Rennes join race for Leicester’s Boubakary Soumaré

Foot Mercato report this afternoon that Rennes have entered the race to sign Leicester City midfielder Boubakary Soumaré, who has also been a target of Monaco this summer.

The Principality side had initially been looking at the former Lille man as a potential replacement for Aurélien Tchouaméni, although the signing of Mohamed Camara from Salzburg appears to have ended their search.

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The Bretons have been looking to beef up their squad ahead of their Europa League campaign this season, having already brought in Arnaud Kalimuendo from Paris Saint-Germain as well as Belgian defender Arthur Theate.

Soumaré, who made 19 league appearances for Brendan Rodgers’ team last season, has been valued at €20m by his current club, the same fee on which they signed him from the then-Ligue 1 champions last summer. Monaco had seen a bid of €15m including bonuses rejected.

Rennes have been scouting Soumaré for a while and want to move this summer, although they face competition from other clubs while Leicester’s demands for a permanent transfer rather than a loan deal could prove to be obstacles.