Lens completed the arrival of Brice Samba’s replacement

RC Lens had to bounce back quickly after an aborted transfer. Pau Lopez, announced as Brice Samba’s replacement, will ultimately not join the Sang et Or. The cause is a lack of seriousness on the part of Girona, who realized too late that he would not be able to include a replacement for his Spanish goalkeeper on the lists. UEFA for the Champions League. This setback therefore put an end to the operation at the beginning of January.

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Faced with this failure, Lens turned to a new avenue, that of Matthew Ryan. The Australian goalkeeper, currently replacing Mile Svilar at AS Roma, is not part of the plans of Claudio Ranieri, a coach usually reluctant to rotate his squad. Taking advantage of this situation, Lensois leaders initiated discussions with their Roman counterparts. And these negotiations quickly bore fruit.

A total agreement between Lens and Roma

According to our information, a total agreement has been reached between Lens and Roma for the arrival of Matthew Ryan as part of a transfer. The proximity of the end of the Australian goalkeeper’s contract, scheduled for June, simplified the discussions and made it possible to seal this strategic arrival for the rest of the RC Lens season, which could only count on the Burkinabe goalkeeper Hervé Koffi.

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The 32-year-old cut his teeth at Central Coast Mariners in his native country. In around 90 matches, he made a name for himself and won the title of Australian champion as well as the best player in the championship in 2013. With this experience, Matthew Ryan joined Europe and FC Brugge, where he stayed for two years. He then kept the cages of Valencia (23 matches), Genk (24 matches), Brighton (123 matches) or, more recently, those of AZ Alkmaar (64 matches). Under the colors of his country, the goalkeeper was also winner of the Asian Nations Cup in 2015. The officialization of the transfer is imminent.