Bayern Munich's international defensive midfielder Renato Sanches has signed up for four seasons with Lille (L1), the club said Friday night.
The most expensive ever bought by the Losc
"We are very pleased to have recruited Renato Sanches, he is an exceptional player and has a very interesting profile that is very consistent with our project. solid experience, "said Marc Ingla, the managing director of Losc. "The transfer should cost 20 million euros" to the club north, said Friday a source close to the record.
The 22-year-old Portuguese European champion, recruited for 35 million euros by Bayern Munich at Benfica in 2016, becomes the most expensive player ever bought by the Losc. The previous record dates from early August with the recruitment for 16.5 million euros of Turkish offensive midfielder Yusuf Yazici who played in Trabzonspor.
Objective: "play a lot more"
Sanches, which had been little used by Bayern last season, had insisted that its leaders get a good exit. "Renato Sanches asked us to be transferred because he wanted to join a club where he could play a lot more, but unfortunately we could not guarantee him at Bayern, and playing time is also important for him because he wants to fight for back into the Portuguese national team for Euro-2020, "Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, head of the Bavarian club, said in a statement.
Lille, which sold four of its executives this summer for nearly 150 million euros (Youssouf Koné, Thiago Mendes, Nicolas Pépé and Rafael Leao), also broke his piggy bank to offer several players, including defensive midfielder Benjamin Andre (8 million) and attackers Victor Osimhen (12 million) and Timothy Weah (10 million). The Dogues hope to have a team as competitive as last season when they finished the untouchable dolphins Paris SG to the surprise, winning a ticket to the Champions League.