International Kévin Le Roux here in the jersey of the France team in 2018 in Katowice, Poland. - Pressfocus / Sipa

A colossus of 2.09 m. Perhaps that's what the Rennes Volley super rescuer looks like. In the grip of great financial difficulties, the Breton club playing in Ligue A could receive the support of the French international Kévin Le Roux. According to Ouest-France , the one who evolved six months under the colors of Rennes in 2018 would have collected the 300,000 euros necessary to save the Rennes club, in the company of several private investors. It remains to convince the National Directorate of Aid and Management Control (DNACG), the French volleyball police, which will have to validate the accounts.

Questioned by the Breton daily, the central justified his choice by his attachment to the region where he grew up. As a youngster, the player lived in Saint-Malo and played his first volleyball games in Dinard (Ille-et-Vilaine) before embarking on the brilliant career that he is known for. “I was contacted by the managers of the Rennes Volley 35 following the possible closure of the club. I know the club well and I cannot bring myself to close the only professional volleyball club in the Brittany region. I have a strong desire to give back to Breton volleyball, ”said the player to Ouest-France .

Thanks to Kévin Le Roux for his support🙏 a fantastic player with a very big heart. The supporters of Rennes volleyball have not forgotten! the fight is not over. We will defend until the end this club and the team of @Matijasevicn
its players and the staff 👊https: //t.co/yhixHVOJWv

- carine (@celtifee) June 8, 2020

Also questioned by L'Equipe , the one who played this year in China, however, dismissed the hypothesis of seeing him play under the Rennes colors if the club survived. “I intend to pursue my career elsewhere. But the time has not yet come for me to return to play in France. A little later, yes, with great pleasure ”. The sports daily also recalls that the agent of Kevin Le Roux is none other than George Matijasevic, the father of Rennes coach Nikola Matijasevic.

Ten teams requested exclusion from Rennes

Long leader of the League In this season, Rennes Volleyball finished the shortened season in third place after a withdrawal of three points imposed (plus two suspended) by the DNACG because of financial mismanagement of the club. An insufficient sanction in the eyes of several French clubs. Ten Ligue A teams (Narbonne, Tours, Chaumont, Nantes-Rezé, Tourcoing, Ajaccio, Poitiers, Cannes, Sète, Montpellier) expressed their indignation and asked for the play-offs of the Breton club to be excluded.

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