In great difficulty despite the arrival of Jorge Sampaoli, Rennes still needs to strengthen its midfield. The Breton club found its man in Türkiye in the person of Batista Mendy. The transfer of the defensive midfielder is on track.
The arrival of Jorge Sampaoli on the Rennes bench did not improve the results but above all it shook up the Breton club's midfield. The Argentine coach has cleaned up in this sector, removing Glen Kamara, Baptiste Santamaria and Albert Gronbaek from the professional group. Santamaria has just signed for Nice while Gronbaek has been loaned to Southampton. To replace them, Rennes has already got their hands on Seko Fofana. The former Lens player will not arrive alone since another former Ligue 1 player is coveted in the transfer window: Batista Mendy.
Rennes negotiates for the transfer of Mendy
This file is well advanced according to information from Santi Aouna, our colleague from Foot Market. Rennes is already negotiating with Batista Mendy's club, namely the Turks of Trabzonspor. Trained in Nantes then passed through Angers, he joined the current ninth in the Turkish championship in 2023 and established himself as a major executive. A defensive midfielder, the 25-year-old Frenchman can also play in central defense if necessary.
-The transfer will not be easy to conclude for Rennes. Indeed, Trabzonspor is waiting for at least 15 million euros to let go of Mendy. The native of Saint-Nazaire is under contract until 2027 with the Turkish club. The Bretons cannot be too slow in the negotiations since Batista Mendy is also closely followed by the English teams. We will have to give in to the financial demands of the Turks but Rennes is capable of doing so after breaking the bank for Brice Samba and Seko Fofana in this transfer window.
