Facundo Medina and even Przemyslav Frankowski. Neil El Aynaoui, David Pereira Da Costa, Andy Diouf and Nampalys Mendy should also be courted. And therefore not accepted in the event of satisfactory offers…