Sunday evening, Jérémy Doku (21) may have played his last match in the Stade Rennais jersey. Arrived in Brittany in 2020 from Anderlecht, the Belgian winger is very courted in England, since we revealed to you exclusively that the player already had an agreement with Manchester City (five-year contract) and that Rennes had refused a first West Ham approach.
The SRFC hopes to sell its young talent for at least €55 million. Since then, things have moved forward. After the match against Lens, the coach of the Rouge et Noir, Bruno Genesio, left no room for doubts about the future of his number 10. “If today (Sunday, editor’s note) he hasn’t started, it’s because… He was one of the best players in the match last week, so it’s up to you to draw conclusions. Nothing is done, but…”
Doku, five years at City
According to our information, we can tell you that a total agreement between Rennes and Manchester City has been reached, namely a transfer slightly over €60m plus 20% on a possible resale. Doku will sign a five-year contract in the North West of England and will therefore leave Brittany after 12 goals and 10 assists in 92 matches in all competitions. Three years after spending €26 million to buy Doku, the SRFC managed to achieve a good resale.
For its part, Manchester City has obviously decided to accelerate in this file after having let go in the Paqueta affair. As a reminder, the Brazilian from West Ham was very close to the Etihad Stadium before a sports betting affair (in which the former Lyonnais is involved) came to ruin everything. With the arrival of Doku to replace Mahrez, Pep Guardiola has a formidable explosive player with great potential to develop.
