Official | Montpellier sign Nathanaël Mbuku on loan from Augsburg | OneFootball

Former France U21 international Nathanaël Mbuku (23) has completed a return to French football with Ligue 2 side Montpellier HSC, having agreed a season-long loan deal from Bundesliga outfit FC Augsburg, both clubs have announced. The deal reportedly includes a €1.8m option to buy. This will be the striker’s first campaign in Ligue 2, having previously made 77 appearances in the French top flight with Reims between 2019 and 2022.

The Reims academy graduate spent the 2024-25 season on loan at Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb, where he made 20 appearances in all competitions, scoring twice. That spell included two UEFA Champions League outings before Augsburg activated a buy-back clause in his contract earlier this summer.

Now capped five times by DR Congo, scoring twice since switching allegiance in autumn 2024, Mbuku is expected to add much-needed attacking depth to Zoumana Camara’s squad as MHSC aim for an immediate return to Ligue 1 following relegation. He will wear the No. 7 jersey with Montpellier.

GFFN | Bastien Cheval