Jorge Sampaoli has his sights set on Valentin Rongier, whom he knew at OM.
The midfield seems to be a sector of play that Jorge Sampaoli wants to reshape as much as possible at Stade Rennais. After getting his hands on Seko Fofana, the Argentinian would target an old acquaintance of his: Valentin Rongier, whom he had under his command at OM. It is RMC which releases the information this Friday. “Stade Rennais continues to want to strengthen itself this winter. And Argentinian coach Jorge Sampaoli has checked off his list the name of a player he knows very well having had him under his command in Marseille: Valentin Rongier. The contacts are not very recent and date back more to the end of November, beginning of December. »
Veto de l'OM
But according to the media, there is no question for OM of giving up the former Nantes player, author of a good end to the year. “Exchanges took place between Rennes and Marseille leaders and the response from OM was categorical: Rongier became a major player in the eyes of Roberto De Zerbi, he found pleasure and ambition in this OM and Marseille are in no way considering parting ways with him. The club wants to keep him even if Rongier is at the end of his contract in June 2026 and the thorny case of a player arriving in his last year of contract could arise again. The response was firm from OM but Rennes did not definitively dampen the desire of the Rouge et Noir to sign him. Sampaoli, in particular, still really wants to recruit him and Rennes could try to come back to the charge during the January transfer window. »A new soap opera in sight?
