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Alfred Gomis: Rennes replace Edouard Mendy with Dijon’s Senegalese goalkeeper

Rennes have replaced goalkeeper Edouard Mendy with the permanent signing of his Senegalese teammate Alfred Gomis.

Gomis penned a five-year contract with the Red and Blacks following the departure of his compatriot Mendy to Premier League club Chelsea a week ago.

The two goalkeepers are key fixtures in Aliou Cisse’s Senegal selection, and they featured at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt where the Teranga Lions finished second after a 1-0 loss to Algeria in the final.

Gomis only joined Dijon on a permanent deal from SPAL last summer and he had an outstanding outing in the 2019-20 Ligue 1 season which earned him the club’s Player of the Season.