After paying 20 million euros to recruit Seko Fofana, Stade Rennais wants to acquire Brice Samba. But in the eyes of Laure Boulleau, the change of goalkeeper should not be the priority of the Breton club.
Beaten by Nice on Friday evening (3-2), Stade Rennais wants to be very active during the month of January in order to offer a more competitive squad to its new coach Jorge Sampaoli. The Breton club joined actions to intentions by spending 20 million euros to recruit Seko Fofana in Saudi Arabia. A first recruit of choice for Rennes, who does not want to stop there. The residents of Roazhon Park now want to recruit Brice Samba, although negotiations are tense with RC Lens.
The number two goalkeeper of the French team is the priority for Rennes, who want to turn the page Steve Mandanda, who was also guilty of a gross restart error in Nice on Friday. But for Laure Boulleau, who spoke on this subject on Canal+, the change of goalkeeper should not be the priority for the month of January in Rennes. The former PSG player rather targets the Rennes defense, which is catastrophic in her eyes and which does not help the ex-OM captain. “I am a little surprised by this upheaval, by the directions that Rennes is taking. It doesn’t really look like this club, it’s a bit messy” said Laure Boulleau on Canal+ before continuing.
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“The expenses seem exorbitant. I understand that Mandanda drops a little in performance, on the other hand, targeting the goalkeeper as recruitment, for me, it's… They have a catastrophic defense! You're going to target Mandanda even though he's not bad! It should not be abused. When we say that he is at the end of his cycle, it is because he is less good than before, but I find that he is more than doing the job” estimates the Canal Football Club columnist, who would rather invest in central defenders during this month of January in Rennes. A recruitment for this position cannot be ruled out but for the moment, Jorge Sampaoli's priority seems to be the change of goalkeeper, no matter what Laure Boulleau. Steve Mandanda's days are therefore numbered, unless Rennes ultimately fails to reach an agreement with Lens for the transfer of Brice Samba.
