Loaned by OM to Girona during the first half of the season, Pau Lopez will finish the 2024-2025 financial year with RC Lens, where he is on loan with an option to buy
RC Lens has its new goalkeeper. As announced by RMC Sport this Tuesday, Pau Lopez officially joins the Sang et Or in the form of a loan with an option to purchase, set at 4 million euros. Loaned to Girona during the first half of the season, the Spaniard, who still belongs to OM, will finish the 2024-2025 season in the North. Lens will cover half of the Spaniard's salary.
“Racing is happy to welcome Pau Lopez to its ranks. The last referenced bulwark in Europe, Pau has asserted himself in recent seasons as a sure bet in his position, by imposing himself in clubs accustomed to continental games such as Real Betis, AS Roma and Olympique de Marseille He therefore arrives in Lens with solid experience of high level (360 professional matches) and European football, as well as good knowledge of Ligue 1 where he has. played three intense seasons between 2021 and 2024. Beyond his technical qualities and his leadership soul, his simple personality will be perfectly anchored in the family DNA of Racing,” said general manager Pierre Dréossi in a press release.
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Deprived of playing time in Girona, with only one start in the second round of the Copa del Rey on December 4, the 30-year-old goalkeeper returns to France to relaunch himself in a championship that he knows well having played 127 matches all competitions combined with Marseille.
The arrival of Pau Lopez in Lens should unlock the departure of Brice Samba, leaving for Rennes. First on track, then at a standstill, his transfer is once again relevant since the Breton club has made the French international its priority for this winter transfer window.
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