Stade Rennais sets a dissuasive price for Lepaul, its top scorer, to avoid a hasty sale. The club plans to rely on Lepaul for the upcoming European campaign. According to several media outlets, the Stade Rennais FC board has set a price as high as deliberately discouraging. Understand: to hope to snatch Lepaul, it would take a budget of between 50 and 60 million euros. The detail that changes everything? The player's market value would rather be around 30 million. In other words, Stade Rennais FC has placed the bar well above the market. A clear strategy. Those who want the Breton number 9 will have to pay a high price. Very high. Haise has made it his key piece. Behind this posture, there is a project. And a coach who knows what he wants. Franck Haise plans to rely on Lepaul for the upcoming European campaign — Stade Rennais FC will play in the Europa League next season. The striker is not just a valuable asset: he is the key piece around which the offensive sector must be built. The club's position and that of its coach are therefore perfectly aligned. And the player, in all this? It seems to be on the same wavelength, prioritizing stability over a hasty departure. Enough to reassure a dressing room that would have certainly struggled to digest the sale of its best player. A message sent to the market. It remains to be seen if this line will hold throughout the summer. Because the market, we know, sometimes reserves surprises. An excessive offer, a change of direction by the player, and certainties can waver. For now, however, nothing suggests a scenario like this. Meanwhile, the Breton club is advancing its pawns on other fronts, managing departures and arrivals in parallel, while protecting its jewel. The Lepaul saga, for its part, could well come to an end — and that's precisely what the management wants. One thing is certain: by displaying such a price, Stade Rennais FC has sent a clear signal to all of Europe. The striker is not for sale. Unless madness. And that, everyone has understood.