Douchez, a “high level keeper”

Since he officially signed for Paris SG on Friday, comments have been pouring regarding former Stade Rennes goalkeeper Nicolas Douchez. Paris president Robin Leproux is therefore considering that the arrival of such a “high level goalkeeper was crucial”. It’s a great satisfaction since we really wanted, with Antoine Kombouaré and Alain Roche, to bring him to the club. He is a great experienced keeper who knows the league well and has managed great seasons. I think he can bring a lot to the team».

Same reaction from the Paris manager Antoine Kombouaré, who had made Douchez his priority for the position after Grégory Coupet’s retirement and Apoula Edel’s dreadful spell in the capital. “He is a keeper I really wanted to see coming. I believe he is a player reaching full maturity, at 31. After Toulouse and Rennes, he continues improving. Looking at all the keepers likely to join us, he was clearly our best solution”.

The Rennes supporters can rest assured, they will Douchez return to the Route de Lorient very soon. Indeed, he will be returning with his new team as soon as August 13th, as part of the league’s second game week. “It’s a lovely coincidence”, the man who kept the Rennes goal for three seasons enjoys. “I won’t wait long before I meet my former team mates again, and this will be a great pleasure”.