Published on 06/28/2024 at 5:30 p.m.
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Against all expectations, Stade Rennais seems inclined to part ways with many major players during this summer transfer window. With departures accelerating in the Breton capital, several reasons explain this sudden intention to sell.
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Tensions are running high at Stade Rennais, where concerns are growing among supporters regarding the intensifying departure rumours. Except Fabian Rieder’s departure from VfB Stuttgart in the form of a loan with purchase option, other interests have emerged concerning Arthur Theate and more recently Enzo Le Fée. The young Rennes midfielder, who seemed to be banking on his direction, was ultimately inclined to leave the Rouge et Noir only one season after his arrival from Lorient. It was Florent Ghisolfi, the new sporting director of AS Roma, who targeted Enzo Le Fée to replenish the midfield of the Italian club. If Stade Rennais has already refused an offer of 18 million euros, the Romans should return to the charge in the coming days to secure the player’s services. This rain of departures which is showing up testifies to an imminent need to bring in money for the Bretons.
Sales necessary to fill Europe and TV rights
For the first time in six seasons in a row, Stade Rennais will not play in the European Cup during the 2024-2025 financial year. Naturally, without participation in a European competition, the Bretillian club will have to lower its ambitions on the transfer market. In parallel, The uncertainty surrounding Ligue 1 TV rights is also hampering the ambitions of the Red and Blacks during this summer transfer window. In order to fill these major shortfalls, the SRFC has no other choice than to part with several of these players with good market value in order to be able to re-inject them into the transfer market.
Despite the precious support of François Pinault, the strike force of the Red and Black remains, for the moment, limited on the transfer market. Rennes supporters may not have seen the last of their surprises concerning the summer transfer window of their favorite club…
