French club Rennes have given up on signing Nigeria youth international Olarenwaju Kayode after reports emerged that he had a valid contract with Asec Mimosas, <b>allnigeriasoccer.com</b> can exclusively report.<br /><br />Rennes had concluded plans of inviting the 19 - year - old striker for trials just before the start of the African Youth Championship but later made a u-turn.<br /><br />''I have lost my contacts in Ukraine and France because of Kayode. Based on what Kayode told me, he said he was a free agent and I passed the same information to Rennes.<br /><br />''Asec Mimosas contacted Rennes to inform them the player's contract has not expired. So the proposed trial was called off. <br /><br />''Kayode must improve his attitude if he wants to achieve his true potential before it's too late. <br /><br />''I know he is in the Under 20 squad because coach John Obuh is relying on him as per his previous records with the youth teams,'' a top Nigerian agent who pleaded for anonymity told <i>allnigeriasoccer.com.</i><br /><br />For the past seven months, Olarenwaju Kayode has been globetrotting looking for a new team despite being under contract with Asec Mimosas.<br /><br />The search took him to Tunisia (Etoile Sahel), England (Charlton Athletic) and Belarus (Dinamo Minsk). And as they say, the rest is history.<br /><br /><br />