Nancy reward promising Lapeyre
Thursday, January 18, 2007
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AS Nancy-Lorraine have handed academy graduate Johan Lapeyre his first professional contract after selling No2 goalkeeper Olivier Sorin to AJ Auxerre.
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Debut in England
The 21-year-old has signed until 2011, having played twice for the first team this season. The first occasion was the UEFA Cup defeat at Blackburn Rovers FC on 13 December, although Nancy were already through and have since been paired with FC Shakhtar Donetsk in the Round of 32. The Parisian's more recent outing came in the French Cup penalty shoot-out loss to RC Lens on 6 January.
