While Stade Rennais has extended the contract of Mathys Silistrie, Brice Samba’s understudy, until 2029, the departure of Gauthier Gallon is becoming clearer. According to our information, the 32-year-old goalkeeper is in advanced talks with the Dender club, bottom of the Belgian championship, which still has to settle certain details to finalize the operation. Rennes would be ready to release the former Trojan from the year and a half of his contract that he has left.
Since the start of the season, Gauthier Gallon no longer appears in the groups selected by coach Habib Beye who not only promoted Mathys Silistrie as number 2, but also prefers the young Kilian Belazzoug (19 years old) and Ayoub Akabou (18 years old) as third goalkeeper.
With a view to regaining playing time, he should take advantage of this winter transfer window to leave Rennes, which he had joined in the summer of 2023 to assist Steve Mandanda, before gradually moving back in the hierarchy.
In Belgium, Dender, who got off to a bad start in the championship, should play his part in the end-of-season play-offs. With Gallon in the cage, certainly. The operation is well underway and could be concluded very quickly.
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