Ligue 1: Ait Boudlal extends to Rennes until June 2028

The Moroccan international Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal is set to extend his contract with Stade Rennais FC, which is tied to him until June 2028, reports the specialized site Foot Mercato on Monday. "An agreement was reached for his extension after several weeks of discussions between the club and the young player of 20," underlines the French media, without specifying the length of the extension for the former Mohammed VI Football Academy player. According to Foot Mercato, Ait Boudlal, who has been a starter four times since the start of the 2026-2027 season (280 minutes of play), remains one of the elements the "Reds and Blacks" rely on for the coming seasons. Courted during the last summer transfer window, notably by the English club Fulham, the central defender finally chose to continue his adventure with the Breton club which has, until now, resisted attempts to recruit his young defender as he is in a period of rapid growth. This extension should allow him to approach the rest of the season more calmly and regain a regular place in the plans of Rennes coach Franck Haise. Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal joined Rennes from the Mohammed VI Academy in July 2024 under a contract running until 2028. He played 21 matches in all competitions during the 2025-2026 season, scoring two goals. Before his call-up for the Moroccan A team in recent months, he played in the Moroccan U17 national team with which he reached the 2023 AFCON final and was ranked, at that time, among the 60 greatest football hopes in the world by The Guardian.