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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
Sport
Mark Walker

Rennes make Kyogo decision as ex-Celtic star costs them £83k per minute

Rennes have reportedly agreed to cut their losses on ex-Celtic star Kyogo Furuhashi....after he cost them a staggering £83,333 for every minute he played for the French club.

The Japanese international's £10 million move to France in January has been an unmitigated disaster after being frozen out of the team by manager Habib Beye.

He's managed to play a combined time of 120 minutes in five months since his big money move.

That's cost Rennes £83,333 for every minute the 30-year-old has spent on the pitch.


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And according to reports in France, Rennes bosses have agreed to allow Kyogo to leave in the summer with reported interest from Bundesliga clubs.

He last featured for his club in the middle of April and has started just one game since arriving from Celtic, where he scored 63 goals in only 93 league starts.

Rennes boss Beye automatically triggered a contract extension as manager when he secured Rennes's survival and Kyogo is unlikely to feature in their final Ligue 1 match of the season against Marseille this weekend.

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