AS Saint-Etienne : Habib Maïga justifies his departure from Saint-Étienne | ASSE News

Habib Maïga explains the reasons which led him to leave theASSE to join the FC Metz in July 2018. He reproached things for Saint-Etienne.

ASSE: Habib Maïga, the reason for his departure from Saint-Etienne

Running out of playing timeASSE, Habib Maïga was loaned to FC Metz in the summer of 2018 for a season. Having found the ground in Moselle, the 24-year-old midfielder contributed to the rise of the Lorraine club in Ligue 1, at the end of the 2018-2019 financial year. As a result, the purchase option that accompanied his contract was exercised by the Messins.

The Ivorian International signed a four-season contract with FC Metz, until June 2023, for the sum of one million euros. Holder in the Vincent Hognon team, Habib Maïga is fulfilled.

However, he somewhat regrets his departure from Saint-Etienne. He admits that he was doing everything to win in his training club but had not caught the attention of the technical staff. The defensive midfielder then said that “at ASSE, young people were not put forward.”

Habib Maïga did not have the confidence of Gasset

“When Gasset arrived, several experienced players signed at Saint-Etienne. He didn’t know me and didn’t trust me, “Habib Maïga explained to Sportmania.

Through ALEXIS

Posted on March 16, 2020 at 10:30 AM |
                     updated on March 16, 2020 at 10:30