The winter transfer window is already underway at RC Lens, which recorded its first recruit on Tuesday. A nice pickaxe at a lower cost.
Lens wastes no time. Leader of Ligue 1 at the break, Racing formalized on Tuesday the signing of its first winter recruit: Amadou Haïdara. The midfielder (27 years old), who is currently playing CAN 2025 with Mali, arrives from Leipzig, where he was under contract until next June and had not played a single match this season.
The Sang et Or have a player there who, they hope,
“will bring to Pierre Sage’s group his technicality, his volume of play as well as his important sense of humanity”. According to Foot marketthe northern club would have paid only 2 million euros to enlist the native of Bamako, that the specialized site Transfer market valued at 20 million euros a year ago.
A very nice pick, therefore, with a contract until 2029 at stake for the neo-Lensois. “We are very happy to end the year 2025 with the arrival of Amadou, a talented midfielder who has extensive club and national experience”rejoices Jean-Louis Leca, the sporting director of RCL, in a press release published on the club website.
Lens offers itself “one of the best midfielders in the Bundesliga”
“Amadou established himself in Leipzig as one of the best midfielders in the Bundesliga and his technical, projection and recovery qualities are now recognized in Europe. Throughout the discussions, he demonstrated that he was very motivated by the idea of joining our project. I would also like to thank him, as well as those around him, for the quality of the discussions. »
“Amadou is a man of value, very attached to the family, these are two important aspects for usadds the manager. After Seydou Keita, Massadio Haïdara, Cheick Doucouré or Mamadou Sangaré, he perpetuates the beautiful story between Mali and RC Lens. Like Mamadou, the whole club will be behind him during the CAN and will be happy to see him again in January. »
