PSG wants Lucas Chevalier, but nothing goes as planned. For LOSC, the succession plan has just fallen into the water.
Blow for LOSC. While Lucas Chevalier gets closer to Paris Saint-Germain every day, the northern club has just seen his priority target fly away to succeed him. The young Dutch goalkeeper Robin Roefs, targeted to ensure the next generation in Lille cages, finally took another direction.
The 22 -year -old porter, revelation of NEC Nimègue this season in Eredivisie, has signed up for five years with Sunderland, promoted ambitious in the Premier League. The club trained by Régis Le Bris, very active in the transfer market, formalized the signature this Friday. It is already the eighth summer recruit for the Black Cats, after the arrivals of Habib Diarra, Reinildo or even Granite Xhaka.
The LOSC had however checked the name of the young Dutch porter to prepare for the imminent departure of Lucas Chevalier. With 33 matches played, 45 goals conceded and 10 clean sheets this season, Roefs had the ideal profile to win in Lille. But failing to have completed the file in time, the northern club is now without an immediate plan B.
Looking for a new goalkeeper
On the Parisian side, the Lucas Chevalier file is seriously advancing. PSG wishes to strengthen a key position with a young goalkeeper, trained in France and experienced in Ligue 1. At 23, the LOSC porter ticks all the boxes and stands out as a strategic target for the capital's club, who has made it a priority, even
In case of maintenance of Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Without Roefs, Lille must now turn to other options. Among the names mentioned are Guillaume RESTES (Toulouse), Jeffrey de Lange (n ° 2 at OM) or the young Antonin Kinsky (Tottenham). So many tracks that remain to be made quickly so as not to be caught off guard if knight came to bend luggage in the coming days.
