Abdukodir Khusanov: Lens chief outlines transfer stance amid Man City, Tottenham interest

Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur person been informed by Lens main Pierre Dreossi that they indispensable array "good bids" if they are to basal a accidental of securing the signature of promising defender Abdukodir Khusanov.

The 20-year-old is facing an uncertain aboriginal with the Ligue 1 outfit amid involvement from respective apical clubs, with the player's cause precocious admitting that his lawsuit is 'ready to play for the champion clubs successful Europe'.

A caller report claims that Man City are considering accelerating plans to motion Uzbekistan planetary Khusanov this period and person been keeping tabs connected the youngster ever since helium enjoyed his breakthrough play astatine elder level successful the Belarusian apical formation with Energetik-BGU.

The likes of Tottenham and Newcastle United person also been credited with an interest successful the centre-back, who is nether declaration astatine Lens until June 2027.

Lens CEO Dreossi has since confirmed that Khusanov is expected to permission the club, but they are yet to person immoderate acceptable offers.

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Man City, Spurs-linked Khusanov tin permission Lens for the close price

Speaking to DAZN anterior to Lens' 1-0 league decision to Toulouse connected Sunday, Dreossi said: 'Khusanov volition leave, [but] determination haven't been immoderate bully bids yet.

"There volition beryllium departures and arrivals. We volition person much than capable prime players to suffice for Europe.

"If helium is to permission and if the bids are absorbing enough, supra all, it's astir uncovering an economical balance."

Multiple reports person claimed that funny suitors successful Khusanov volition request to wage betwixt £20m and £25m to prise the defender distant from Lens.

Khusanov is present represented by super-agent Jorge Mendes, arsenic confirmed by Lens sporting manager Pedro Lopez, telling L'Equipe: "We've decided to bash it (give the mandate to Mendes).

"We enactment each the options connected the table. We analysed a batch and decided with Pierre (Dreossi) to motion a mandate. It came from an investigation of the interior market, the terms of a transfer, and tons of different factors."

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Who is Abdukodir Khusanov?

Born successful Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Khusanov began his vocation with boyhood nine Bunyodkor earlier moving to Belarusian outfit Energetik-BGU, wherever helium made 35 elder quality during the 2022-23 season.

Lens past snapped up the assertive 6ft 1in defender for conscionable €100,000 (£83,000) successful the summertime of 2023 and helium made 11 Ligue 1 appearances arsenic a peripheral fig successful his debut run with the French club.

Khusanov has since developed into a first-team regular for Will Still's side, starting 11 of his 13 French top-flight games this season, and has played a cardinal relation successful the bosom of the Lens defence that has kept 7 cleanable sheets.

As things stand, it remains chartless arsenic to whether funny clubs specified arsenic Man City and Tottenham presumption Khusanov arsenic idiosyncratic who could beryllium instantly integrated into their first-team plans for the remainder of this season.

Both the Citizens and Spurs person struggled with wounded issues successful the antiaircraft section and are believed to been keen to reenforce their backlines successful the January window.

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