Ghanaian forward Kamaldeen Sulemana broke the silence over his choice to join French top-flight side Stade Rennais while being linked with a move to Ajax Amsterdam for a long time.
The 19-year old joined Rennes last week on a long-term deal as he signed a five-year contract.
However, may people have been wondering his choice while he had the opportunity to join his compatriot Mohammed Kudus at Ajax Amsterdam.
Kamaldeen Sulemana who revealed he talked to his coach (assistant) at Nordsjaelland FC, Michael Essien, said playing time is one of the main reasons which motivated him to join Rennes.
He also said that the club is part of one of European top leagues and has a lot of talents in their squad such as Eduardo Camavinga.
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“With Rennes, I get to play in Ligue 1 which is one of the best leagues in the whole world, so that’s enough of my reason,” Kamaldeen said when asked about his decision to reject Ajax, during his official unveiling on Monday.
“And I think I chose here based on my playing time and I think there’s a better chance of me playing more here than any other place, and I’ll play against great teams here as well.”
“I chose Rennes because when I came for the visit, I spoke to coach [Bruno Genesio] and I spoke to [technical director] Florian [Maurice] and the project was very interesting and was good for me, and I felt here was the right place for me,” he further explained.
“They have a lot of young talent and they have produced a lot of good talent outside, the likes of [Ousmane] Dembele, a lot of players, [Eduardo] Camavinga, Jeremy Doku.
“And some Ghanaians also played here, like Asamoah Gyan who is like the top scorer in Ghana history. And I felt this is the place for me to be, also to improve myself and get to where I want to be in future.”
“I didn’t speak to any player from Ghana who played here,” the winger responded when asked whether he spoke to the veteran forward who now plays club football back in Ghana.
“The only player I spoke to is [Michael] Essien because he is a coach in FC Nordsjaelland and he’s also my neighbour, so we spoke about this league.
“And of course he played in Bastia with Florian and also played in Lyon, so I also spoke to him about the league here and how interesting it could be for my development.”
In addition, Rennes will kick off their 2021/22 Ligue 1 campaign against RC Lens on August 8.