“It’s simple and fun.” The Director ofAS Saint-Etienne, Xavier Thuilot, is proud of this Fund raising launched at the end of last week to support research at Saint-Etienne hospital. An echo of course to the final of the French Cup that ASSE is waiting to compete against PSG, and which is already working very well.
Over 40,000 euros already collected
In less than four days, more than 30,000 euros were collected, in addition to the initial donation made by the club association ASSE Green Heart up to 10,000 euros, explains Xavier Thuilot. “The idea is to virtually fill the stadium in France, even several times perhaps. We have made room for one euro so that it is accessible to everyone. But we had to clarify that it did not work. access to the final. (smile) […] We hope it will be played not too late and with the public. Because ours will be very present. But above all, we must respect the instructions to help those whom we help with our donations and not make their lives more complicated by leaving our confinement. “
Towards lower player wages
At a press conference on Sunday, Bernard Caïazzo, the president of the Premier League union representative of a large number of Ligue 1 clubs and chairman of the supervisory board of theASSE, opened the door to the establishment of a salary cap generalized to help clubs get out of the crisis they are going through. An idea that is gaining ground even if no measure of this type has yet been taken at AS Saint-Etienne, specifies its director general.
“There is a process that has been initiated between the players’ union and the club unions to define a general framework for this participation by players in the collective effort. We are waiting for the general position to act. The objective being that for at the end of April we are a device to offer to everyone. After nothing prevents clubs from negotiating more according to their own situations. “
“The goal is that by the end of April we have something to offer everyone”