Lens

Lens net spend since 2015

Lens have spent €263m on disclosed transfer fees since July 2015 and received €449m: a net profit of €186m on transfers.

That covers 92 signings (70 for a disclosed fee, 12 free, 10 undisclosed) and 99 departures (53 sold for a disclosed fee, 27 free, 19 undisclosed). Loans are counted apart: 19 in, 52 out.

Record signing: Elye Wahi, €30m from Montpellier (Aug 2023). Record sale: Mamadou Sangaré, €48m to Brentford (Aug 2026).

Lens transfer spending by season

Lens record signings

1. Elye Wahi · €30m from Montpellier · Aug 2023
2. Loïs Openda · €15m from Club Brugge · Jul 2022
3. Andy Diouf · €14m from Basel · Jul 2023
4. Seko Fofana · €9m from Udinese · Aug 2020
5. Yassine Titraoui · €8m from Sporting Charleroi · Aug 2026

Lens record sales

1. Mamadou Sangaré · €48m to Brentford · Aug 2026
2. Abdukodir Khusanov · €40m to Manchester City · Jan 2025
3. Loïs Openda · €40m to RB Leipzig · Jul 2023
4. Elye Wahi · €27m to Olympique Marseille · Aug 2024
5. Kevin Danso · €25m to Tottenham Hotspur · Jul 2025

Lens trading record: profit on players bought and sold

On the 63 players Lens both signed and sold since July 2015 (academy graduates and free signings cost nothing), sales brought in €423m against €174m paid: a trading profit of €249m.

Academy graduates sold since July 2015 brought in €51m across 9 players, led by Cheick Doucouré (€23m to Crystal Palace, Jul 2022).

• Mamadou Sangaré: signed for €8m (Aug 2025), sold to Brentford for €48m (Aug 2026): profit €40m
• Abdukodir Khusanov: signed for €450k (Jul 2023), sold to Manchester City for €40m (Jan 2025): profit €40m
• Loïs Openda: signed for €15m (Jul 2022), sold to RB Leipzig for €40m (Jul 2023): profit €25m
• Neil El Aynaoui: signed for €600k (Jul 2023), sold to Roma for €24m (Jul 2025): profit €23m
• Cheick Doucouré: academy graduate (Jul 2018), sold to Crystal Palace for €23m (Jul 2022): profit €23m

• Angelo Fulgini: signed for €7m (Jul 2023), left free for Al Khaleej (Jul 2026): loss €7m
• Gaël Kakuta: signed for €5m (Jul 2021), left free for Amiens SC (Oct 2022): loss €5m
• Adrien Thomasson: signed for €4m (Jan 2023), left free for Rennes (Jul 2026): loss €4m
• Elye Wahi: signed for €30m (Aug 2023), sold to Olympique Marseille for €27m (Aug 2024): loss €3m
• Salis Abdul Samed: signed for €5m (Jul 2022), sold to Nice for €3m (Aug 2025): loss €3m

Lens ins and outs 2026/27: who left and who came in, by position

Lens have made 6 signings and 12 departures in 2026/27, plus 3 loans in and 8 out. Who left each position and who came in:

• Goalkeeper: out Yannick Pandor (left free for Amiens SC), Mattia Fortin (loan to Palermo), Hervé Koffi (loan to Union Saint-Gilloise); in nobody.
• Defence: out Malang Sarr (left free for NEOM SC, 33 league starts in 2025/26), Facundo Medina (to Olympique Marseille); in Jean-Clair Todibo (loan from West Ham United, 354 league minutes since), Saud Abdulhamid (from Roma, 343 league minutes since), Maik Nawrocki (from Celtic, 152 league minutes since).
• Midfield: out Adrien Thomasson (left free for Rennes, 31 league starts in 2025/26), Mamadou Sangaré (to Brentford, 27 league starts in 2025/26), Fodé Sylla (to Sion, 1 league start in 2025/26), Angelo Fulgini (left free for Al Khaleej); in Michaël Cuisance (from Hertha BSC, 572 league minutes since), Yassine Titraoui (from Sporting Charleroi, 491 league minutes since), Thorgan Hazard (free from Anderlecht, 327 league minutes since).
• Attack: out Wesley Saïd (left free for Al Shamal SC, 26 league starts in 2025/26), Rayan Fofana (loan to Le Havre, 7 league starts in 2025/26), Allan Saint-Maximin (left free for Charlotte, 2 league starts in 2025/26), Anass Zaroury (to Panathinaikos), Anthony Bermont (loan to Angers SCO, 10 league appearances in 2025/26), Kembo Diliwidi (to Dender), Goduine Koyalipou (loan to KV Kortrijk), Jeremy Agbonifo (loan to Jagiellonia Białystok), Rémy Labeau Lascary (loan to Auxerre), Erawan Garnier (to Bastia, 1 league appearance in 2025/26), Gabin Capuano (loan to Quevilly Rouen); in Michal Skoras (from Gent, 379 league minutes since), Franjo Ivanović (loan from Benfica, 305 league minutes since), Junior Kadile (loan from Servette, 136 league minutes since).

Lens injury news: injuries and suspensions

Lens have 5 players injured as of 10 Nov 2026, with €68m of value sidelined.

• Ismaëlo Ganiou (DEF): Knee surgery · out since 23 Oct 2026 · return date not set · 4 games missed
• Franjo Ivanović (FWD): Concussion · out since 5 Nov 2026 · return date not set · 1 game missed
• Odsonne Édouard (FWD): Adductor pain · out since 28 Oct 2026 · return date not set · 3 games missed
• Abdallah Sima (FWD): Dead leg · out since 2 Oct 2026 · expected back 30 Nov 2026 · 9 games missed
• Maik Nawrocki (DEF): Cruciate ligament tear · out since 30 Aug 2026 · return date not set · 13 games missed

Lens last starting XI

Lens's last league starting XI, v Olympique Marseille on 8 Nov 2026: Robin Risser; Jean-Clair Todibo, Samson Baidoo, Jonathan Gradit; Matthieu Udol, Amadou Haidara, Saud Abdulhamid, Yassine Titraoui; Florian Thauvin, Florian Sotoca, Thorgan Hazard.

2 changes from the side that started v LOSC Lille on 30 Oct 2026.

Started at least 3 of the last 5 league games but not this one: Ruben Aguilar (4) and Michaël Cuisance (3).

Opponent: Olympique Marseille.

Lens minutes played 2026/27

After 10 league games of 2026/27, 5 Lens players have played at least 60% of the minutes open to them, 16 are rotating and 19 have played under a quarter.

Surplus watch, notable value on under a quarter of the minutes: Rayan Fofana (0%, €14m), Jeremy Agbonifo (0%, €9m), Nidal Celik (0%, €7m), Rémy Labeau Lascary (0%, €7m), Junior Kadile (19%, €6m), Mattia Fortin (0%, €6m).

Out of contract on 30 June 2027 unless extended: Florian Sotoca, Alpha Diallo, Mathieu Gorgelin, Régis Gurtner.

Lens club-trained players

We can verify 5 club-trained players in the Lens squad: Kyllian Antonio, Ismaëlo Ganiou, Thorgan Hazard, Souleymane Sagnan and Oscar Lenne. Between them they have played 15% of Lens's league minutes in 2026/27. 9 other squad players are not verifiable on our record.

• Kyllian Antonio (DEF): 507 league minutes
• Ismaëlo Ganiou (DEF): 439 league minutes
• Thorgan Hazard (MID): 327 league minutes
• Souleymane Sagnan (DEF): 246 league minutes
• Oscar Lenne (DEF): no league minutes yet

On the record we can verify, 15 players club-trained at Lens now play for other clubs we track, led by Anis Hadj Moussa (Feyenoord, value €53m), Rayan Fofana (Le Havre, value €14m) and Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers, value €13m).

• Anis Hadj Moussa · Feyenoord · €53m
• Rayan Fofana · Le Havre · €14m
• Jean-Ricner Bellegarde · Wolverhampton Wanderers · €13m
• Cheick Doucouré · Crystal Palace · €8m
• David Da Costa · Portland Timbers · €6m
• Anthony Bermont · Angers SCO · €4m
• Kandet Diawara · Troyes · €3m
• Enzo Ebosse · Udinese · €3m

We count a player as club-trained when his record shows him registered with the club for three entire seasons or 36 months between the ages of 15 and 21 (UEFA's home-grown test), wherever he started and whatever he cost; time on loan counts for the club that borrowed him.