The Racing Club de Lens intends to fulfill its ambitions after a season that will go down in history.
Just three years after rising to Ligue 1, Racing Club de Lens is almost at the top of French football. The artesian club achieved the feat of winning a place as runner-up to Paris Saint-Germain last spring, after an unprecedented campaign in terms of points. This historic season has placed Franck Haise’s team in the spotlight.
For its big return to the Champions League, Lens had to deal with the departures of two strong links, captain Seko Fofana and striker Loïs Openda. The latter was replaced by the French international Espoir striker Elye Wahi, bought nearly 30 million euros from Montpellier.
The arrival of a great hope, a sign of ambition for RC Lens
Extremely effective for its young age (already 2 seasons with more than 10 goals in Ligue 1 at only 20 years old), the new reinforcement of Racing Club de Lens has all the assets to blaze with the Sang et Or. of the club, Arnaud Pouille.
” The signing of Elye Wahi is a marker of strong ambition for Racing. He is a great hope of French football who hatched two years ago and who confirmed last season in Ligue 1. At 20, beyond his power and his high-level skills, he exudes a lot of character and maturity. Elye arrives from a family club and I also salute the quality of the relationship with the MHSC which has allowed a promise of the championship to remain flourish in France. “Launched the leader in remarks transcribed on the official website of the RCL.
” In Lens, he will find this desire to live human adventures and this authentic football to which we are attached.continued Arnaud Pouille. The locker room and the staff, Franck at his head, will put him in the best conditions to acclimatize, progress and perform. Introducing Elye to Bollaert was a no-brainer, and like a wink, this location in the stadium, where you traditionally hear the horns of trains, comes to greet the arrival of a high-speed attacker! Welcome Elye, looking forward to seeing you in our colors on French and European lawns”. The tone is set.
