Stade Rennais still plans to liven up the transfer market this winter. Jorge Sampaoli has a crush on a player playing for Hellas Verona: Reda Belahyane.
Almost nothing is going well sportingly at Stade Rennais this season. The Breton management has nevertheless decided to take certain measures. Among them, the arrival of Jorge Sampaoli as coach. As for the players, Brice Samba and Seko Fofana have come to strengthen the Stade Rennais squad. But we can still expect movements in Brittany before the end of the winter transfer market. The residents of Roazhon Park particularly appreciate a profile playing in Serie A, in the person of Reda Belahyane.
Stade Rennais has no shortage of competition for Belahyane
According to information from The TeamRennes will indeed try to secure the services of the Moroccan international, under contract until 2028 with Hellas Verona. If the Bretons want to succeed in this ambitious issue, they will have to take out the checkbook or at least find the formula that makes the transalpine club crack. Lazio have already made a firm offer for Reda Belahyane with a loan with a very easily attainable purchase option of 12 million euros.
Also, Olympique de Marseille is in the mix and is closely monitoring the situation, finding itself once again facing the Rouge et Noir in this January transfer window. The 20-year-old defensive midfielder is having a good first part of the season with Hellas Verona and could be tempted by a new experience in France, having joined Italy in January 2024 for 500,000 euros from OGC Nice. No more time to lose for Stade Rennais which needs results to relaunch itself in Ligue 1. After 17 contested days, Jorge Sampaoli's men are 14th with 17 points.
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