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Joe Rodon of Tottenham Hotspur in action during the Emirates FA Cup Third Round match between Tottenham Hotspur and Morecambe at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on January 09, 2022 in London, England. |
Tottenham Hotspur
defender Joe Rodon has joined Ligue 1 side Rennes on loan for the 2022-23
season, with an option to make the move permanent.
Rodon, 24, joined
Spurs in October 2020 from Swansea City, and has made 24 appearances for the
club.
The Wales
international, who has won 27 caps, is a key player for his country, but has
failed to break into the first team at Tottenham since joining.
"He's a real central defender," Rennes sporting director Florian Maurice said.
"He has that aggressive side that we need to allow us to be even more effective defensively.
"He will bring us his experience, even if he did not play all the matches last season he played in the European Cup, as we have seen at Roazhon Park."
During June's
Nations League programmes, Wales forward Gareth Bale urged Tottenham to give Rodon more playing time.
The national team
manager, Rob Page, echoed Bale's calls and hoped the defender would be
"playing week in, week out at domestic level" before the World Cup in
Qatar.
With first choice
centre-back Warmed Omari was ruled for at least three months following pelvic
surgery, Rodon will compete with another new signing, Belgium international
Arthur Theate, for regular game time.
Rennes will be
hoping to improve on last season's fourth-place finish in Ligue 1, which has
guaranteed them a place in the Europa League group stages.
