Already in an unfortunate position, Stade Rennais lost Alidu Seidu to Lille. The Ghanaian defender, victim of a cruciate ligament rupture, will not play again this season. To replace him, the Breton club is targeting Chancel Mbemba.
Starting for Jorge Sampaoli's big debut on the Stade Rennais bench, Alidu Seidu will not play again this season. Already in serious difficulty, the Breton club lost the former Clermont defender for several months due to a ruptured cruciate ligament. A hard blow for Rennes, who was already preparing to be active on the winter market and who will have to redouble their efforts to strengthen their squad and compensate for this major injury. One or two central defenders could move to Rennes in January and among them, Chancel Mbemba is targeted.
At the end of his contract next June, the Congolese defender has not played a single minute in Marseille and his departure is on the agenda, provided that OM recovers a sum of money this winter. According to the Foot-Africa site, Stade Rennais wishes to relaunch this track, which was already active last summer but which ultimately did not come to fruition. At the time, Chancel Mbemba thought he could aim higher than Rennes, sportingly or financially, but the long-awaited offers never arrived. In the closet at OM, the Congolese is growing impatient and could this time consider an arrival in Brittany.
Rennes, Brest… Mbemba is popular in Brittany
Jorge Sampaoli appreciates the profile of the player, whom he did not meet in Marseille but whom he considers compatible with his philosophy and with his system of three axial defenders. All that remains is to find an agreement while for the moment, we do not know what sum Pablo Longoria will demand for the transfer of Chancel Mbemba six months before the end of his contract. One thing is certain, OM will not release the player, who also interests Brest.
