Racing Club de Lens has finalized a transfer that will mark the history of the club.
It’s a deal that will go down in history. For Lens, who had never sold such an expensive player. As for RB Leipzig, who had never spent so much on a rookie. As expected, the sale of Lois Openda to Redbull training was formalized on Friday.
The German club announced the arrival of the Belgian striker on its official media. Loïs Openda has signed a 5-year contract with RB Leipzig and will therefore be linked with this team until 2028. In total, the operation was completed for compensation of between 43 and 46 million euros. A sum to which will be added bonuses estimated at 6 million euros, a percentage on the resale of the player and a friendly meeting planned at Bollaert.
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Loïs Openda stürmt ab sofort für RB Leipzig!Der 23-Jährige wechselt vom französischen Erstligisten @RCLens zu RB Leipzig und erhält einen Fünfjahresvertrag bis June 2028.
Das belgische Sturmjuwel wird künftig mit der Rückennummer 17 für uns auflaufen. pic.twitter.com/JGTXr6rOAw
— RB Leipzig (@RBLeipzig) July 14, 2023
Lens loses its offensive weapon
It was difficult for Racing Club de Lens to neglect such amounts in the current context. But the artesian club, qualified for the Champions League after its second place in Ligue 1 at the end of this 2022-23 season, will have to find the suitable replacement for this key position. Author of 21 goals in Ligue 1, Openda had been one of the great architects of the exceptional campaign of the Blood and Gold.
