The winter transfer window in France opens in four days but for Stade Rennais, the time has already come to finalize two burning and promising files. Former general manager of RC Lens who became executive president of the Breton club this summer, Arnaud Pouille did not have to look far for inspiration since it is two Sang et Or executives, current and former, who seem destined today for his harvest.
According to L’Equipe, an agreement in principle would have been found between Lensois and Rennais for the transfer of Brice Samba, the French international goalkeeper of the Artesian team. A deal close to 15 million euros – a remarkable sum for a 30-year-old goalkeeper whose lease runs until June 2028. For the person concerned, the departure of Franck Haise during the last off-season would have been a signal, not necessarily well received by the Lensois locker room.
Sampaoli invested in negotiations
Jorge Sampaoli’s determination to recruit him would have weighed heavily in the balance, as for Seko Fofana, who would also be potentially on his way to Brittany. Possessed by Al-Nassr in the summer of 2023 and loaned this season to Al-Ettifaq, the former detonator of the Artesian midfield would be decided to return to Ligue 1, eager to leave Saudi Arabia for a more competitive championship. competitive.
A transfer fee of 20 million euros is mentioned by the sports daily mentioned, which specifies that the person concerned should commit to a long-term contract of four years if the leaders of Stade Rennais manage to find common ground with their counterparts in Riyadh. Aged 29, Seko Fofana saw his profile validated upon the arrival of Jorge Sampaoli on the Breton bench last November. Since then, discussions have proven constructive, to the point that an agreement could be reached in the early hours of the transfer window, this 1er January.
