While everything seemed to be coming to a close, RC Lens goalkeeper and captain Brice Samba will not join Rennes this winter. According to RMC Sport, his club finally blocked the transfer at the last moment.
Thunderclap in League 1, the first of this transfer window. While everything seemed concluded between Rennes and Lens regarding Brice Samba, the Sang et Or finally decided to cancel the transfer of their goalkeeper to the Bretons, reports RMC Sport. A strong choice from the northern club ready to sit on 15 million euros and put the French international on the bench. the club justifies itself in the face of “the communication policy” of Rennes, in particular its management.
Will Still had nevertheless recorded the departure of Samba
The announcement is even more surprising since RC Lens coach Will Still affirmed in a fatalistic tone the departure of his starting goalkeeper and captain: “I learned that Brice wanted to leave the club during the holidays, that he had received an offer. How do I experience it? It's obviously annoying, because he's the captain of the club, a very good goalkeeper. But, from the moment the choice is made, there is not much to discuss. Keeping a player who no longer wants to be there is not necessarily a good thing for a locker room, so it's not that complicated.” If RC Lens first scrambled to find him a replacement before affirming through the coach that the understudy Hervé Koffi would take the starting position It remains to be seen the reaction of the former OM and Stade Rennes goalkeeper.
