From a French interview with the Rennes manger Piere Deeossi: Says Mbia is negotiating with two clubs, i suppose one could be usand a deal is to finalised in the next 10 days!
The general manager Pierre Dréossi told us that the Stade Rennais was looking for three players: two midfielders with a defensive and an attacker.
Pierre Dréossi, the Ballon d'Or 2004 Andrei Shevchenko is on the market ...
Ba is still there ... (Laughter) Seriously, I think when you want to do a little recruiting intelligent, there must be balance between the player and the club. After passing through clubs such as Chelsea or AC Milan, Shevchenko may not have the motivation to play for Stade Rennais. Here, we prefer to have players at 100%. If Shevchenko was ready to come to Rennes, I am not sure that this is a good thing for us. A player, regardless of its quality, must be 100% to succeed in the French championship.
Nice striker Loic Remy is a track more serious Rennes?
Yes, a player who is interested in Rennes, but it seems difficult. Rémy also interested in other clubs like Lyon and I think it will come a time when other clubs have more weapons than Rennes to convince the club and the player.
Can you tell us how many players you have to recruit the off?
It will take two midfielders I think, because we will surely lose both. Stéphane Mbia will surely go, Bruno Cheyrou has also expressed a desire to leave. And since we had already lost the truce Olivier Sorlin, we need midfielders today.
A player style Loic Perrin (St Etienne), for example?
A player like that there, yes ... But you are in contact with foreign players. Two circles rather defensive, as it has always Mickaël Pagis and Jerome Leroy ...
Jerome Leroy will not start (it is announced in particular in Saint-Etienne, ie)?
No, of course not. Apart from a holiday, it will not not go. (Laughter)
Pagis going to go, yes or no?
Today, no.
And Rod Fanni?
No.
The file Mbia advance always with Everton?
He argues with two foreign clubs. I hope that within ten days, you will find a solution with one of them.
Apart from the midfielder, will you recruit in attack or defense?
As Jimmy Briand has lost for some time (six months after stopping his injury late in March previous ligaments of the left knee, ie), we need an extra offensive player. It does not advocate at this time. But that may change if there are no scheduled departures.
Jerome Leroy (34 years) and Mickaël Pagis (almost 36 years) have one or two seasons at the highest level in front of them. Would not it be a good time for you to separate?
It depends on several things: the will of the player when the coach ... In any case, it would be very difficult for Stade Rennais lose both. We'll try to find a solution to keep at least one. Today, we have the desire to keep both. They have some talent, maybe not in 38 championship matches, but they are players and people I like, like the coach.
A few weeks ago you had announced the first big news around Rennes ... What is it exactly?
It has not arrived ... We were almost certain the fact of having a single sponsor with the name change of the stadium. This was the first operation Naming France. Things were very advanced, but that was not done at the last moment. Economically, it was a contract of 6 million per season over five years. 30 million is a lot. For this year, damn it, but I hope this is only part surrender.
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