"We target three or four players who have a level higher than the Europa League". For his great return to the press oral, Nicolas Holveck did not hide his ambitions this Monday afternoon. "But measured ambitions, like the club," said the new president of Stade Rennais, appointed at the very start of confinement. Surrounded by coach Julien Stéphan and Florian Maurice, the club's new sporting director, the former deputy general manager of AS Monaco mentioned some of the hot files in the transfer window. Selected pieces.
No offer received for Niang, "not even a call from OM"
Despite his initial wishes, he was well on the recovery this Monday at La Piverdière to pass, like his colleagues, physical and medical tests. Nicolas Holveck could not escape the questions about M'Baye Niang who had not hidden his attraction for OM in an interview with the Canal Football Club at the end of May. "He expressed his wishes for departure but not as vehemently as what we have heard in the press," said the President of Rennes. "There are many expressions of interest but we have not received any, not even a phone call from OM," he added.
“We had a lot of interest but we had no proposal for Mbaye Niang. Not a phone call from OM ", assures the president of #srfc
- 20 Minutes Rennes (@ 20minutesrennes) June 22, 2020Asked about his player's statements, coach Julien Stéphan did not want to "judge his communication". “I am waiting to have a face-to-face discussion with him, eye to eye. But he has in any case lived the best sporting period of his career in a year and a half, ”said the Breton coach.
"We fixed that Camavinga stays with us"
Will he give in to the Real Madrid sirens this summer? The Eduardo Camavinga dossier has not finished occupying Nicolas Holveck in the coming weeks. Ensuring that he has received "no offer", the President of Rennes counts in any case on his nugget next season. "We have set him to stay with us next season because we are ambitious. And he's a thoughtful boy, ”assured the Rennes president.
"Guirassy wishes to come to Rennes, this is his priority"
If M'Baye Niang leaves, Stade Rennais has already targeted its successor. This is Sehrou Guirassy, the striker from Amiens. The case seems in any case well advanced to believe Nicolas Holveck. "He wants to come to Rennes, this is his priority," he said. According to L'Equipe , the Breton club made an offer of 13 million for the player, a proposal deemed far too low by the Picard club which claims 20 million. Largely too much for Rennes management, especially in the current context. "We will continue negotiations but I do not think we have made a scrap offer. The last is in market prices, "said the President of Rennes.
The coming of Salisu very compromised
In search of a central defender, Stade Rennais very early targeted Mohammed Salisu, the Ghanaian player from Valladolid. If an agreement has been reached with the Spanish club, it now seems unlikely that the player will wear the Red and Black jersey next season. “Everything was done to convince him but he gave his preference to the Premier League, knowing that his mother tongue is English. We are not going to force things and we are going to focus on players who really want to come, even if I do not blame Salisu ”, reacted Nicolas Holveck.
The Kouassi file, symbol of new Rennes ambitions
“We were in the final, like Miss France. But we didn't have the scarf ”. It is with a tone of humor that the President of Rennes commented on Tanguy Kouassi's decision to join Bayern Munich next season. But the fact that the great hope of PSG has paid attention to the Rennes project confirms, according to its president, the new dimension taken by the Breton club. “We ended up fighting it with Bayern, Leipzig and Mönchengladbach. This proves that Stade Rennais is attracting the best young talents, ”underlined the Rennes president.
“Well-advanced” discussions to extend Traoré and Maouassa
Last season, Julien Stéphan had to contend with a profoundly overhauled workforce with more than half of its holders who left the ship after the coronation in the Coupe de France. The Breton coach hopes that the transfer window will be less agitated and that he will be able to keep “his hard core” from last season. Julien Stéphan thinks in particular of his two side Hamari Traoré and Faitout Maoussa, both authors of a great season and therefore objects of lust. One year from the end of their contract, Stade Rennais hopes to keep these two defenders and has taken steps to extend them. "The discussions are well advanced, it takes a little time but we have arguments to make," said the President of Rennes.
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