Speaking in an interview with La Provence, ex-Marseille midfielder Jean-Philippe Durand, who is currently involved in recruitment for Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt, explained that he had really wanted his German side to acquire Valentin Rongier from Nantes last summer.

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“For the moment, we have signed two Frenchmen, Evan Ndicka, a young central defender from Auxerre, and Almamy Touré, who was at Monaco. In last summer’s transfer window, we did not take anyone from France. I pushed really hard to take Valentin Rongier: the manager preferred Djibril Sow, who was at Young Boys and who he had already managed before. I would have liked for Rongier to sign for Frankfurt. I like this player a lot. In the Frankfurt style of play, he would have been perfect. Maybe better than at Marseille because the German league is more open.”