Rennes enter race to sign Lassine Sinayoko amid Lens confusion | OneFootball

Whilst Lassine Sinayoko’s (25) move to RC Lens has not fully broken down, Stade Rennais have entered the race to sign the Mali international, according to a report from Foot Mercato.

Lens looked to have concluded a deal to sign Sinayoko. The player was expected in Lens on Sunday to undergo his medical. The only issue, however, is that he was never permitted by Auxerre to do so. That despite, according to Lens, a written agreement.

“The management have done everything they had to, have done the procedures that have been asked of them, so the documents are written out. You have to respect what is written,” said Lens manager Pierre Sage on Sunday.

The night before, in a press conference attended by Get French Football News, AJA manager Christophe Pélissier expressed a desire to keep the player. That came at a time when Sinayoko’s €6.5m move to Lens looked to have been wrapped up.

There is therefore confusion as to the status of Sinayoko’s move to the Bollaert. It is in this context that the centre-forward has emerged as a target for Rennes. No concrete steps have yet been taken, but amid difficulties in talks to sign SCO Angers’ Esteban Lepaul, Sinayoko has emerged as a target for the Breton club.

GFFN | Luke Entwistle