Transfers: Fanni snubs West Ham and Sunderland

Rod Fanni’s future with Rennes is still uncertain, although the player seems firmly decided to sign with Atletico Madrid this summer. Since weeks, negotiations are going on between Brittany and Spain, and still no agreement seems to appear over the right back’s transfer fee.

Interviewed by rennes.lemensuel.com On July 20th, Rennes general manager Pierre Dréossi declared he didn’t expect the French international to sign in Madrid: "The discussions are in a dead-end. I don’t think Rod Fanni will join this club".

A deliberate blow from Dréossi to make the Atletico Madrid management rethink their position? By all means, more foreign clubs have now entered the game, but they faced a strict refusal from… Fanni. Targeted by Sunderland and West Ham, the former Nice defender is said to have refused any discussions with the English teams according to AS, the Atletico Madrid remaining his absolute priority.