New coach of Stade Rennais, Jorge Sampaoli has arrived with ideas for the winter transfer window. In addition to the track leading to midfielder Gerson, the Argentine coach wants to recover his former central defender at Flamengo Fabricio Bruno, already coveted by the Breton club last summer.
Jorge Sampaoli was able to see the situation with his own eyes. Shortly before his official appointment at Stade Rennais, the new coach of the Rouge et Noir was present at Roazhon Park last Sunday. Julien Stéphan's successor attended the home defeat against Toulouse (0-2) during the 11th day of Ligue 1. The Argentinian obviously studied the squad at his disposal before arriving. But this meeting undoubtedly allowed him to learn additional lessons.
Sampaoli's two ideas
Jorge Sampaoli will try to bring more character to Rennes, initially through his instructions, then perhaps through new recruits. Indeed, the former coach of Olympique de Marseille already has recruitment ideas for the winter transfer window. We mentioned his interest in midfielder Gerson, whom he had notably managed within the Marseille club. And still according to the media Globo Esporte, “El Pelado” would be happy to recover Fabricio Bruno.
Like Gerson, the 28-year-old central defender was under the orders of Jorge Sampaoli at Flamengo. The new Stade Rennais coach knows it well, as do his superiors who had already studied this track last summer. The current 13th in Ligue 1 even came close to signing during the month of August. To compensate for the departure of Arthur Theate on loan to Eintracht Frankfurt, Rennes seemed well on course to complete the transfer of the Brazilian in a 14 million euro operation. The deal finally collapsed. But a few months later, Jorge Sampaoli could restart everything.
