• Lensois defender Loïc Badé has signed up for five seasons with Stade Rennais, which has spent around 20 million euros.

  • The 21-year-old was Florian Maurice's priority in central defense following the departure of Damien Da Silva.

  • According to his former coach Oswald Tanchot, Loïc Badé is the archetype of the modern central defender even if he still commits some youthful mistakes.

“If all these young people had the maturity of Marcelo or Denayer, the president would be happy because they would all cost 100 million euros each!

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Wouldn't Jean-Louis Leca be a little Marseille?

After the draw against Lyon in April, the goalkeeper of RC Lens was slightly inflamed after the performance of the young shoots of the northern club, including Loïc Badé.

The Corsican doorman had in any case seen right on the great potential of his partner.

Because to secure the services of the young 21-year-old central defender, who signed up for five seasons on Monday, Stade Rennais took out the checkbook by paying around 20 million euros.

Smile, here is Loïc Badé!

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A significant amount, especially given the economic context, which makes Loïc Badé the 4th most expensive recruit in the history of the Breton club and the biggest sale of the Sang et Or club. Here is a young player who is already complete and who will gain further value, ”said Oswald Tanchot.

He wins in Ligue 1 after only seven games in Ligue 2

Thanked by Amiens three weeks ago, the trainer knew Loïc Badé well during his time on the Le Havre bench between 2016 and 2019. “He was not in the pro group at the time but he sometimes came to his senses. train with us, he says.

You could see that he was a promising boy but who was sometimes too easy.

Suddenly, nobody anticipated the signing of his professional contract and he left free in Lens ”.

After only seven matches in Ligue 2 under the colors of Le Havre, the native of Sèvres therefore joined the North last summer.

He was then promised a role of understudy in the Sang et Or but Loïc Badé very quickly imposed himself in the three-way defense of Franck Haise, playing 31 games, including 29 as a starter, with the surprise team of the season.

73 - Loïc Badé managed 73 interceptions in Ligue 1 last season, a record for a defender under 23 in the 5 major championships over the period.

Breton?

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"He quickly picked up the pace of Ligue 1 and was not afraid to take responsibility," said Oswald Tanchot, seeing in him the archetype of the modern central defender.

“It is really complete,” explains the former Le Havre coach.

He's going fast, he's powerful, he has a very good head game, is skilful with the ball on the foot with a quality of recovery which allows to break lines ”.

A few dumplings that cost points

But the defender has also sinned by his youth at times, losing points to his team on errors in placement or concentration.

Aware of having a nugget in his hands, Lensois coach Franck Haise has not let go of a sole throughout the season, as he had confided at a press conference in February :

“I'm not giving up.

In view of his facilities, he can fall a little into relaxation or slackening and I have to be the guarantor on that, to say to him sometimes: "Be careful, there you are wrong".

I am very demanding on this.

He has axes of progress in command, in reading the elements of the game, in the use of his second foot.

Even if he is already at a very good level in Ligue 1, there is still enormous potential to be developed to go higher ”

At Stade Rennais, Loïc Badé will discover another game pattern with a more classic four-way defense set up by Bruno Genesio.

Priority of the Breton club to compensate for the departure in central defense of Damien Da Silva left for Lyon, the former Lensois should be associated in the axis with Nayef Aguerd.

On paper, the pair promises to be as young as they are talented.

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