Plagued by several injuries, Romain Hamouma was systematically used by Claude Puel at ASSE when he was available.
With 6 goals and 2 assists in just 14 Ligue 1 games in 2019-2020, the Lure native is one of the players generally appreciated by the staff of Saint-Etienne. This is good news for the former Caen striker, as many players will be forced to exit during the next transfer window. Unless unlikely a reversal of the situation, this will not be the case for Romain Hamouma, especially as the contract of the striker from Stéphane will expire in June 2021. Nevertheless, the interest of FC Lorient for the 33-year-old winger could well change the game.
And for good reason, insider him Mohamed Toubache-Ter says the French Ligue 2 champion wants to strengthen his squad with experienced players used to jousting in the first division. Romain Hamouma would thus be targeted, in particular in order to fill the probable departure of Jimmy Cabot, courted by some beautiful teams including for example the Olympique de Marseille. Still, to join FC Lorient, where the project is attractive it must be said, Romain Hamouma will have to accept some concessions. Particularly from a financial point of view, because Loïc Ferry can hardly be imagined aligning himself with the Saint Etienne emoluments of a player regularly injured for several years now. On the Saint-Etienne side, we could take advantage of this sudden interest from Lorient to push Romain Hamouma towards a departure in order to recover even a small transfer fee. It remains to be seen whether this new trend will be confirmed in the coming weeks, with the approach of a transfer window which should open its doors in early June in France.