Lille would be wrong not to take advantage of it. In recent weeks, the northern club has found Renato Sanches, finally recovered from a knee operation undergone in the heart of August. And this time, the midfielder is going through a highlight, a real one. Finally able to string together matches, which had not always been the case last season, during which he had nevertheless played a key role in the conquest of the title, the Portuguese has never been so close to finding the level that was his at Euro 2016, where he was revealed. For the LOSC, that changes everything. In the field. And outside.
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Brilliant against Paris Saint-Germain, impressive in Seville, decisive passer against Angers, the midfielder has considerably influenced the Lille game since his return. “Renato Sanches is a top player capable of playing under pressure, confided Jocelyn Gourvennec after the defeat at the Parc des Princes. When he is physically well, we see what he brings. “The precision is important: since he landed in the North in 2019, the Lusitanian international has never been spared. Subject to muscle injuries, the 24-year-old has missed 36 matches for various injuries. equivalent of a championship season.
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Renato Sanches and Jonathan Ikoné after the latter’s goal on the Seville lawn
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This is why Renato Sanches is still there, five years after having splashed Europe, and while he found in Lille an ideal environment to relaunch. His physical form is at the heart of his game, both to defend and to get out of the opposing pressure in small spaces, to throw a block or to progress with the ball. With the sequence of matches, the Portuguese has become apart again: in Lille, he is the player who progresses the most with the ball, including in the direction of the opposing goal, and manages to open more gaps than the attackers.
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On average, he achieves nearly three races to penetrate the last third per game (2.89). More than the wingers Bamba (2.24) or Ikoné (1.71). And in Ligue 1, only seven players manage more dribbles per game (2.7). “He must continue these services,” had demanded Gourvennec, whose team sometimes lacks creativity and inspiration. Especially since the stake is not only sporting. It is also economical.
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Recruited for 20 million euros in 2019, the Portuguese again arouses the interest of several major European clubs. And while his contract will expire in 2023, the LOSC could take advantage of the relaunch of the Golden Boy 2016 to bail out the coffers and pay off some of the debts. “I have already spoken about it and I have already discussed with him, if an offer from a big club comes in, Renato will be able to leave“, had specified on BFM Lille its president Olivier Létang, in October. It could even be as of this winter. It would be so much better for him and for the economic health of LOSC. A little less for Jocelyn Gourvennec.
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