In order to replace Brice Samba, leaving for Rennes, RC Lens will sign Pau Lopez. OM have decided to terminate their loan contract with Girona.
Having recruited Jeffrey de Lange and Géronimo Rulli during the last summer transfer window, Olympique de Marseille agreed to loan Pau Lopez to Girona until the end of the current season, the Spanish goalkeeper being under contract with the OM until June 2026. But Pau Lopez having never played in La Liga or the Champions League, Marseille did not really hesitate when RC Lens came to inquire about the possibility of signing Pau Lopez from this month of January 2025, when Brice Samba is very close to signing for Stade Rennais.
This Monday noon, Fabrizio Romano reveals that the agreement is now complete and that Girona, which did not wish to keep Pau Lopez, will see the latter leave for Lens, OM having agreed to loan him with an option to buy so that the 30-year-old goalkeeper can join the northern club freely. On the Sang et Or side, and despite a little delay in finalizing the departure of Brice Samba to Brittany, we had to find a good solution by bringing in for not too much money a goalkeeper who has shown good things in the jersey Marseille. This agreement should be quickly confirmed by the various clubs concerned.
