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As revealed by le10sport.com, Claude Puel is exploring the tracks of young players with potential for this summer, including the Franco-Ivorian striker from Epinal, Jean-Philippe Krasso (22 years old). Is the file closed? Reply.
As le10sport.com revealed it, Claude Puel, if he continues his career at the head of AS Saint-Etienne, which is far from being a certainty today, has programmed a rejuvenation of the workforce, with the departure of certain experienced executives (Stéphane Ruffier, Loïc Perrin, Wahbi Khazri) and recruiting young people with potential. In this case, the coach looks at elements evolving in the lower divisions and presenting a good margin of progression, which can – for once – fit with the financial imperatives of ASSE (the Forézien club is indeed in an unfavorable economic situation). As revealed by le10sport.com, some profiles have already been targeted by Claude Puel, such as the young midfielder from Red star (National), Saïd Arab (19) or especially the Franco-Ivorian center of Epinal (National 2), Jean-Philippe Krasso (22 years old).
Krasso file open but not closed
Claude Puel spotted the player during the quarterfinal of the Coupe de France Saint-Etienne – Epinal (2-1), Jean-Philippe Krasso scoring that team’s goal that night, after scoring a double against LOSC in the eighth final. His interest in the attacker of Epinal has also taken a concrete turn since the coach first clarified his look on his profile, before initiating first contacts with those around him. Initial discussions have even been held on financial conditions. However, according to our information, the case is not yet closed. She would have even stopped for the past few days, ASSE stopping its progress for the moment. For what reasons ? Hard to say. It is not impossible that on the management side of Saint Etienne, and in particular of Roland Romeyer, we want to know more before definitively validating the file Krasso, even if it does not represent a very significant cost. It is also not impossible that the uncertainties hanging over the future of the coach, whose departure is not excluded by ASSE and which for its part would have received expressions of interest from a Spanish club, encourage the club to mark a short period of latency before initiating recruitments desired by Claude Puel.