Sports Director of Stade Rennais, Florian Maurice believes Belgian international of Ghanaian descent Jeremy Doku can follow in the footsteps of legends Juninho and Rai.
Doku, 18, joined the Ligue 1 side last summer from RSC Anderlecht and has since been an instrumental member of the team.
He has made 26 appearances, scoring two goals with six assists for Rennais this campaign.
“We dared to hit Jeremy Doku, born in 2002, who arrived on October 5 and who played two days later with players whose first names he did not know! Today, it is gradually integrating,” Maurice said.
“He got his apartment back a week ago. We are always in a hurry with the recruits, but I know that for some, it takes three, four, five, six months. And I have the example of Rai in Paris or Juninho in Lyon, where it took a year for them to perform.”
The former Liverpool FC target had his breakthrough season during the 2019/20 football season when he made his senior debut for Anderlecht in the Pro League.
He managed to excel and has gradually developed his game to become a member of the Belgium national team.
