Deal done: Long-serving Atalanta defender set to join Rennes

Veteran Atalanta defender Hans Hateboer is set to join Ligue 1 side Stade Rennais on a permanent transfer, according to reports on Sunday morning.

Hateboer set to leave Atalanta

The 30-year-old full-back is set to leave La Dea after seven-and-a-half seasons under Gian Piero Gasperini, with his sale expected to yield the club a fee in the region of €3m.

Hateboer joins a long list of players who have parted ways with Atalanta this summer, which also includes Caleb Okoli who has moved to Leicester City, Aleksej Miranchuk who has joined Atlanta in MLS, Nicolo Cambiaghi, now at Bologna, as well as Roberto Piccoli, Ndary Adopo and Nadir Zortea who have joined Cagliari.

At Rennes, Hateboer will join former Milan and Roma director Ricky Massara, who has negotiated several deals with Serie A sides this summer, including the sale of Enzo Le Fee to the Giallorossi and the purchase of Leo Ostigard from Napoli.

Hateboer is set to leave Atalanta after seven and a half years, during which time he has made 245 appearances in all competitions and won 13 caps for the Netherlands.