2023-08-11 19:15:03
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After selling Loïs Openda for 46 million euros, excluding bonuses, to RB Leipzig, RC Lens was struggling to find its new striker and replace a striker who revealed himself in his first season in Ligue 1, with 21 goals registered. After the failure leading to Lévi Garcia, several leads emerged, such as Habib Diallo, Boulaye Dia, Michy Batshuayi or even Folarin Balogun, but nothing came of it. In recent days, we learned that the Artesian club had made an offer for Chuba Akpom, Middlesbrough striker.
The former PAOK Salonika was the subject of a first offer of around €9m from Lens, refused by the English club, which values its striker at around €15m, according to Sky Sports. But according to our information, the artesian club has now reached an agreement this Friday with Middelsbrough for the transfer of the English striker. The compensation is a little less than 15 million euros, the sum requested by Borofor his player who was coming to the end of his contract in June 2024.
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Lens offers itself the top scorer in the Championship
The Team also specifies that the striker will commit for a period of four seasons. A nice move by RC Lens, who will bet on the Championship’s top scorer of the last season. Author of a total of 28 goals in 40 Championship matches, he was logically elected Golden Shoe of the English second division and member of the standard team of the season. His season had also interested several English and foreign clubs, but it was therefore RC Lens who won the bet.
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Chuba Akpom, striker trained at Arsenal and passed through the Belgian, Greek and English second division leagues, will discover Ligue 1 and above all play his first Champions League matches. Subject to a valid medical examination, the 27-year-old Londoner will therefore have the difficult task of replacing Loïs Openda on the front of the northern attack. RC Lens will also start its season with a trip to the lawn of Stade Brestois 29, this Sunday (1 p.m.).
Pub. on 08/11/2023 21:15 Update on 08/11/2023 21:38
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