RC Lens Mercato: a former Ligue 1 player targeted to strengthen the attack

Lens will have to sell this winter, but the club will not refrain from recruiting, and has notably targeted a former Ligue 1 player.

This Friday at a press conference, Pierre Dréossi, general director of RC Lens, spoke about the big winter transfer window which awaits the RCL. “The winter transfer window will be a continuation of what we started to do this summer, and which we could have done, and perhaps which we should have done. We will do these sales this winter. We want to continue to reduce our workforce, which is too large, but have an ambitious group, perhaps even more ambitious for the second part, if we can find it. We will try to improve the squad, which has already improved collectively, individually, but while remaining within our project,” he declared in particular.

A winger valued at… 20 million

If Lens will absolutely have to sell for 44 million euros net this winter, it could open the door to recruits, if possible. And so, as La Voix du Nord reports, the RCL is tracking an attacker and an eccentric, but favoring loans with a purchase option.

In this sense, the current 7th in Ligue 1 inquired about Dango Ouattara (22 years old), winger who played for FC Lorient (43 Ligue 1 matches). A Bournemouth player since January 2023, the Burkinabé has played 13 Premier League matches this season, including 5 as a starter. Under contract until 2028 and valued at 20 million euros, Ouattara would however prefer to bounce back in another English club in the event of a loan.

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