Transfers : Diallo will join Rennes in June

Bastia’s attacking midfielder Sadio Diallo will be joining Rennes next June. His transfer, agreed after an agreement was found between the management of the two clubs and the player, was suspended to the situation of SC Bastia with the DNCG.
Banned from recruiting, the Corsican club could not, according to the regulations, complete the transfer of the player before getting the player on loan for the rest of the season, as they wished.

The obstacle has been removed after discussions between the Bastia management and the DNCG. Although Bastia is still banned from recruiting, the club has been allowed to complete the operation as soon as January, without having to seal an uncertain protocol of agreement with the Stade Rennais. “We have the possibility to complete the transfer with what we call “an early return from loan”, Bastia president Pierre-Marie Geronimi announced to the daily newspaper Corse-Matin this Thursday morning. Sadio Diallo will finish the season with us. Nothing changes in terms of the financial conditions, only that the player is definitely assured to leave for Rennes in June, and the Breton club naturally assured to get him. This was all the interest for completing this transaction now».

Stade Rennais will therefore see the arrival of a player who is one of the most promising in Ligue 2 this season, and will spend just over 3 million euros plus bonuses in the operation.