Mercato / Lens: Dréossi takes stock of the Samba file, Fofana targeted by a banner
The meeting between Lens and Toulouse (0-1) saw general manager Pierre Dréossi speak about the transfer window, and in particular about Brice Samba.
It was an expected clarification. Before the match lost by Lens against Toulouse on Sunday, Pierre Dréossi returned to the situation of goalkeeper Brice Samba, announced in agreement with Rennes on the basis of a contract running until 2029, according to Ouest-France and L'Equipe . The general director of Racing, while a canceled transfer had been announced by RMC, was not so categorical.
Tense negotiations, not stopped
“Brice came to see me at the end of the year to tell me that his wish was to leave”goes up Dréossi, formerly of the SRFC, at the microphone of DAZN. “I was a little surprised. We were contacted by Rennes, and we are in negotiations. The negotiations have become a little… not stopped, but let's say tense. And for the moment we are still in negotiations. And if they end in the coming days, he will leave, and if they do not end, he will not leave. Like all negotiations and transfers. »
He then regretted “far too many rumors” about the reasons for this slowdown. “No, it’s a long negotiation, it’s been going on for almost ten days, but for the moment there is no agreement. I hope, or not, that we find an agreement, in any case an end to negotiations to find out whether Brice will leave or not. »
A banner against Seko Fofana
The meeting was also marked by a banner addressed to Seko Fofana by the Lensois supporters: “Shareholder and player of another club, modern football gives us the sheaf”. Reference is made here to the special status of the midfielder who arrived in Rennes on January 1, and is still a minority shareholder in his previous club in Ligue 1, who left a year and a half ago. Fofana, however, would have withdrawn from the board of directors, according to La Voix du Nord.
