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Danso switches to Lens, Reuter laments player's shift in perspective
By Peter Weis @PeterVicey
FC Augsburg confirmed the sale of defender Kevin Danso on Friday evening.
Reports earlier in the day suggested that the FCA we're set to pocket approximately €7 million including bonuses. At this time, German broadcaster Sport1 can only confirm a base transfer fee of €3.5 million. German footballing magazine Kicker reports that the base fee is actually closer to the €5.5 million range.
"We have repeatedly praised Kevin Danso's sporting abilities," Augsburg sporting director Stefan Reuter said in a statement, "He made his leap from the juniors to the senior level here and celebrated his Bundesliga debut as an 18-year-old in an FCA jersey. We would have considered him frequently for our team in the coming season. It's a shame that he sees it differently and no longer wishes to wear the FCA tricot."
Danso spent the last two campaigns out on loan at Southhampton (2019/20) and Fortuna Düsseldorf (2020/21).
The player himself has made no comment yet.
Der #FCA und @RCLens einigen sich auf #Danso-Transfer! 🔄 pic.twitter.com/wOYltgFQPN
— FC Augsburg (@FCAugsburg) August 6, 2021