Arnaud Nordin set to remain at Rennes

Arnaud Nordin’s (27) loan move from Mainz to Stade Rennais is set to be made permanent, as per a report from Ouest-France.

Nordin joined Rennes back in January on a loan deal from Mainz that included an obligation to make the move to Roazhon Park permanent at the end of the season, so long as conditions were met. Having played 10 times in Ligue 1, scoring once and registering two assists, qualifying Les Rennais for European competition, the conditions have been met, Ouest-France understands. The winger will join for a low fee, the publication adds.

Nordin had expressed a desire to remain at Rennes. “I feel really good here. I was welcomed in a way that you wouldn’t even imagine. To feel loved, naturally, you want to stay at such a club and fight for their colours. There is really a family feel. And then in terms of ambition, it has always been a club that has had a lot. All of the directors have put in the means, and so I think that, at the very least, you have to repay that at the weekend, on the pitch, by playing for the badge,” he said.