Rennes intends to change the face of its team this winter, and is looking for good deals among the big leagues of Ligue 1.
Already struggling last season, Stade Rennais is not doing any better. The change of coach has not produced convincing results and high hopes will therefore be placed on the transfer window in order to redress the situation. Jorge Sampaoli has no shortage of ideas, and if he tried to bring in his former sidekick at OM Gerson, he now prefers to concentrate on players currently playing in Ligue 1. Rennes has sometimes drawn from Nantes, Lorient , Lyon or Lens to strengthen themselves, but this time, the Breton club is moving upmarket and targeting players at OM and PSG.
It doesn’t smell good for Mandanda
According to information from L’Equipe, a new goalkeeper is being sought, because Steve Mandanda is not in the good books of his Argentine coach, as was the case at OM. Sampaoli wants a younger goalkeeper with a little more bite to revive the team. He has set his sights on Arnau Tenas, who is chomping at the bit at PSG and has never played since the recruitment of Matvey Safonov. The Spaniard, Olympic champion, is popular in Paris, but a loan to give him playing time would make sense for everyone.
At OM, Jorge Sampaoli dreams of recovering the colossus Chancel Mbemba, whose leaders have wanted to get rid of for six months now. The Congolese is clinging to his contract and the XXL salary that goes with it, and it is not certain that an offer from Rennes will make him dream. Even if the idea of working with the Argentine coach could convince him to finally leave OM. For the moment, the contact has not been more than that, but it shows that the Breton club still has great ambitions, and the financial means capable of achieving some nice moves in January.
