Lens Rule Out Move For Gift Orban

Lens Rule Out Move For Gift Orban

Ibrahim Lateef

RC Lens have ruled them out from the race to sign 22-year-old Super Eagles forward Gift Orban from fellow French Ligue 1 side Lyon in the January transfer window, BSNSports.com.ng has sourced.

 The Nigerian forward joined Olympique Lyonnais last January as part of a frantic recruitment drive, aimed at securing the club’s Ligue 1 status.

Ultimately, OL did more than just that, breaking into the European places and reaching the Coupe de France final.

But that isn’t to say that all of the signings were a success. Orban played a marginal role last season, and since Georges Mikautadze’s arrival in the summer, that hasn’t changed, in fact, the situation has worsened.

The Nigerian has played just five games in all competitions this season, and as reported by Mohamed Toubache-Ter, Lyon are looking to offload him in January as part of an expected fire sale amid financial difficulties at the French club.

Sources in France had touted a potential move to RC Lens, who are contending with an injury crisis up front.

Notably, Martín Satriano, brought in to lead the line following Elye Wahi’s departure, suffered an ACL injury at the start of the campaign.

He won’t feature again this season. However, reports linking Orban to Lens are wide of the mark, according to Foot Mercato.

Les Sang et Or are not necessarily in the market for a No.9, unless an unissable opportunity presents itself.