We had known that for several weeks.
Stade Rennais want to recruit a new goalkeeper and have made Steve Mandanda their recruitment priority.
Linked to Olympique de Marseille until 2024, the 37-year-old goalkeeper is the preferred track for Breton leaders who should not leave with Alfred Gomis holder this season.
Two years after his arrival from Dijon for nearly 16 million euros including bonuses, the Senegalese international is on the way out.
He has just had a mixed season, and despite a contract that ends in 2025 in Rennes, he will not be retained in the event of a suitable proposal.
Stade Rennais is looking for an experienced goalkeeper and it is therefore Steve Mandanda who is getting closer this Tuesday.
Indeed, as announced by our colleagues from L'Équipe, we can confirm that the Marseille goalkeeper has given his verbal agreement to the Breton leaders.
Caution remains in order, despite everything, in Rennes, where it is assured that it is not finalized even if the negotiations are moving in the right direction.
Asked at a press briefing, OM president Pablo Longoria did not rule out the possibility of Steve Mandanda leaving on Tuesday: “We have discussed a lot with him about his position in the club in recent days. .
We talked and we said that the goaltender model would be the same as last season with competition.
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During the 2020-2021 financial year, under the orders of Jorge Sampaoli who had just been replaced by Igor Tudor, Steve Mandanda only played 9 Ligue 1 matches. In direct competition with Pau Lopez, he was however the incumbent in the European Cup.
If he were to join Rennes, he would be guaranteed to be number 1 with the young Turkish international Dogan Alemdar (19) as a back-up.