Bruno Genesio presented himself at a press conference before the clash between Rennes and Lille, scheduled for this Saturday (5 p.m.).
This summer, Stade Rennais was again very active on the transfer market to strengthen its squad. The arrivals of midfielders Enzo Le Fée, Ludovic Blas and Nemanja Matic demonstrate the ambitions of the Breton club. But Rennes’ best recruit will certainly be in the offensive sector…
Stade Rennais’ best player and scorer for two seasons, Martin Terrier was seriously injured last winter. A ruptured cruciate ligament in his right knee forced the French striker to miss the entire second part of the 2022-23 season. And his absence was clearly felt in the game and the club’s contrasting results. But Terrier sees the end of the tunnel.
“Martin is doing very well.explained Bruno Genesio. He has been training with us for 4-5 days, he is almost doing the full training sessions with us, he has not lost anything. For the moment, we have still given some instructions to his direct opponents, not to be 100% committed either, but he has no apprehensions and feels rather good so we are moving forward. »
Genesio looks forward to Terrier’s upcoming return
If Bruno Genesio has not yet set a return date, the technician does not hide the satisfaction of being able to count on his offensive leader again in the weeks to come.“I do not prefer to give a time frame, neither for you, nor for him, because it is still a heavy and serious injury that he suffered, with some complications also after the operation, so it is already very good let him be as he is. And we’re all waiting for it to be confirmed so we can reinstate him to the group as soon as possible, because I think it would do a lot of good, for him and for everyone. »
On the other hand, Genesio will have to do without Arnaud Kalimuendo, victim of a strain in his right thigh with the France Espoir team against Slovenia. The former Parisian will be absent “ a few weeks“. “It’s an ischial injury, we’ll know a little more during the week, it’s less serious than what we might have feared while watching the match, but a priori we’re looking at a few weeks of unavailability . »
