An agreement in principle found for the arrival of Jorge Sampaoli on the Rennes bench

Barring a change of heart, the 64-year-old Argentinian will be the fourteenth coach of the Pinault era, which began in 1998, and the first foreigner since Laszlo Bölöni (2003-2006). Free since the end of his adventure with Flamengo fourteen months ago, Sampaoli, who remained living in Brazil, would be seduced by the idea of ​​coaching Stade Rennais. The ex-OM coach beat several colleagues with different profiles, notably Habib Beye, one of the finalists, with whom contact had not been cut on Wednesday evening.