Seeing him running in all directions, not sparing himself, going to the duel and transmitting his rage to win, one would not say that Kevin Danso is probably living his last days at Lens. However, and as he has been doing since the restart, whether in friendly or official matches, Kevin Danso impresses and is often one of the best Lensois on the pitch. This was again the case on Thursday evening at Bollaert against Panathinaikos where he spared no effort and greatly contributed to his team’s victory against the Greek club (2-1).
Yes, but here’s the thing, the 25-year-old Austrian international has an exit voucher and is highly rated on the transfer market. With one week to go, Kevin Danso has a good chance of heading to Italy. As we revealed last week, the Lens number 4 has a verbal agreement with Atalanta. But the former FC Augsburg player is not very keen on the idea of joining the Bergamo club and is prioritising AS Roma, who have been eyeing the player for several weeks.
Lens wants €23m for Kevin Danso
It must be said that the sporting director of the Louve club is none other than Florent Ghisolfi, the same one who recruited Kevin Danso to RC Lens 3 years ago for €5.5 million. Wanting to put an impact player in his defense, the former DS of RC Lens has therefore made the player his priority, even going so far as to send a first firm offer to the Artois club for an amount slightly higher than €20 million. A sum that was rejected by the northern club which is demanding a fixed €23 million.
The Lens DG Pierre Dréossi also recalled that Canal+ on the sidelines of the Europa League conference meeting that he did not intend to sell off the pillar of his defense. “Regarding Kevin Danso, he will surely leave us, if we have something interesting. There are discussions, but we are not there yet. There is no agreement with any club. Kevin is a very important player in the squad and we would be very happy to be able to keep him, but I am not sure that we can. In any case, we will not make any effort for him to leave.”
Like the Elye Wahi case, RC Lens will not give up anything to achieve the goal it has set for itself. AS Roma, who have already almost reached an agreement with the player, will have to come back with a higher offer to win the bet. It remains to be seen how much room the Italian club has to maneuver, hoping to get a nice check from the sale of Paulo Dybala to Saudi Arabia. Now, Ghisolfi and Roma have the cards in hand if they want to complete the transfer of Kevin Danso. We should know more soon.
