Since Baptiste Santamaria’s injury against Auxerre ten days ago, which will keep the player off the field for several months, Stade Rennes has been busy finding his replacement. This has been done since the club’s announcement, Wednesday, September 21, The recruitment of the 27-year-old Portuguese midfielder Zika, who has been without a club since his contract expired on June 30. Sign for two seasons.
The player, who can play as a recovery or relay captain, has been playing for Lille for five seasons, having played more than 140 matches, including 10 in the Champions League. He was loaned to Dijon during the 2017/2018 season.
by Florian MorrisStade Rennais FC Technical Director: “He is a complete midfielder who knows the Ligue 1 and was the champion of France with Lille two seasons ago. So we are hiring an excellent player who is able to recover the balls, project himself forward and score goals with his head or with his feet.
It is a modern environment that will bring us a lot. He is experienced, scores Champions League and Europa League matches, even if at first he could not play the European Cup with us. We hope to qualify so he can participate in January!
I also appreciate his personality, character, grit and winning spirit. It’s important to have that profile on our team today, especially after Baptiste was injured.
