Niang is an interesting one. He was a quality talent when he was younger with Caen and then AC Milan (striker but played as a right winger by Massimiliano Allegri). Then he had a mixed 3 seasons including a loan at Watford before settling at Torino in a loan spell under Sinisa Mihajlovic. He then joined Torino permanently and was then shipped off to to Rennes on loan and then permanently.
For Rennes he has 29 goals in 81 matches. Since he found his feet at Rennes in January 2019 (first half of the season was hit and miss), he has become a very important player as their main striker and helped them qualify for the Champions League last seaso . Now that Guirassy is at Rennes, Niang is in for a tough battle to keep his place.
As a player, he is big (6 ft 2), strong and direct with the ball but can look very clumsy. He has also had an attitude problem in the past hence his constant moves but now seems to have settled down and got his head in the right place.
I'm all for it if Bilic can keep him switched on mentally and help him find consistency.
For Rennes he has 29 goals in 81 matches. Since he found his feet at Rennes in January 2019 (first half of the season was hit and miss), he has become a very important player as their main striker and helped them qualify for the Champions League last seaso . Now that Guirassy is at Rennes, Niang is in for a tough battle to keep his place.
As a player, he is big (6 ft 2), strong and direct with the ball but can look very clumsy. He has also had an attitude problem in the past hence his constant moves but now seems to have settled down and got his head in the right place.
I'm all for it if Bilic can keep him switched on mentally and help him find consistency.