One of the reasons why RC Lens would have decided to cancel the transfer of Brice Samba to Stade Rennais would also be linked to Will Still's staff.
Almost settled a few days ago, the transfer of Brice Samba from RC Lens to Stade Rennais would today be “at a standstill” following a slowdown by the Artesian club, which canceled the transfer valued at just under 15 M€. Behind this failure, there would be the desire to “punish” the Rennes management – and more particularly the former Lensois Arnaud Pouille – for its communication.
Ouest-France, which does not completely believe in the complete end of the file, puts forward another reason hidden behind the war of egos waged by the current Lens management and Arnaud Pouille: a problem linked to the goalkeeper coaches.
The Lens goalkeeper coach also on the move?
Indeed, Hervé Sekli, the current specific coach of the Sang et Or, very close to Brice Samba, would like to follow him to Rennes in the event of his departure… Leaving it to Lens to find a new goalkeeping coach but at the same time weakening the case of his Rennes counterpart Olivier Sorin, himself close to Mandanda. Another mic-mac to settle on this issue which has become more complex in recent hours.
For the moment, the biggest turkeys in this great farce between Lens and Rennes are Brice Samba – who had already agreed with the Rouge et Noir on the basis of a four and a half year contract and saw his departure confirmed by Will Still at a press conference – and Steve Mandanda, weakened, who suffered a hole yesterday against Nice in Ligue 1 (2-3 defeat).
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