A big seller since the start of this transfer window, RC Lens will also have to buy players. This is essential in attack, the Sang et Or’s weak point this season. Will Still needs a goalscorer and a serious candidate has been spotted in Bulgaria.
Playing well is useless when you don’t convert your chances. Lens has had the bitter experience of this this season. The team led by Will Still is a tough opponent for the main Ligue 1 clubs. However, the Sang et Or are rarely victorious at the final whistle. 7th in the championship, the Artesian club displays big gaps in finishing. 12th attack in L1 only, Racing is orphaned by a good scorer to achieve its highlights. Elye Wahi did the job last season (9 goals) but what about Lois Openda a year before (21 goals). Besides that, the new holder M’Bala Nzola looks pale with his 4 goals scored so far.
Matthias Phaëton in the viewfinder of Lens
Lensois leaders are therefore forced to invest in a new striker in the January transfer window. According to Foot MarketLens found its man in Bulgaria. This is the French striker from CSKA Sofia, Matthias Phaëton. The 25-year-old is well known to Ligue 2 followers having played for Guingamp and Grenoble in the recent past.
The one who represents the Guadeloupe selection in international competitions has scored 3 goals this season. Statistics which will not necessarily reassure Lens supporters. On the other hand, the price of Phaëton looks much more interesting. CSKA Sofia had only spent 1.6 million euros on him in 2023. He is not expected to cost much more a year and a half later. Enough to preserve the finances of an RCL in search of savings. A smart transfer provided that the former Grenoble player proves very effective in Ligue 1. Lens’ European dreams depend on it.
