Mercato Lens: A Champions League level defender approaching?

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By: Manu Tournoux

Mercato Lens: A Champions League level defender approaching?

Qualified for the next Champions League campaign, RC Lens has targeted a defender who has played in the most prestigious European competition this season.

After a historic 2025-2026 financial year, marked by a first coronation in its history in the Coupe de France and a second place in Ligue 1, RC Lens must now look to the future. And the future for the Sang et Or is next season in the Champions League.

To be able to play on several tables while remaining competitive, the residents of the Bollaert stadium will have to strengthen themselves, through smart recruitment, and without going crazy financially. And sports director Jean-Louis Leca is already at work. After noting the departures of Adrien Thomasson to Rennes, and Wesley Saïd to Al-Shamal, the Northerners have a defender in their sights.

According to information from ParisianGiulian Biancone would have caught the attention of sports management. Trained in Monaco and passed through Troyes and Nottingham Forest, the 26-year-old central defender has been playing for Olympiakos for three years.

7 matches in the Champions League this season

The one who has 5 caps with the France U19 team has played 27 matches this season with the Greek team, including 7 in the Champions League. They notably faced finalist Arsenal and Kylian Mbappé’s Real Madrid.

Manu Tournoux

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