A failed and fatal relaunch, in Nice, Friday, as a symbol in a dark period. Steve Mandanda is currently going through a delicate phase in his rich career. Arrived at Rennes
in 2022, the former French international must face his club’s desire to attract a new number 1.
The name of Brice Samba came up insistently, before the Racing Club de Lens blocked the transfer. Jorge Sampaoli made strong comments on DAZN on Friday after Rennes’ defeat in Nice (2-3). “The situation is difficultconfessed Sampaoli on DAZN. There is a lot of speculation. It’s not easy for the player who has to play the match. He is a very experienced player, but also a human being who also suffers because there is a lot of talk about him in the press, the fact that he could leave the club. I understand his discomfort and I feel sorry for him today.»
“Terrible” for Mandanda
By prospecting for a new goalkeeper, Stade Rennais therefore plunged Steve Mandanda into a very uncomfortable situation. Called to comment on this matter, Rio Mavuba, Mandanda’s former teammate in the French team, was keen to come to the goalkeeper’s aid.
“It’s terrible… It’s terrible for him. Because it happens at that time, with the news. Even if he is a player who has a lot of experience, we still tell ourselves that it is linked to everything that is happening around him“, underlined the ex-midfielder in Téléfoot. It remains to be seen how this series will end. The outcome seems imminent.
