RC Lens have ruled them out from the race to sign
22-year-old Super Eagles forward Gift Orban from fellow French Ligue 1 side
Lyon in the January transfer window.
The Nigerian forward joined Olympique Lyonnais
last January as part of a frantic recruitment drive, aimed at securing the
club’s Ligue 1 status.
Ultimately, OL did more than just that, breaking into
the European places and reaching the Coupe de France final.
But that isn’t to say that all of the signings were a
success. Orban played a marginal role last season, and since Georges
Mikautadze’s arrival in the summer, that hasn’t changed, in fact, the situation
has worsened.
The Nigerian has played just five games in all
competitions this season, and as reported by Mohamed Toubache-Ter, Lyon are
looking to offload him in January as part of an expected fire sale amid
financial difficulties at the French club.
Sources in France had touted a potential move to RC
Lens, who are contending with an injury crisis up front.
Notably, Martín Satriano, brought in to lead the line
following Elye Wahi’s departure, suffered an ACL injury at the start of the
campaign.
He won’t feature again this season. However, reports
linking Orban to Lens are wide of the mark, according to Foot Mercato.
Les Sang et Or are not necessarily in the market for a
No.9, unless an unissable opportunity presents itself.
Comments:
Leave a Reply