Roberto De Zerbi, who proclaimed not to want to sell Valentin Rongier, will have a few cold sweats seeing the insistence of Rennes, and the hesitation of Pablo Longoria to transfer the midfielder.
Rennes, who failed to bring down Olympique Marseille on Saturday evening at Roazhon Park, has the means to shake the Marseille club in another way. Jorge Sampaoli's desire to have reinforcements of a much better level than his current squad is heard by his leaders, who wish to satisfy their Argentine coach. And among the targeted players, there is clearly Valentin Rongier, who as always stands out as an essential player regardless of the tactical system used by his coach. The proof, Roberto De Zerbi made it known last week at a press conference that Rennes had to forget any possibility of recruiting the former Nantes player, and that the file was closed.
Rennes will put 12 ME for Rongier
But according to information from Quotidien du Sport, the trend is very different behind the scenes of this possible transfer. First of all, Rennes is convinced of still having a window of opportunity to sign Valentin Rongier this winter, and is considering making an offer of up to 12 million euros. Not insignificant for a player who is now in his thirties and who will only have one year left on his contract with OM in June. This is why the sports media affirms that Pablo Longoria clearly plans to say yes if the Breton club were to confirm its keen interest with a significant offer.
Valentin Rongier's opinion could also weigh in the balance. It is his entourage who would listen to the proposals of Stade Rennais in recent weeks, and the “Rouge et Noir” are even capable of revising his salary upwards compared to what OM gives him, not to mention the long-term contract that he would sign if he went to Rennes. Suffice to say that this file is not completely closed, and above all that it could cause a little tension internally in Marseille if ever De Zerbi saw that one of his executives was heading towards the exit.
