it's stuck between Jorge Sampaoli and Frederic Massara

Fourteenth in the Ligue 1 standings, with a small point ahead of the play-off team (Saint-Étienne), Stade Rennais probably did not think of maintaining its position after spending more than €80 million last summer for its transfer window. But once again, the choices of the Rouge-et-Noir on the market did not bear fruit. Worse, several recruits have or are in the process of being exfiltrated. Meister was sent to Pisa and Jota was announced in Greece.

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At the end of the match lost against Olympique de Marseille, Jorge Sampaoli also confided that the current state of the Breton club did not really reassure him. “Yes of course, it is a concern. This problem already existed when we arrived. We are working every day to resolve this issue. The team has undergone an evolution in terms of organization, but it does not find the desired domination. We have hope that the team will grow. She needs to progress much further to get out of this uncomfortable zone».

The Japanese Kyogo Furuhashi tracked, but…

Behind the scenes, Rennes is therefore working to try to reverse the trend. Seko Fofana and Brice Samba have arrived in exchange for a total check of around €35 ​​million. And the SRFC does not intend to stop there. Except that he doesn't really move forward peacefully. In today's edition, The Team tells us that dissensions exist between Jorge Sampaoli and his sports director, Frederic Massara. Clearly, the two men would not hesitate to put caveats in the transfer window files that each proposes.

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The daily explains to us that Massara liked the profile of Reda Belahyane (Hellas Verona, also cited at OM), but Sampaoli did not want it. Conversely, the Argentinian appreciates Celtic striker Kyogo Furuhashi. A lead confirmed by West France which ensures that contacts have been made. But The Team explains that this name is not unanimous. El Pelado would also have liked to see Rennes follow up on South American leads like Erick Pulgar or Fabricio Bruno. In vain. Moreover, when Sampaoli saw Bruno go to Cruzeiro, he would have appreciated the news very little. Are the two men ready to put water in their wine in order to allow the SRFC to succeed at the end of its transfer window?