Samuel Kotto, a 22-year-old Cameroonian centre-back from KAA Gent, has become a key player while on loan at French second-division club Stade Reims. Several clubs are interested in Kotto, and Brest is among them. Saint-Etienne's interest is the most concrete, while Angers, Lorient, Genoa, and Udinese are also monitoring the situation. Reims has a purchase option that is conditional on their promotion to Ligue 1, and Kotto will return to Gent if the French club is not promoted. It was reported in January 2026 that the purchase option for Stade Reims is €4 million. According to Transfermarkt, Kotto's current market value is €3.00m. The defender has earned 5 caps for Cameroon.