Despite the confinement and the very difficult economic context, Saint-Etienne is actively preparing its summer transfer window under the leadership of manager Claude Puel.
At the origin of the extensions of contract of Wesley Fofana, Charles Abi and Mahdi Camara, the ASSE coach is very active in this period of confinement. Indeed, the Peuple-Vert site indicates that the former manager of Leicester talks very regularly with Xavier Thuilot, Roland Romeyer and Bernard Caïazzo on the subject of the transfer window. And according to the media, it is already known that a very large number of players from the current squad will be pushed towards the exit. Among them, the unwelcome high-wage workers who are Stéphane Ruffier or Loïs Diony.
Three other players benefit from comfortable emoluments at ASSE and are not sure whether to continue the adventure. They are Wahbi Khazri, Yann M’Vila and Ryad Boudebouz. The three players are important in the rotation and can claim a titular place in view of their status but for the sake of rejuvenation of the workforce and reduction of the payroll, they will not be retained in case of a good offer. The situation is different for Kevin Monnet-Paquet, Mathieu Debuchy and Romain Hamouma. At the end of the contract in a year, they will not be leaving Saint-Etienne this summer, but unless there is an unlikely reversal of the situation, they will not be extended either and will therefore leave Forez free of any contract in a year and a half. Finally, in the arrivals department, ASSE is activated. Despite a meager financial envelope, Claude Puel’s desire is to recruit young players in post-training in order to assemble the team of tomorrow. A project validated 100% by the management of Saint-Etienne, who completely trust their manager in this area. More than ever, Claude Puel therefore has the ASSE transfer window cards in his hands …