Official | Rennes sign Marseille left-back Quentin Merlin
Marseille left-back Quentin Merlin (23) has joined Ligue 1 rivals Rennes, both clubs have announced. The France U23 international has, like his former Nantes and Marseille teammate Valentin Rongier, signed for his formative clubβs arch-rivals. Rennes and Marseille reached an agreement over a β¬22m transfer fee for the double signing of both Rongier and Merlin, who arrived in Brittany on Monday from Marseilleβs training camp in the Netherlands.
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Merlin has signed a four-year deal with Rennes. The signings of two experienced Ligue 1 players who both elevate the level of Habib Beyeβs squad are a significant coup for newly-named Sporting Director LoΓ―c DΓ©sirΓ©, who replaced the dismissed Frederic Massara.Β Les Rouge et NoirΒ were in the market for a left-back following the β¬17m sale of France international Adrien Truffert to AFC Bournemouth.