Grégory Thil named head of recruitment at Strasbourg | OneFootball

RC Lens’ former head of recruitment is set to replace Loïc Désiré in the same role at RC Strasbourg Alsace, as confirmed by the club’s president, Marc Keller on RMC Sport show After Foot.

Désiré has already left his role as Head of Recruitment at RC Strasbourg Alsace to become the sporting director at Stade Rennais.

Désiré was brought in at Rennes to replace the outgoing Frédéric Massara, who lasted just one season at the Breton club. Désiré’s move away from Strasbourg was confirmed upon the conclusion of the Ligue 1 season.

Thil is the man set to replace him at the Meinau. The Frenchman, who worked his way up the ladder at Lens to finally become the head of recruitment, left the club several months ago, however, he is now set for a new role, as confirmed by Keller.

Notably, it was Thil who signed Abdukodir Khusanov at Manchester City. The now-Uzbekistan international was signed for just €100,000 back in 2023 before being sold to Manchester City for €50m just two years later.

GFFN | Luke Entwistle