Competition for Hoffenheim: Lens bids for Lyons Orban – second TSG offer higher?

No prospects at OL

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Gift Orban is looking for a way out of his misery at Olympique Lyon. TSG Hoffenheim offers a solution, but the Kraichgauers seem to have competition. According to a report from L’Équipe, RC Lens have made an offer for the 22-year-old center forward. The Bundesliga club is also said to have made an offer more than once and was above Lens’ proposed price.

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	G. Orban
	Center forward
Olympique Lyon 62% TSG Hoffenheim Ligue 1 Bundesliga

However, none of the offers are said to have met OL’s ideas yet. The Ligue 1 club had transferred 12 million euros to KAA Gent for Orban a year ago, which has now increased to 14 million euros with bonuses. But the Nigerian has now disappeared somewhat into obscurity and was last used in the Europa League at the beginning of November – in the 2-2 draw against Hoffenheim. Orban has not been in a matchday squad in the league since the end of October. The price tag for the Gones is still said to be 12 million. euros stand.

It is said that the Hoffenheimers have already reached 10 million euros with their second offer. According to the newspaper, Lens is significantly lower; Transfer reporter Santi Aouna speaks of 8 million euros, which Lyon immediately rejected. It had already emerged from various reports in mid-December that the Kraichgau residents were in advanced discussions. Orban’s contract in Lyon is valid until 2028.

“Orban is not playing because of the competition,” said Joachim Durand, Content Manager France at Transfermarkt, a few weeks ago. “He is the third center forward in the OL hierarchy behind Alexandre Lacazette, the indispensable captain, and Georges Mikautadze, for whom the club invested a high fee this summer.” He also has to be content with the crumbs behind the two. His great qualities are his strength and his finishing, but he is not necessarily technically adept or very good at playing with his teammates.”