If the transfer window has not yet started, the hunt is open. AS Saint-Etienne has already completed some files with the final transfer of Timothée Kolodziejczak or the arrival of Jean-Philippe Krasso. But above all, she will have to defend herself if she wants to keep her best players. Because Claude Puel hopes to build around Denis Bouanga and Wesley Fofana.
During the winter transfer window for Denis Bouanga, more recently for Wesley Fofana at the microphone of France Blue Saint-Etienne Loire, the two said they wanted to stay in Forez. Wesley Fofana (19) to continue to progress. This is why the idea of a sale and a one-year loan to ASSE as for William Saliba sold to Arsenal in England is mentioned. But in the entourage of the player it says that there is no contact at the moment.
A first offer from the German club in Leipzig
In this case, the first offer would actually come from Leipzig. German club to prepare offer of nearly 30 million euros for the defender of AS Saint-Etienne.
In any case, the dilemma for leaders is great. Retain its best elements or lighten the burden of a growing debt since the end of the championship. The value of Denis Bouanga was estimated between 8 and 10 million euros before the crisis, that of Wesley Fofana from 5 to 6 million. But without knowing, today, with what means the clubs will be able to make their market and especially when the transfer window will take place. It is up to the UEFA the union of European football associations to decide knowing that many championships resume.