He watches his friends play the Euro without him.

Not selected by Didier Deschamps with the Blues, Steven Nzonzi will not continue his adventure in Brittany.

Loaned by Roma for eighteen months, the 2018 world champion will return to Italy, where he has one year of contract left.

Will he stay there?

We don't know for now.

But one thing is certain.

The great midfielder will no longer play at Stade Rennais, where he will have played 46 games.

His departure will leave a great void in the midfield of Bruno Genesio's team, who had made him an essential link in his eleven, like Julien Stéphan before him.

“He's an essential player.

We're going to sit down with him to chat.

We will consider next season with him, ”assured Stade Rennais president Nicolas Holveck at the end of the season, in sixth place.

Discussions with the French international and his advice ultimately led to a departure.

The departure of Steven Nzonzi will allow François Pinault's club to get rid of one of the biggest salaries in the locker room.

The former Sevilla player had a stamp of 400,000 euros per month since his arrival in the winter transfer window in 2019.

It makes economic sense not to keep nzonzi and granary.

They received nearly 700,000 € gross per month or 8.5M € unloaded



With the drop in TV rights, the covid is logical.



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His departure, coupled with that of Clément Grenier, not retained by Stade Rennais, puts pressure on the Rennes recruitment unit.

Still in discussion with Eduardo Camavinga for an extension, the club sees its midfielder depopulate.

The resumption is scheduled for June 29 at La Piverdière, with a first preparation match set for July 10 against Le Havre (Ligue 2).

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