At least one player from the France team will have a change of scenery during the winter transfer window. And it is not, for the moment, Randal Kolo Muani. If the PSG striker, top scorer for the Blues in 2024, is pushed out by Luis Enrique and the Parisian leaders, it is another member of Didier Deschamps’ latest list whose transfer has been officially confirmed.
Number 2 goalkeeper of the Tricolores behind Mike Maignan during the November rally, Brice Samba will leave RC Lens and join Stade Rennais. “I learned that Brice wanted to leave the club during the holidays, that he had received an offer”revealed Sang et Or coach Will Still at a press conference, in comments reported by RMC Sport.
A risky choice for Brice Samba?
A departure that the Lensois coach digests poorly. “It’s obviously annoying because he’s the captain of the club, a very, very good goalkeeperhe said. But from the moment the choice is made, there isn’t much to discuss. Keeping a player who no longer wants to be there is not necessarily a good thing for a locker room, so in the end it’s not that complicated. »
Among the Rouge et Noir, under the orders of Jorge Sampaoli, the French international (30 years old, 3 caps) will relegate Steve Mandanda, the contested and aging number 1 (39 years old), to the bench. Leaving seventh for twelfth in Ligue 1 could be a risky choice for Brice Samba, because Lille goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier is showing up in the France team.
