Relegated to the bench of AS Saint-Etienne for several weeks, Stéphane Ruffier should leave the club next summer. And the French porter would have already found his base.
Always cold with Claude Puel while Jessy Moulin has become the incontrovertible incumbent in the Greens’ cages, Stéphane Ruffier has already found a new club likely to welcome him next season. Indeed, according to information from the Noon Free, the profile of the 33-year-old doorman would be of particular interest to Montpellier. Currently 6th in the Ligue 1 championship, the Héraultais do not have sufficient funds to exercise the option to buy the Argentinian Geronimo Rulli (11M €), currently on loan from Real Sociedad. If negotiations with the Basque club fail, Montpellier would make Stéphane Ruffier its number one target. Case to follow…