Borussia Dortmund face competition to sign Rennes’ Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal | OneFootball

Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal (19) has recently re-established himself in the defence at formative club Stade Rennais, and he is now attracting interest, according to a report from Florian Plettenberg.

The centre-back started regularly in Ligue 1 in the first half of the season, and his impressive performances earned him his first cap for Morocco back in November. However, the managerial change saw him feature more sparingly. Ait Boudlal did not even come off the bench in Franck Haise’s first two games in charge, and he didn’t start any of the first five. 

However, he was restored in the Rennes defence for the win over Stade Brestois and then kept his place in the starting line-up for the win over SCO Angers. Borussia Dortmund have been linked with a move for the centre-back, however, the Bundesliga giants will now face competition from other top clubs, Plettenberg understands. Knowing that they will already lose Jérémy Jacquet to Liverpool this summer, the Breton club are keen to retain Ait Boudlal, although that may prove difficult.

GFFN | Luke Entwistle