Everyone at Stade Rennais Denies Paul-Georges Ntep Visited Liverpool

Anfield? Never heard of it…

Although it’s getting pretty obvious that Liverpool will make Burnley opinion splitter  Danny Ings their first signing of what’s expected to be a busy summer, for a minute there, it looked like Stade Rennais attacker Paul-Georges Ntep was going to beat the England man in the door.

The 22-year old, who had supposedly visited Melwood twice last week ahead of a move to Merseyside, is one of the hottest properties in Ligue One and is attracting the attentions of a number of Europe’s top clubs. With 9-goals and 5-assists in 33-appearances thus far this season, it’s easy to see why the Reds would be interested in making a move for the French international, but according to everyone but the media, he’s not heading to the Northwest quite yet.

“This is a rumor and it is false. Concerning Tuesday and Thursday, we know where he was. Not in an airport or on a plane,” Rennes manager Philippe Montanier told French media outlet Sport. “I have great admiration for Liverpool and when such a club is interested in a player it does not lower itself by doing things like that. You just call the club concerned.”

Managers, of course, aren’t always the most trustworthy, but on the back of a media storm, even Ntep himself flat out denied taking the trip, putting this particular rumour to bed. “I did not go to Liverpool last week, that’s completely false,” he told J+1 in a recent interview. “I have a contract until 2017. Stade Rennais gave me my first professional contract and, for now, I am very well here.”

2 thoughts on “Everyone at Stade Rennais Denies Paul-Georges Ntep Visited Liverpool

  • May 13, 2015 at 5:01 am
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    That is a shame.

  • May 14, 2015 at 2:26 am
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    As much as I think Ntep may be a unearthed gem I think the question should be asked what if we only sign the free(ish) players? Will we be good enough to make top 4? I think yes as free signings would be (Ings, Papadopoulos, Milner, Neto, Konoplyanka, Ayew)… So how would our formations look with heavy rotation over the season?
    4231
    —————Mig—————-
    Flanno-Ilori-Sakho-Moreno
    ———Lucas-Allen———–
    –Lallana—Philly—Stirling–
    —————Ings—————
    3421
    —————–Mig——————
    ——-Papa-Skirt-Sakho———
    Markovic-Hendo-Lucas-Ayew
    ———Mario——-Stirling——
    —————–Origi—————
    433
    —————Neto—————
    Manquilo-Skirt-Lovren-Can (Did well as an LB in Germany)
    —————-Lucas———–
    ———-Hendo-Milner——-
    Konoplyanka————–Ibe
    ——————DS————-
    41212
    —————Mig——————
    Flanno-Papa-Sakho-Moreno
    ————–Can——————
    ——-Hendo—-Philly———-
    ————Stirling—————
    ———DS——Mario———-
    I do think we should spend big and sign players that suit us, but providing we bring in the free players that are linked to us I don’t think we should freak out if the rate of activity is low.

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