The Breton club’s new recruit, Baptiste Santamaria, expressed his international ambitions at a press conference.
The former Angers and Friborg player revealed why he joined Stade Rennes, for the sum of 14 million euros: “Rennes was a great opportunity for me because it is a very big club, which will play a European Cup. “ Baptiste Santamaria played for a year in the Bundesliga, in Freiburg, and revealed to have “Physically progressed”, especially because the German players are “Bigger, more powerful” than in Ligue 1. The 26-year-old midfielder then discussed his international future: “The France team is in the back of my mind, but that will require leading individual and collective performances. We will talk about it again at that time. “
The fierce competition in the middle among the Blues (Paul Pogba, N’Golo Kanté, Adrien Rabiot, Corentin Tolisso, Thomas Lemar, even Moussa Sissoko) leaves him a priori a thin window for a call in the coming months, but Baptiste Santamaria believes in his chances. It is up to him to instill doubt in the head of the coach, Didier Deschamps, who must unveil his next list on Thursday, August 26.
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