With a good half-season on loan from Le Havre (6 goals and 3 assists in 16 games), Rennes striker Matthis Abline is attracting the interest of several clubs in Ligue 1, who would like to obtain the player’s loan 19 years old. The most advanced club on the file is the SCO of Angersthe club of his hometown, where Abline could join another product of the Rennes training center: Adrien Hunou.
For the moment Stade Rennais would like to wait to have more certainty about the players who will make up their attack this season to make a decision. The club is not closed to a new loan, but knows that Abline could claim playing time this season, in the event of the departure of Serhou Guirassy in particular (absent from the group in Monaco and in the process of leaving), and if Bruno Genesio chooses to arrange his players in 4-4-2 more regularly. The arrival of Arnaud Kalimuendo could indeed push the Rennes technician to vary the systems more often.
No offers for players affected by transfer rumors
Other Rennes players have been affected by transfer rumors in recent days: Santamaria tracked by AC Milan, Majer on the shelves of Manchester City, Jérémy Doku targeted by Chelsea… For now Stade Rennais has not received any offers or approaches for the players mentioned, nor for its two executives at the end of their contract in a year, Hamari Traoré and Benjamin Bourigeaud. But in the transfer window, the truth of one day is not that of the next day, and the end of the summer transfer window is in three weeks. However, the club wishes to remain firm regarding offers for its executive players who are still under contract for several seasons.
There is a fear that the transfer window could pollute the month of August for Rennes in sporting terms, as Bruno Genesio hinted at a press conference on Thursday: “We know that in this period, there are sometimes parasitic ideas that can cause players to not be as concerned or focused on their tasks, unconsciously. First elements of response this afternoon in Monaco.