Racing Club de Lens have officially announced the signing of defensive midfielder Nampalys Mendy (31). The Senegalese international was a free agent following the expiry of his contract with Leicester City FC. Mendy underwent his medical on Monday and signed a three-year deal with the Artois side.
L’Equipe are reporting that the struggling Ligue 1 club, who are still winless after drawing one and losing three games, were in the market for a defensive midfielder with a view to competing with Salis Abdul Samed, who is the shadow of his former self from last season.
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The AS Monaco youth product played 118 games for the Foxes since his €15m move from OGC Nice in 2016. Last season, he played a peripheral role in Leicester’s poor season that ended in relegation to the Championship, logging 19 Premier League appearances. Mendy will wear the #26 jersey with Franck Haise’s side this season.
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