Transfers, Recruits & Contracts Extensions at the Stade Rennais
Former Caen player Benoît Costil will take over Nicolas Douchez’ role next season. The goalkeeper signed a three year contract with the Stade Rennais this Tuesday. The best player at his position during the last Ligue 2 season, his arrival is part of a massive mix-up in the goalkeepers’ hierarchy.
Trained in the Stade Rennais Academy between 2000 and 2003 but not kept in by the Breton club at the time, Julien Féret has gone a long way since his first time in Rennes. The midfielder from the Cotes d’Armor is now close to the French national team and about to return to the Breton capital, eight years later. A look back at an atypical player journey.
Julien Féret has officially become the first recruit of the Stade Rennais of 2011-2012. The man from the Cotes d’Armor will sign his contract and return to Brittany after undergoing the medical. The transfer fee is estimated to be slightly below the four million euros bar.
Transfers. Invited on RMC this Tuesday afternoon, Pierre Dréossi gave a few elements of information regarding Rennes’s summer transfers, expressing optimism regarding the arrival of Julien Féret and the possible extension of Kader Mangane’s contract.
Jérôme Leroy played his final game with the Stade Rennais in Lille. After four seasons, and over a hundred and fifty games with the “Rouge et Noir”, the attacking midfielder hasn’t offered a new contract offer from the club, and will therefore leave Brittany on a free transfer, probably for a final season in professional football.
Interview. After Quentin Rouger, here comes Slimane Sissoko, the fourth player from the 1991 generation to have signed a professional contract at the Stade Rennais. Plagued with injuries during the last season because of recurrent injuries, the young French-Malian player had the joy to receive a one-year professional contract with an additional two years in option. A contract looking like redemption for Sissoko, who know wants to strive within his training club.
Announced last night, Yann M’Vila contract extension for at the Stade Rennais, until 2015, has been officialised by the club this Monday morning. A vote of continuity and faithfulness in the Rennes project from the young international, who will therefore remain in Brittany for at least one more season. Also an opportunity for the club to allow themselves a good financial operation.
Interview. A few days after agreeing with Stade Rennes on a first one-season professional contract (with an additional two years in option), Quentin Rouger answered to the questions of Stade Rennais Online. From dream to reality, the professional career of the 20 years old is now on the rails. And it is up to him to put in the work and give it another dimension.
Revealed on Monday morning, the announcement by L'Équipe of Nicolas Douchez’ choice of signing at Paris Saint-Germain has been confirmed the same day by Pierre Dréossi. Douchez will bring a three year Breton experience to an end, and the Stade Rennais will lose one of its key players, an important member of the squad on the pitch and in the dressing room.
Expected since many weeks, Frédéric Antonetti’s contract extension with the Stade Rennais has been made official this Tuesday. The Corsican manager is now linked to the Breton club until 2013, a strong message sent to his squad.
John Verhoek, 21, has signed at Stade Rennes to reinforce the team’s attack. Pierre Dréossi, the club’s manager, is requesting patience towards the young Dutch striker, freshly transferred from Holland’s second division.
Pierre Dréossi was speaking to RMC on Tuesday evening. The Rennes general manager gave his comments on Razak Boukari’s arrival, the rest of Rennes’ mercato, and the touchy topic of contract extensions.
This Monday evening, Razak Boukari was introduced to the media. Arriving from Lens, the forward is eagerly waited in Brittany, to help solving the team’s attacking weaknesses.
Stade Rennes announced this Sunday evening that they had reached an agreement with RC Lens regarding the transfer of Razak Boukari. The attacking midfielder will undergo the traditional medical on Monday morning and then join his new team-mates for the mid-season camp planned by Frédéric Antonetti and his staff.
Statistics. In his current position since 2002, Pierre Dréossi has spent many transfer windows recruiting players for Stade Rennes. As yet another one begins, a look at over hundred players who joined the professional team since his arrival allows us to underline some of his recruitment habits. A summary of eight years of transfers.
Decimated by the late departures of Bangoura and Gyan last summer, the Rennes attack needs reconstruction this winter, in order to keep on hoping for European places at the end of the season. Waiting for attacking reinforcements, Frédéric Antonetti hopes the arrival of two additional forwards. Will his wish be realised? Here is a summary of the rumours published over the last few months in the media.
It is official, Rod Fanni will join the Olympique de Marseille after three and a half seasons in Brittany. Arrived in Rennes with the aim to reach another level at the end of two seasons in Nice, he managed it, becoming a French senior international in the meantime. But although planned since a long time, his departure leaves the impression of an unfinished work.
Interview The Rennes supporters are eagerly looking forward to the signing of an attacking player during the next winter transfer window, but the first recruit to arrive in Brittany is a young defender. Pape Malick Kandji, an 18 years old central defender arrived from Senegal, signed a professional contract with the Stade Rennais. Stade Rennais Online met him for you.
After Rennes’ victory against Toulouse, Frédéric Antonetti enjoyed the success with much moderation. Clearly annoyed with Victor Hugo Montaño’s injury, the Stade Rennes manager was keen to remind yet another time that his resources are reduced, especially in attack. Until there, nothing new. But this time, the manager publicly called on his management to give him resources in accordance with the club’s ambitions. Tensions building up?
Seen before the start of the season as a club with an impressive attacking potential, Stade Rennais ended the transfer period by selling Asamoah Gyan and Ismaël Bangoura. This year, Rennes young talents were expected to take over, it is now essential.
By signing with Sunderland on 16 Million euros fee, Asamoah Gyan has become the second biggest transfer ever completed for a player leaving the Stade Rennais. Here’s a top 10 of the Stade Rennais player, sorted on the transfer fee triggering their departure.
The Guinean international was only passing by at the Stade Rennais, remaining on the Vilaine bank for a year only. Never really considered by Frédéric Antonetti, Ismaël Bangoura eventually left through the back door to join Al Nasr (United Arab Emirates). The story behind a genuine failure.
The Stade Rennais’ Guinean striker signed a contract with the club of Al Nasr in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The transfer fee is thought to be around 8 million pounds, according to information from the Mensuel de Rennes. The transfer was made official by the club this afternoon.
A few hours before the end of the transfer market, things are quickly evolving. Asamoah Gyan and Ismaël Bangoura seem well on their way to foreign clubs. To replace these departures, Rennes is thought to be following former U21 French international Yoan Gouffran (Bordeaux).
A few hours before the end of the summer transfer window, the Stade Rennais could yet again be one of its main actors, if rumours were to be confirmed. Between ambition, competition and desire to leave, who amongst Bangoura, Fanni, Gyan or even Marveaux will rock the transfer market?
Shortly after Samuel Souprayen, Yacine Brahimi and Tongo Hamed Doumbia, the Stade Rennais extended the contract of another of them best youngsters, Yann M’Vila, until 2014. The midfielder had already extended his contract in September. A way for the Stade Rennais to show their attachment to the 2009-2010 season’s revelation, just selected for the second time with France.
Contracted to Rennes until June 2012, Tongo Hamed Doumbia has signed a two years extension of his contract with the “Rouge et Noir”, the club’s official website announced today. The young midfielder is now tied to the Stade Rennais until June 2014.
After Danzé and Souprayen, the Stade Rennais has officially announced Yacine Brahimi’s three year contract extension. Tied to the club until June 2011, the attacking midfielder has extended by three more years, and is now contracted to the club until June 2014.
Speaking to RMC, Pierrre Dréossi gave a new update on the club’s summer transfer market. For the first time, he didn’t refuse the possibility of Gyan leaving the club this summer, in case a “serious offer” was addressed. The Pinault Family’s right-hand man also admitted the Stade Rennais would consider Bangoura’s departure, and affirms Fanni won’t leave Rennes for Atletico Madrid.
The Servette Genève announced Julian Esteban’s arrival on Saturday evening on their website. The swiss striker, already loaned to Servette last season, has agreed on a contract termination with Rennes. Return on the player’s career in Brittany: A perfect flop.