Brice Samba (almost) left for Stade Rennais, RC Lens had to work to find a replacement for the French international and the Sang et Or are finally reaching their goal. As we revealed to you in recent days, the Artesian club formalized the arrival of Pau López after the failure of negotiations with Jean Butez. Landed in the form of a loan after having ended the one contracted with Girona, the 1m89 left-hander who passed through OM therefore returns to Ligue 1.
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“From Catalan “blood and gold” to Blood and Gold! With his extensive high-level experience (360 matches including 48 in European competitions), Spanish international (2 caps) Pau Lopez joins Artois. Endowed with excellent reflexes and a good kicking game, the 29-year-old goalkeeper is on loan from Olympique de Marseille, until June 2025, with an option to buy.specifies the Lens press release to make the news official. In the north of France, the former AS Roma player will try to relaunch himself after more complicated recent months on a personal level.
Pau López returns to L1!
As a reminder, the Spaniard, demoted in the rotation with the arrival of Geronimo Rulli in Marseille, has just returned from a loan from Girona. A contrasting adventure where he ultimately only appeared once in the Catalan club jersey. Understudy of Paulo Gazzaniga, the neo-Lensois has, in fact, never had the chance to impose himself. An impasse which therefore benefited the Lens team, aware of the opportunity to be seized.
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On the Lens side, Pau López will therefore find himself in competition with Hervé Koffi for the role of number 1 in a championship that he already knows very well and within a club that needs reinforcement to stay in the race. Europe. A nice marriage between a player who needs to find playing time and the Sang et Or who will now be able to count on an experienced international goalkeeper who has proven himself at Betis, AS Roma and therefore at OM . Enough to also put an end to this long series of goalkeepers…
Pub. the 07/01/2025 18:15
– UPDATE 07/01/2025 18:31
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