Transfers – Ligue 1: Amine Gouiri goes to Rennes, Gaëtan Laborde joins Nice

This is one of the major operations of the last hours of Ligue 1. As mentioned for several days, Amine Gouiri signed up for 5 years in Rennes on Thursday. At the same time, a formalization for a transfer in the opposite direction of Gaëtan Laborde towards Nice has been confirmed.

According to sources, the Breton club spent around 28 million euros to secure the former nugget of OL, author of 10 goals last season in 38 Ligue 1 matches.This is not how I imagined the end of my adventure here, but after 2 years of wearing the red and black jersey, it is time for me to say goodbye (…) I am certainly not not the most expressive of players but know that I enjoyed every minute spent here wearing this jersey. I will simply have one huge regret: not having been able to win a trophy in the Gym jersey when we had the opportunity.“, he said on Twitter.

Author of 20 goals and 8 assists in all competitions last season, Laborde joins the Aiglons. “OGC Nice is proud to announce the arrival of Gaëtan Laborde, transferred from Rennes (…) Throughout his career, he marked where he went. Striker-fighter with a valiant heart, good finisher, generous and collective: Gaëtan Laborde (28) is a reference in L1, where he has 59 goals in 202 games. Trained in Bordeaux, passed by the Red Star, Brest and Clermont, it was in Montpellier that the native of Mont-de-Marsan took a big step“, it was indicated.