Rennes are interested in signing Morato from Benfica. The sporting director of the French emblem, Florian Maurice, confirmed that the Brazilian is one of the central ones in the list of possible reinforcements when faced with the subject.
“We are working and trying to move forward calmly, even if it is a position that we want to strengthen. We are proceeding methodically so that we can complete this dossier as quickly as possible. I’m not working on just one, two or three dossiers, but ten because we never know what can happen», he said on the sidelines of Mandanda’s presentation, quoted by L’Équipe.
The fourth ranked of the last edition of Ligue 1 also revealed that negotiations for Samuel Umtiti with Barcelona have stopped.
«This dossier is on ‘stand-by’. We are working on other solutions», the manager explained.
Morato, 21, arrived at Benfica in 2019 from São Paulo. The centre-back made his debut for the main team through Bruno Lage on December 21 against Vitória de Setúbal, in a League Cup game.
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