The Racing Club de Lens announced this Friday the arrival of a weight reinforcement.
Expected for 48 hours, the deal was formalized this Friday evening, a few minutes from the end of the summer transfer window: Roben Aguilar is Lensois. Racing has announced the signing of the French international defender, who has signed a 3-year contract with the artesian club. It will be number 2.*
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Passage through an evocative destination for a first indirect contact with the artesian coach. 🪧😉
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The operation would have been completed for a transfer fee of 3.5 million euros, to which would be added a bonus of up to 500,000 euros. Ruben Aguilar, 30, had been playing at AS Monaco for 4 years, after arriving in 2019 from Montpellier. Generous in effort, effective counter-attacker, this player revealed to AJ Auxerre at the professional level has crossed a course on the Rock, to the point of catching the eye of Didier Deschamps.
“Ruben’s signature is a reinforcement of choice, enthused Arnaud Pouille, the general manager of RC Lens. From Grenoble to Monaco via the France A team, it is a sure bet in the championship that joins us. Ruben is a combative defender, a club player in tune with Racing’s family DNA, a worker who gives of himself for the collective. Its values stick so closely to ours that the exchanges were rapid, almost natural. When he made the decision to leave AS Monaco, Ruben immediately made Lens his priority. His experience at a very high level, his high volume of play and his desire to invest in the Lensois project will be extremely beneficial to us. Welcome to Blood and Gold Ruben! », concluded the manager.
It should be noted that Ruben Aguilar will not be able to make his debut on Saturday evening since Lens will be opposed to his former club, AS Monaco. Both parties have included a clause for the player not to be lined up.
