Bundesliga club Hoffenheim have signed striker Gift Orban from Lyon for a reported €9million. (More Sports News)
The 22-year-old Nigerian has scored two goals ꧅in five matches so far this se🍌ason, having made just three starts.
He has played just 259 minutes andꦚ converted two of his six shots (33.33%).
Orban joined Lyon from Genk in January 2024 after a prolific time in Belgium, w🎉here he scored 32 goals in 52 competitive matches𒊎.
However, with Lyon needing to m😼ake sales amid financial difficulties, they have cashed in on Orban, reportedly for a fee lower than what they paid Genk las🔯t year.
“In Gift Orban 𒁃we have found exactly the fast striker with good de༺pth that we were looking for,” said Andreas Schicker, managing director of sport at Hoffenheim.
“Gift has repeatedly demonstrated his goal threat and his joy of playing 🦹in his previous positions, so we are convinced that his skills will give our team greater variability in attack.”
Lyon were handed a provisional relegation to Ligue 2 in November, which will come into effect at the end of the season u🦄nless they impr🍌ove their situation.
Orban is already the third player to leave this month, with Anthony Lopes joining Nantes on a free transfer and Jeffinho departing to Botafogo, where he had been 𝓰on loan, for €5.3m.
