Abdoulaye Faye joins FC Lorient on loan
Bayer 04 Leverkusen have loaned Abdoulaye Faye to French club FC Lorient for one year. The 20-year-old central defender will play for the second division champions in Ligue 1.
“Abdoulaye Faye has great potential. He has the quality to be an important member of our squad in the future, ” said managing director sport Simon Rolfes. “We see the loan to Lorient as the best option for him to get as much match practice as possible at a high level. That has to be the next step in his development, which we will follow with keen interest.”
Bayer 04 signed the Senegalese defender Faye from Swedish club BK Häcken in the summer on a long-term contract to 2030.
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