Rennes no longer wants to be fooled and makes a big decision

Stade Rennais has had enough of the drain of its talents and plans to strengthen two nuggets of its squad despite the interest of big clubs.

Liverpool and even FC Barcelona are starting to look at the young gems from Stade Rennais. Still affected by the departures of Belocian or Doué to PSG, the Bretons do not want to relive the same thing. Le Parisien explains to us this Monday that the club will strengthen its two young people: Akabou and Rosier, both aged 17. They are expected to sign professionals in the coming days.

Is Sampaoli already preparing his transfer window?

Sampaoli arrived in Rennes to take over from Julien Stephan. The Argentinian is already starting to take stock of the squad and according to Globo Esporte, he would like to recover a former OM player. Indeed, the media explains that he is tracking Gerson, his protégé whom he brought back from Brazil when he was in Marseille.

During his intervention on the station, Dugarry severely criticized the choice of the Breton club, questioning the skills of the Argentine coach.“I have the impression that he has become a has-been. How many years has it stopped working and broken? »declared Christophe Dugarrywhich points to a career marked by numerous recent failures. The former French international does not hide his skepticism about the appointment of Jorge Sampaolihighlighting the absence of convincing results in recent years, in particular his premature departure from Olympique de Marseille.

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Sampaoli: an “excessive boulder” and an excessive demand on the transfer window

Dugarry also criticized the Argentinian's attitude during his time at OM, which he described as “excessive boulder”. According to Dugarry, Sampaoli would have shown disastrous management of relations with management, which would have contributed to the failure of his mandate in Marseille.

In Rennes, the consultant doubts the coach's ability to impose his demands on the transfer window, a subject which has often been a source of friction with his previous clubs. “Will he be less demanding in terms of transfer window in Rennes? I'm not convinced »added Dugarry, deploring a lack of long-term vision.