Jérémy DOKU

On 5th October 2020, le Stade Rennais signed Jérémy Doku. Belgian international winger, only 18 years old. He became the most expensive signing in the history of the club, transferred for a record 26 M€ + bonus for the club that developed him, Anderlecht. On the eve of their first campaign in the Champions League, Rennes pulled off a major coup on the European transfer market. From his first appearances in a Rennes shirt, he would demonstrate why he would be a key player in the Rennes squad, thanks to his amazing power in one-on-one situations. A lively attacking player, and very adept with the ball at his feet, he would - however - be let down by his finishing from time-to-time. His first season with Rennes was a promising one, but the following two seasons would be overshadowed by numerous muscular injuries, which meant that he lost his place in the starting line-up. But Doku dug deep to return to his best form, putting a smile on the Red and Blacks' supporters faces, with an outstanding finish to the 2022/2023 season. His return to form proved to be a revelation, and it attracted numerous suitors amongst the top clubs in Europe. Having started the 2023/2024 season with Stade Rennais, he would be signed, a few days before the end of the Summer transfer window, by Manchester City (freshly-crowned Champions League and European Supercup winners) for a club record 65 Million Euros, putting Doku into the history books of the Red and Blacks.