The return of Seko Fofana to the French championship is now official. The player, who had broken through to Ligue 1 after passing through the lower categories of Manchester City and having played in England at Fulham and in Italy at Udinese, leaves Saudi Arabia and joins Renneswho paid 20 million euros for the midfielder and offered him a contract until 2029.
The Franco-Ivorian player broke through during the 2021-22 season, where he scored 10 goals and provided 2 assists for a Lens team which had become the revelation. Fofana School maintained its level in 2022-23 and this is the reason why Al-Nassr did not hesitate to spend 25 million euros at the height of the Saudi League boom to sign him.
Unable to shine alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, he was loaned after 25 matches to Al-Ettifaqwhere he played in recent seasons. Fofana, who also played a season in Bastia between Fulham and Udinese, had a late bloom in the world of football and today he is 29 years old.
His age did not prevent Rennes from offering him a long-term contract of four and a half years, and Fofana hopes to leave behind a period to forget in Saudi Arabia to return and rediscover the pleasure of playing football in France, his country of origin.
The Ivory Coast international has 135 Ligue 1 appearances, 18 goals and 11 assists, which are good stats for a defensive midfielder. He was capped 25 times and, with the Ivorian national team, he demonstrated his offensive qualities by scoring 7 goals and providing 4 assists.
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