Clubs of the French championship are also known for supplying talented players to other top-5 leagues and the championships of wealthy countries. In addition, many teams replenish their budgets precisely through the sale of gifted players.
In this regard, the club “Lens,” where Uzbekistan national team central defender Abduqodir Husonov played, in recent years has also been considered one of the teams earning large profits on the transfer market.
The biggest outgoing transfer this year was the move of Andy Diouf to “Inter.” The Italian giant paid 20 million euros for the 22-year-old midfielder and agreed to add another 5 million euros as a bonus.
In fact, “Lens” had already achieved big records before. On June 14, 2023, the club’s main striker Lois Openda moved to “Leipzig” for 40 million euros. A year earlier, he had been bought from “Brugge” for 15.39 million euros, and this transfer was recognized as the most expensive in the history of the club.
After one and a half years, another 40-million-euro transfer was completed. This time, “Manchester City” transferred such an amount for Uzbek legionnaire Abduqodir Husonov.
Interestingly, “Lens” had spent only 100 thousand euros to sign him from “Energetik-BGU.” In just one and a half years, this investment brought the club four hundred times profit, and the defender became the most profitable player in the club’s history.
Thus, Lois Openda and Abduqodir Husonov remain leaders as the most expensive sold players in “Lens” history.
According to the authoritative portal transfermarkt.world, the next ten most expensive outgoing transfers are as follows:
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Elye Wahi – “Marseille,” 27 million euros
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Seko Fofana – “Al-Nassr,” 25 million euros
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Kevin Danso – “Tottenham,” 25 million euros
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Neil El-Aynaoui – “Roma,” 23.5 million euros
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Cheick Doucouré – “Crystal Palace,” 22.6 million euros
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Andy Diouf – “Inter,” 20 million euros
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Loïc Badé – “Rennes,” 17 million euros
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El-Hadji Diouf – “Liverpool,” 15 million euros
It should be noted that Husonov being recognized as the most profitable player in the history of “Lens” further increased the prestige of Uzbek footballers in Europe.
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