St. Pauli confirm Guilavogui departure

FC St. Pauli have lost Morgan Guilavogui as RC Lens have triggered their buyback option to re-sign the player.

After Morgan Guilavogui impressed on loan at St. Pauli from Lens in the 2024/25 campaign, the Bundesliga side triggered a purchase option set at a reported €3 million to sign him permanently.

However, the French striker won’t be staying in Hamburg, as RC Lens have activated a buyback clause reportedly worth €4.5 million to bring him back.

FC St. Pauli confirmed the move on Wednesday.

“The plan we pursued with Morgan before the season worked very well. He slotted in outstandingly well, both in footballing terms and as a person,” said St. Pauli’s director of sport, Andreas Bornemann. 

“In view of the performances he put in, we would have liked to keep him here. We put that on record by exercising the purchase option, but because Lens had an option to buy him back, the final decision on Morgan’s future was out of our hands.”

Guilavogui scored seven goals and provided four assists in 27 appearances for St. Pauli during the 2024/25 campaign.