Lenny Joseph nets 3 goals in two Europa League qualifiers as Ferencváros march on

Lenny Joseph is the story of this cycle. The Ferencváros striker has been in devastating form in UEFA Europa League qualifying, scoring three goals across two legs. He started and scored twice in a 2-1 win at TWE on 23 July, having already started and scored once in a 3-0 win over VOJ on 16 July — adding a goal from the bench in the 2-1 first-leg win at VOJ on 9 July. That run of three qualifying goals in three appearances underlines why L'Équipe reported Ligue 1 interest in the 25-year-old Paris-born forward, who posted 16 goals and 10 assists at club level last season (per a prior cycle citing L'Équipe). Ferencváros, Hungarian champions, are pushing deep into European qualifying with Joseph their principal threat.

Elsewhere in the squad, two players are now without clubs: veteran goalkeeper Johny Placide (38) left SC Bastia on 1 July 2026 and is a free agent (Transfermarkt), while defender Martin Expérience also departed AS Nancy on 1 July 2026 (Transfermarkt). Duckens Nazon similarly left Esteghlal on 20 July 2026 (Transfermarkt), leaving the striker seeking a new club with his contract at the Iranian side concluded. Carlens Arcus offers a contrast: Angers SCO confirmed the full-back extended his contract by one year to June 2027 (Yahoo Sports). Ricardo Adé continues to start for LDU Quito in LigaPro Ecuador, featuring in four consecutive matches through 22 July (ESPN). Dominique Simon's loan at Tatran Prešov ended 30 June; he reverts to FK Pardubice (Sofascore/LiveScore).