Brice Samba will leave Racing Lens for Stade Rennais, and Lens already has his successor. Jean Butez will join Stade Bollaert, and deprive Hervé Koffi of a chance to shine.
We have known it for weeks: Brice Samba will leave Racing Lens, very probably for Stade Rennais which launched the major maneuvers. Will Still openly mentioned this departure this Friday at a press conference, without enthusiasm: “I learned about it during the holidays. How do I feel about it? It’s obviously annoying because he’s our captain and a very, very good goalkeeper”, regrets the Lensois coach in comments relayed by Foot Market.
The Belgian recognizes, however, that the club can do nothing about it: “From the moment his choice is made… Keeping a player who no longer wants to be there is not necessarily a good thing for a locker room, so In the end, it’s not that complicated,” Still resigns.
The Jean Butez file, which seems on track to be finalized, was not mentioned by Will Still who preferred to highlight his number 2. Twist of fate: this understudy is none other than… Hervé Koffiwho arrived last summer from Charleroi and who has so far had to be content with a Coupe de France match.
“Hervé will play on Sunday and until further notice. He had a good match against Paris (in the Cup, nda) and will therefore be there this weekend. It’s up to him to prove that he is good and has the qualities to be there “, sums up his trainer. “Then, Brice Samba will be replaced, a recruitment process will be put in place.”
Two former Excel Mouscron goalkeepers will therefore be fighting in the North of France for the No. 1 position. And after half a season spent on the bench, nothing says that Jean Butez will immediately be the starter when he arrives in Ligue 1…
