On paper, the arrival in Lens of Oscar Cortès promises beautiful evenings for the supporters of the Sang et Or. The ground will confirm it… or not.
His profile is promising. The Racing Club de Lens hopes not to have made a mistake in choosing Oscar Cortès. This 19-year-old Colombian midfielder has signed up for five seasons with the second in the last Ligue 1 championship, the Sang et Or said on Friday. The amount of the transaction is estimated at 4.5 million euros.
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✍️ Oscar Cortes
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📅 07/14/2023
👉 https://t.co/NA0DVh5A7Z#MercaTour2023 #ProudToLensois pic.twitter.com/jcDj1kOZbb— Racing Club de Lens (@RCLens) July 14, 2023
Colombian champion with Millonarios FC, Cortes also distinguished himself during the U20 World Cup contested this year, underlines Arnaud Pouille, the general manager of the Lensois club. Oscar Cortès and his selection had been eliminated in the quarter-finals by Italy.
The Racing club of Lens registers there a fifth recruit in this summer transfer window after Stijn Spierings, Neil El Aynaoui, Morgan Guilavogui and Andy Diouf. On the start side, Franck Haise saw his workforce relieved of two major players from last season: Seko Fofana and Loïs Openda…
