Overview

• Stade Rennais officially secured Valentin Rongier from Olympique de Marseille on July 21, 2025, with a three-year contract running until 2028
• The 30-year-old central midfielder arrives after six seasons at Marseille, where he made nearly 200 Ligue 1 appearances and served as captain
• Sporting director Loïc Désiré praised Rongier as the perfect profile to lead Rennes’s midfield under coach Habib Beye
• Ultra group Roazhon Celtic Kop issued a statement declaring that Rongier lacks legitimacy to wear Rennes’s colors
• In a nod to past rivalries, the club gifted the new signing a goat figurine, which Rongier received with good humor