Seko Fofana joins Rennes after Saudi Arabia stint
FILE: Ivory Coast's midfielder Seko Fofana runs with the ball during the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2024 group A football match between Ivory Coast and Guinea-Bissau at the Alassane Ouattara Olympic Stadium in Ebimpe, Abidjan, on January 13, 2024. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP)
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The 29-year-old midfielder, who has 22 caps for the Ivory Coast, arrives on a deal estimated to be worth 20 million euros ($20.8 million).
The former Lens captain joined Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr in the summer of 2023, after helping the French club return to the Champions League for the first time in 21 years.
But Fofana never really found his place on the pitch in the Middle East, whether at Al Nassr or during a loan spell at Al Ettifaq.
Rennes are struggling in 12th place in Ligue 1 - just four points above the relegation - zone and moved for Fofana who had worked with the Brittany club's executive president Arnaud Pouille at Lens.
"There are talented players at Rennes and I think that the club is not in its rightful place," said Fofana.
"It's a team that I have often played against, it counts in this championship. I can't wait to start."
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