Stade Rennais’ Nemanja Matić has ended up on Fulham’s transfer agenda, according to Gianluca Di Marzio.
Last summer, the midfielder joined the Ligue 1 side and he’s made 19 appearances this season, managing three assists in the process.
Due to personal reasons, the 35-year-old ‘wants to leave’ the French club this month and this seems to have alerted Marco Silva’s side.
It’s claimed both Lyon and Fulham ‘want him’ this month and his desire to change clubs could encourage them to make an attempt.
Rennes confirmed on their official website that the Serbian had recently missed training and he’s explained the reason behind that.
“Unfortunately, due to an error on my part, I was unable to adapt my private affairs to my professional ones. I was unable to enrol the children who had attended, since the beginning of their school career, an international school. For this reason, I was away for the last 3 days to try to resolve this big problem for me and my family and tomorrow I will return to Rennes where I will decide the next steps together with the club,” he said.
The French club don’t intend to take any disciplinary or legal action against the former Chelsea man. In fact, they have started discussions with his entourage to find a solution.
The report adds Rennes ‘will not block Matić’s departure’ in January and wouldn’t prevent him from joining another French club, like Lyon, who have reached an agreement with him.
Rennes will first need to bring in a replacement before sanctioning the Serbian’s transfer.
