Bruno Genesio has been repeating it over and over again since the start of the season: his squad is young, even very young. A real political choice by the leaders of Rennes, who wish to combine strong confidence in the training center with their European ambitions. And after 24 days, the contract is currently about to be fulfilled: Rennes is 5th in the championship, aligning the youngest team in Ligue 1 this season.
An average age of 23 years and 214 days
If PSG has the most experienced squad in the championship, with an average age of more than 28, Rennes has the youngest squad, tied with Reims, for an average of 23 years and 214 days. Ligue 1 publishes these figures on Thursday, integrating into its calculation the players who have played at least four games since the start of the season.
A statistic not really surprising for the Rennais, who notably lined up a defensive line made up of Doğan Alemdar (19 years old), Lorenz Assignon (21 years old), Warmed Omari (21 years old), Loïc Badé (21 years old) and Adrien Truffert (20 years) throughout the month of January. The recent pro debuts of Ugochukwu, Tchaouna, Tel, Diouf and Abline, but above all the virtual absence of 30-somethings in the workforce, has brought down the average age of the Rouge et Noir. Among the holders only Jonas Martin (31) and Hamari Traoré, who celebrated his 30th birthday on January 27, exceed the symbolic bar of three decades.