Joris Gnagnon has signed for Sevilla on a five-year deal from Stade Rennais, the Spanish heavyweights have confirmed.
In a statement on the club website, Los Rojiblancos have revealed they they’ve recruited the 21-year-old from Ligue 1, with the Franco-Ivorian defender penning a deal that will keep him at the club until 2023.
The centre-back featured 36 times in the French top flight for Rennes last season, netting against both AS Monaco and Olympique de Marseille.
Despite his slender years, Gnagnon…
Ivory Coast defender Joris Gnagnon is still confident that struggling Stade Rennais can turn things around in their Brittany derby against Guingamp this weekend.
Les Rouges et Noirs have endured a slow start to the season, and currently sit down in 15th having won just one of their opening eight fixtures.
20-year-old Gnagnon has conceded that things have been difficult in the Rennes camp, but his confident they can turn things around imminently.
“Mentally, it’s not been easy, our results aren’t…
Joris Gnagnon’s breakout season at Stade Rennais looks to have caught the eye of Marseille, with the Ligue 1 heavyweights understood to be keen on the defender.
20-year-old Gnagnon only made his debut in the French top flight in January 2016, but became a key man for the Red and Blacks over the last 18 months.
The youngster made 27 appearances in Ligue 1 last term, and has the potential to form an excellent young African defensive partnership with Ramy Bensebaini in the heart of the Breton club’s…