Rennes president Nicolas Holveck says there is no “impasse” regarding the future of M’Baye Niang at the club.
The 25-year-old Senegalese has been the subject of continued exit rumours from Roazhon Park, with Marseille reportedly interested, but those links were debunked by coach Andre Villas-Boas.
Rennes signed Franco-Guinean striker Serhou Guirassy from Amiens and his presence will create extra competition for Niang, who finished as the club’s top scorer last season with 15 goals, which secured them Champions League football for this season.
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Both Guirassy and Niang have played once in Ligue 1 this season, the latter playing 25 minutes off the bench in the Red and Blacks' 2-1 win over Montpellier last time out, while the former played 64 minutes of the season opener at Lille which ended 1-1.