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Much appreciated by Claude Puel, Denis Bouanga was one of the few players who could not be transferred to the ASSE coach. But the current crisis is a game-changer. Explanations.
As Le 10 Sport exclusively revealed to you,AS Saint-Etienne has embarked on an important policy of rejuvenating its workforce. A strategy also confirmed by the recent extensions of Wesley Fofana (19 years old), Charles abi (20 years old) and Mahdi Camara (22 years old). In the idea of Claude Puel, multiple frames would not be kept whatsoever Yann M’Vila, Yohan Cabaye, Wahbi Khazri or Stéphane Ruffier. Even the recruits of the previous winter transfer window are not spared except for Zaydou Youssouf and Denis Bouanga. Author of 12 goals in all competitions, the former Nîmois is one of the best Stéphanois of the season, and Claude Puel intended to lean on him. But that was before the crisis of Covid-19.
Puel forced to give up Bouanga?
Indeed, theAS Saint-Etienne finds himself in a very complex economic situation, forcing the club to review its plans in the transfer window. And according to our information, the Greens could not afford to refuse a big transfer for Denis Bouanga which represents one of the most important market values of the workforce. Moreover, the entourage of the player began to probe the market, proof that a transfer is not to be excluded this summer, which was completely unimaginable before the crisis. Therefore, Claude Puel could be forced to make a big concession to allow the Greens to raise the bar economically.