Philippe Montanier will leave Real Sociedad to sign for Rennes

Last update 22 May, 2013 by Alberto Llopis

The Real Sociedad coach, French Philippe Montanier, He will leave the San Sebastian club at the end of this season and will sign for Stade Rennes. This was confirmed this Tuesday by the two entities in separate statements issued on their websites.. Finally, Montanier has decided not to accept the renewal proposal put forward by Real, who offered him a one-year contract, when he demanded three.

The French coach will coach two more games against Real Sociedad: on Sunday, against Real Madrid in Anoeta, and on the last day in Riazor, against Deportivo. Both games are decisive in the aspirations of the Gipuzkoa team to qualify for the qualifying phase of the Champions League. La Real now occupies fourth place in the table, con 62 points. The same as Valencia, fifth and also aspiring to get a ticket for the maximum continental competition next year.

The French coach landed in San Sebastián in 2011, coming from Valenciennes. Since his arrival, He was almost always in the fans' spotlight, that in recent times had moderated the criticism given the good track record of the team. In his first course, La Real concluded the championship in twelfth position, con 47 points, after the promotion achieved in 2010. In the Cup they were destroyed by Mallorca, who gave him a 6-1 after having fallen by 2-0 in Anoeta.

The club offers the coach one more year of contract, when he demanded three

This campaign, the beginning was complicated. In the 10 first days, Real suffered six defeats and was knocked out of the Cup by Córdoba. Posteriorly, the txuriurdin team changed its inertia and reaped a streak of 14 victories, 10 draws and only two defeats. With happy football and a squad made up mainly of youth players like Prieto, Griezmann, Illararrendi, Pardo or Zurutuza, La Real constitutes one of the most pleasant surprises in the championship.