Rennes: Two players are leaving the Breton struggle!

Arriving last summer at Stade Rennais for 15 million euros, Albert Grönbaek left the Breton club to join the Premier League. And in the process, Baptiste Santamaria should also leave for Nice.

Rennes' defeat on Saturday against Brest plunged the Breton club further into crisis, the arrival of Jorge Sampaoli and the rapid signings of Samba and Fofana having changed nothing in the worrying trajectory of the Rennes team. Now 14th in Ligue 1 tied on points (17) with FC Nantes and ASSE, which is a play-off, the Breton team will still have to recruit, but this also involves departures, Sampaoli not needing a Mexican army, while the finances of Rennes must be relieved. And that’s good, The Team confirms that Albert Grönbaek will move away from Roazhon Park very quickly. Arriving in the 2024 summer transfer window for 15 million euros, the Danish international midfielder understood that his future was no longer in Brittany. But his next destination does not promise him only happiness.

Indeed, Loïc Tanzi announces that Albert Grönbaek will join the Southampton club in the coming days. An agreement was reached between the 23-year-old and the Saints, but also between Rennes and Southampton. Placarded by Jorge Sampaoli, Albert Grönbaek will not fight to stay in Ligue 1, but on the Southampton side he will have to learn to live in a club already promised, or almost, to relegation at the end of the season. Last in the Premier League with only six points in 22 games, the maritime club has not won in the league since November 2 and, barring a miracle, the signing of Albert Grönbaek should not change much. But at least the player will leave the Rennes loft and will have the opportunity to discover the English championship after a brief stint in Ligue 1.

Santamaria leaving for Nice

And he won't be the only one to leave, since The Parisian announces that Baptiste Santamaria is also very close to leaving Stade Rennais. Grönbaek's loftmate comrade, Santamaria is preparing to join OGC Nice. “ If details remain to be resolved to conclude the transaction, the two clubs have entered into active discussions to try to find an agreement in the form of a loan with an option to purchase », Specifies the Ile-de-France daily about the Rennes midfielder.