The autumn crisis is forgotten in Rennes. Sixth in the championship before hosting Lorient on Saturday during the 19e day of Ligue 1, Rennes can have significant ambitions for the second half of the season. Unless an external element like the transfer window disrupts the good climate that seems to reign at Roazhon Park.
In recent hours, the rumor of a possible departure of Jérémy Jacquet from Chelsea has been circulating insistently. A transfer that Habib Beye does not want to hear about. At a press conference, the Rouge et Noir coach stepped up to proclaim his desire to keep the young French central defender (20 years old), under contract until 2029.
“I am calm because he is my player. I am calm because he is happy to be here. I am calm because it is efficient. I am calm because I don’t see a player who is destabilized by the situation. Afterwards it’s not me who controls the market. There is an economic reality in which I will not always have a say”he said.
Habib Beye steps up to the plate
“But what I said is that when you are a team like Stade Rennais and we have high ambitions, as a coach, I want to keep my best elements and have the strongest possible team. And Jérémy Jacquet is one of these playershe added. In the situation we are in, we cannot afford to lose Jérémy Jacquet. »
The native of Bondy has already reached an agreement with the London club, indicates Foot Mercatowhich specifies that Stade Rennais will only sell in the event of a record offer. The leaders of the SRFC would like to receive in this operation more than the 60 million euros obtained thanks to the transfer of Jérémy Doku to Manchester City, in the summer of 2023.
“At some point, the market may, unfortunately, lead me to capitulatesighed the Senegalese technician, aware of the economic issues for Breton training. If we have the possibility of keeping it, we must keep it. Now, there is the will of the player, that of the club and what is happening opposite… Sometimes with means that we cannot control. »
