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Joanthan David #9 of Lilleis eject by Kevin Danso #4 of Lens during the Ligue 1 McDonald's match between Racing Club de Lens and Lille OSC at Stade Bollaert-Delelis on October 26, 2024 in Lens, France. In-form Jonathan David's penalty in stoppage time has broken the deadlock for Lille to beat bitter rivals Lens 2-0 in the Ligue 1 Derby of the North on Saturday. David scored eight minutes into added time with a well-taken shot into the top corner amid whistles and boos from the home fans. It was his 11th goal in 16 appearances in all competitions. Mohamed Bayo added the second on the break three minutes later to give Lille more lustre to a scrappy win. Lens, who looked solid throughout but cracked at the very end, slumped to their first league loss. Tempers frayed at the end as players an...

RC Lens released a statement confirming Kevin Danso failed his Roma medical and the €25m transfer is off, so the Giallorossi get Tiago Djalò from Juventus instead. The defender flew in yesterday and underwent a set of tests in the Italian Capital, hoping to complete the loan with obligation to buy for €23m plus €2m in add-ons. However, late this evening reports emerged in Sky Sport Italia and the Corriere dello Sport that he had failed the medical. Specifically, it is suggested he was not given permission to play in Italy by the local authorities, which could potentially mean some sort of cardiac irregularity was spotted. It also means Roma had absolutely no control over those tests, so the French implication that they were trying to lower Danso’s price simply don’t make sense. Lens a...

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Lille leave it late to beat Ligue 1 rivals Lens

Official: Lens confirm Danso deal with Roma is off after failed medical