Rennes strengthens its defense for 15M € with Anthony Rouault!

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By: Manu Tournoux

Definitely, Rennes is the agitator of the winter transfer window in Ligue 1. paying 44 million euros before the last day of transfer window for Seko Fofana (Al-Nassr), Brice Samba (RC Lens), Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic Glasgow) and Lilian Brassier (Brest), the Breton club also made room in its workforce with the sales of Amine Gouiri and Jota as well as the loans of Albert Grønba, Baptiste Santamaria, Glen Kamara and Henrik Meister.

Among the failing areas of the Habib Beye team, we note the defensive sector where Mikayil Faye, Christopher Wooh and Leo Østigård have generally disappointed. Following the arrival of the former player trained at the Lilian Brassier club, another player will strengthen the Rennes hinge. Frame of the fifth side of Bundesliga, the VFB Stuttgart, Anthony Rouault (23) will thus land in Rennes.

Anthony Rouault arrives for 15M €

The player who has played 28 games this season (1 goal) and even discovered the Champions League with the Souhabes took another dimension on the side of Germany which he joined in the summer of 2023. Recruited for 3 million euros by German training, it cost 15 million euros at Stade Rennais. Note that Toulouse obtains a percentage of 10% to 20% on this transfer.

“”The defender leaves the VFB and joins his native country and a French club, the Stade Rennais. After a total of 52 official games in the Stuttgart jersey, Anthony Rouault called “Goodbye”. The French defender decided to join Ligue 1, his country and joined the Stade Rennais in Brittany», Can we read in a press release from the VFB Stuttgart.