Among the defenders targeted by the Breton club, Atalanta Berggame player José Luis Palomino – or the latter has just tested positive for nandrolone, an anabolic steroid.

At the request of the Italian National Prosecutor’s Office, following this control carried out by the Italian Anti-Doping Agency (NADO), the National Anti-Doping Court suspended the 32-year-old Argentinian as a precaution.

Rennes would be on the verge of tying up an agreement with Bologna for the transfer of another defender: the young Belgian Arthur Theate, 22 years old. He could start this week, according to L’Equipe.

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