According to Sacha Tavolieri, Samuel Mbangula is expected to depart from Werder Bremen, with Hull City being a concrete option, Bologna a concrete possibility, and Olympique Lyon another interested party. The Italian press had linked the 22-year-old Belgian with Atalanta and Bologna in recent days. Furthermore, Atalanta has already initiated negotiations with Werder Bremen over a potential loan for the winger. Mbangula joined Werder Bremen in July 2025 and has a contract with the club until June 2030. The winger has 12 caps for the Belgium U21 team and a current Transfermarkt market value of €8.00m. Werder Bremen reportedly paid an initial €10 million to sign him from Juventus.