It was expected, it’s now official! A year and a half after his departure from RC Lens, Seko Fofana makes his return to Ligue 1. The 29-year-old midfielder has just signed up for four and a half years with Stade Rennais.
Quick reunion with Haise before Bollaert in March
One of the first transfers of the winter transfer window will not go unnoticed. Great architect of the crazy RC Lens season in 2023/2024, Seko Fofana is back in France. After a rather mixed stint in Saudi Arabia, he failed to win at either Al-Nassr or Al-Effitaq, the Ivorian international has just signed up for Rennes, who reportedly paid 20 million euros for enlist his services. In Brittany, the former captain of RC Lens will meet a certain Arnaud Pouille, deputy president of Stade Rennais since last fall.
« Sport ultimately remains based, above all else, on human relationships and trust. And I am very happy to find Seko Fofana here at Stade Rennais. Everyone knows the player, but the man also benefits from being known (…) We are therefore delighted to welcome him today, to attack 2025 well. It is a sign of the desire of the owners and the entire governance to build something radiant for the future of Stade Rennais »confides the former Lensois leader.
In all likelihood, Seko Fofana could already be qualified for the trip to Nice on Friday. The opportunity to also find Franck Haisehis coach in Lens between 2020 and 2023. All before coming to Bollaert with Rennes in mid-March to face RC Lens, a club of which he remains a minority shareholder.
-Seko Fofana ambitious for Stade Rennais : “I have always observed Stade Rennais carefully, it is a club that I have often met, it counts in this championship. The discussions with Arnaud Pouille and Frederic Massara made the difference. They told me about the project and the expectations of the shareholders. The message was strong and the decision was very simple afterwards. I'm very excited about starting, there are talented players at Rennes and I think the club is out of place. We will see the chance to be able to string together matches and demonstrate that the start of the season was below the club's potential. I hope that we will be able to reverse the trend very quickly. »
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