Stade Rennais will not be late.
According to the information of our colleagues from the newspaper
L'Équipe
, Bruno Genesio was chosen to succeed Julien Stéphan on the bench of the 9th in Ligue 1. Stéphan (40 years old), tired and "at the end of the race" according to a relative of the Breton club, handed in his resignation to its leaders on Monday.
Different names then circulated to take over, including Bruno Genesio, Jocelyn Gourvennec or Lucien Favre.
It is the former coach of Lyon (2015-2019), who therefore seems to be the lucky winner, two months after having put an end to his experience at Beijing Guoan, in China.
"I need a new challenge, sporting but also human."
Bruno Genesio last January for Téléfoot
The Team
evokes “details” to be settled between Rennes and Genesio (54 years old) before formalization.
At the end of January, the ex-midfielder said he was "ready to train another French club than Olympique Lyonnais" on the antennae of the
Téléfoot
channel
.
“I need a new challenge, sporting but also human.
I attach a lot of importance to the human being ”, insisted Genesio.
A month ago, Montpellier was thinking of him to take over from Michel Der Zakarian, at the end of his contract at the MHSC.
It was more in line with Genesio's wish not to land at a club during the season.
But the Rennes opportunity seems to have convinced him.
He will meet there in particular Florian Maurice, sports director in Brittany and responsible for the recruitment unit of OL between 2014 and 2020. Irony of fate: Lyon receives Rennes this Wednesday (7pm) as part of the 28th day of Ligue 1, for what could be Genesio's first game at the helm of Stade Rennais.
Bouanga's goal with Saint-Etienne against Rennes on February 14 (0-2)
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