As announced a few weeks ago by the media, the young goalkeeper of Stade Rennais, Ayoub Akabou has officially signed his first professional contract at SRFC.
Mercato Stade Rennais: Ayoub Akabou signs pro at SRFC!
Stade Rennais secures its nuggets a few weeks before the opening of the winter transfer window. After Meïté, Yaël Thébault and Lucas Rosier, another player has also signed his first professional contract.
Ayoub Akabou signed his first professional contract with Stade Rennais and is now linked to the Breton club for several seasons. “Arriving in 2022, goalkeeper Ayoub Akabou is making a long-term commitment to the Rouge et Noir. “, indicated Stade Rennais in a press release.
Spotted very early at Blanc-Mesnil and trained at Clairefontaine, Ayoub Akabou is considered one of the greatest hopes for his position. Closely followed by European big names like FC Barcelona and Liverpool, the young goalkeeper has already won over with his qualities in the French U16, U17 and U18 team. His imposing size (1m94) and his technical ease particularly impressed during the last tournament in Limoges.
Despite the interest of many clubs, Ayoub Akabou chose to continue his progress at Stade Rennais, where he has already had the opportunity to train with the professionals. He thus becomes the first goalkeeper from the training center to sign professionally since Pepe Bonet in 2019.
Ayoub Akabou is proud to continue his progress within his training club. “It’s a very special day for my family, my loved ones and me, it’s a lot of emotions. It's only a step but it had to be taken. It's a marathon, you have to climb the steps little by little, not rush and do everything to get there. It's a lot of years of work and determination, it's an honor to sign my first contract in Rennes. “, reacted the player.
The director of the Academy, Denis Arnaud, praised his nugget. “He is a boy who shows advanced maturity on a mental level, he has a very good kicking game…He is decisive and still needs to improve in reliability and professionalism, he in any case has the mentality of a competitor. It is on these bases that we will have to continue to build. “, he said.
