As the club has just announced, goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte has just signed at MHSC. Passed by Montpellier between 2017 and 2019, the French goalkeeper is therefore returning to La Paillade after mixed experiences in Monaco and Spain.
His transfer was in the works for a while. It is now acted upon. Benjamin Lecomte returns to La Paillade three and a half years after his departure. The transfer fee is estimated at 3 million euros (all bonuses included). His mission will be to replacing Swiss goalkeeper Jonas Omlingone to the Germans of Monchengladbach.
He will wear number 40 and will be present Friday morning at training in Grammont.
Named one of the best goalkeepers in 2018 and 2019
In Montpellier, Lecomte will hope to find his best level when he has played little since the 2021/2022 season, on loan from AS Monaco twice in Spain to Atlético Madrid (0 match), then to RCD Espanyol (10 matches).
In 2018 and 2019, when he wore the MHSC jersey, he was nominated for the League’s best goalkeeper trophy for the 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 seasons alongside Lopes, Mandanda, Areola, Mendy and even Main. The stats also speak for him, with 25 games without a goal conceded in his 79 appearances with Montpellier.
