EnVyUs are set to bench Alexandre "xms" Forté, with FaZe's Fabien "kioShiMa" Fiey lined up as a replacement, according to a report from Flickshot.fr.

The French giants are looking to strengthen their squad following a series of disappointing results, which culminated with an early exit from ELEAGUE Major Boston in the New Challengers Stage with just one victory from four matches.

Alexandre "⁠xms⁠" Forté has been on Envy' roster since February 2017, when he was recruited from LDLC. He played an important role in the team's title-winning campaign at DreamHack Open Atlanta but had an overall underwhelming year under Vincent "⁠Happy⁠" Schopenhauer, averaging a 0.97 rating on LAN.

Fabien "⁠kioShiMa⁠" Fiey is no stranger to EnVyUs, having represented the North American organisation between February 2015 and April 2016, winning several international events, including the DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca Major.

kioShiMa could soon return to EnVyUs

He left EnVyUs to join FaZe in the aftermath of Mikail "⁠Maikelele⁠" Bill's departure, but was benched last summer to make way for Olof "⁠olofmeister⁠" Kajbjer.

In November, he played for EnVyUs as a stand-in at the WESG EU & CIS Regional Finals, helping the team to secure a top-eight finish, which puts them through to the main WESG event.

According to Flickshot.fr, the 23-year-old has been earmarked as a priority signing by Envy, but negotiations between the two organisations have not yet taken place.

The French team currently have: