FC Nantes Transfer News: Kita Eyes Ex-Rennes Star

FC Nantes no longer has a choice: they will have to sign a concrete transfer window to try to stay in Ligue 1. What if Kita tried to relaunch a former Stade Rennais player?

The situation is serious at FC Nantes. After 15 days, FC Nantes is relegated, and saving the club in Ligue 1 will have to go through a big transfer window. The club has already got its hands on Deiver Machado, who will arrive from RC Lens as a joker even if it is not yet official. Luis Castro repeated it after the defeat against RCL this Saturday evening: “the club will be attentive during the transfer window”.

While waiting to know if the Portuguese will still be in post by then, we already know that the FCN is targeting players who know Ligue 1 well. And there is one who advertised on Ligue 1+ during the match between PSG and Stade Rennais this Saturday.

Tiémoué Bakayoko, credible lead?

Indeed, Tiémoué Bakayoko, without a club since his departure from PAOK Salonika last summer, proclaimed his determination and motivation with the aim of returning to the field in January. Emmanuel Merceron, follower of FC Nantes, even had fun with this sequence on

This is obviously the profile on which Kita could position themselves: financially accessible, 127 Ligue 1 matches under his belt, and in a position where Coquelin and Leroux are currently injured, with a potential departure of Hong Hyun-seok, recruited last summer and who did not give satisfaction. After playing at Stade Rennais, sworn enemy of Nantes, and Lorient, what if Bakayoko resumed his adventure in the West? We will have to monitor the trajectory of the 2017 French champion…

Marcus Cole

Marcus Cole is a senior football analyst at Archysport with over a decade of experience covering the NFL, college football, and international football leagues. A former NCAA Division I player turned journalist, Marcus brings an insider's understanding of the game to every breakdown. His work focuses on tactical analysis, draft evaluations, and in-depth game previews. When he's not breaking down film, Marcus covers the intersection of football culture and the communities it shapes across America.

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