Juba Touabi, Media365, published on Thursday November 7, 2024 at 6:11 p.m.
Stade Rennais has decided to end the mandate of Julien Stéphan after a difficult start to the season in Ligue 1. An agreement in principle has been reached with Jorge Sampaoli, who should become the new coach of the Breton club and return to the French championship.
Stade Rennais has advanced its pawns. Earlier this Thursday, the Breton club, 13th in the Ligue 1 standings with five defeats in ten days, announced the dismissal of Julien Stéphan weakened by the fiasco experienced at Auxerre (4-0). “Stade Rennais FC has initiated proceedings against its head coach Mr. Julien Stéphan and his assistants Mr. Denis Zanko and Bouziane Benaraïbi. Pending the upcoming decision, the training of the professional team will be ensured by Sébastien Tambouret (coach of the Pro2 group), assisted by Denis Arnaud (Director of the Academy) and Pierre-Alexandre Lelièvre (assistant coach of the Pro2 group)”.
Sampaoli with Nasri as deputy?
Returning to Brittany in November 2023 to succeed Bruno Genesio, Julien Stéphan therefore failed to turn the team around. Main candidate to take over the reins of the club and free since his departure from Flamengo, former OM coach Jorge Sampaoli should become the fourteenth coach of the Pinault era according to information from L'Equipe. Our colleagues indicate that an agreement in principle was reached this Thursday afternoon. Nothing has been signed and the duration of the contract remains unknown, but the Argentinian notably beat Habib Beye for the position on the bench of the Breton club.
It is now expected that Sébastien Tambouret will be on the bench on Sunday for the reception in Toulouse (5 p.m.) while Jorge Sampaoli will have to finalize the few necessary details before embarking on his new mission. Remaining in Brazil after the end of his adventure at Flamengo, Sampaoli is preparing to return to Ligue 1 he left in 2021-2022, after his time at OM. According to the indiscretions of Mohamed Toubache-Ter, an influencer, it could be that a certain Samir Nasri, former Sampaoli player at Sevilla FC, becomes assistant to the Argentine technician. The possibility would be studied and would not fail to be an additional curiosity for Stade Rennais which must recover.
