The RC Lens Herald
Market17 Aug 2026
RC Lens say no — this time
The offer from Paris Saint-Germain for Robin Risser was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at RC Lens
Amadou Haïdara was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at RC Lens
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Market17 Aug 2026
Benoît Rey steps up from the RC Lens academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Benoît Rey has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market17 Aug 2026
RC Lens promote Émile Pierre from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Émile Pierre has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market17 Aug 2026
RC Lens promote Théodore Le Gall from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Théodore Le Gall has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Squad Words at RC Lens training over how hard people work
- Squad A wage question at RC Lens
- Squad The manager comes out for Amadou Haïdara
- Boardroom RC Lens spend where nobody can see it