AS Saint-Etienne : ASSE – Mercato: change of course for Vagner! | ASSE News

Vagner is on the starting grid at ASSE. Announced in Brest, the Cape Verdean striker should finally join FC Metz.

Vagner Dias Gonçalves has been loaned to Nancy for the past two seasons and is about to start at ASSE. As indicated in our columns, the Forézien club, which has already transferred Franck Honorat to the Stade Brestois for 5 M €, is counting on the sale of the Capverdien and on that of Harold Moukoudi to replenish its coffers and not have to sell Denis Bouanga and Wesley Fofana, two elements that Claude Puel absolutely wants to keep.

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Metz approaches the demands of ASSE

For Vagner, the Stéphane leaders have already received two offers from Brest and Metz. And according to Manu Lonjon, who announced a few days ago that the Breton club held the rope and that the former player of Gil Vicente interested a Portuguese club, it is ultimately to Metz that he should head. “Metz is gradually getting closer, explained the transfer specialist on Twitch. IThey have come a long way in the past two days. They want to do it and he is interested. It’s all about details ». According to Lonjon, Metz made a second offer of up to € 3 million + bonus.

Butfootballclub explained a fortnight ago that Metz had offered € 2 million and that the Stéphanois leaders were asking for € 5 million to release the player. The positions would therefore have seriously approached.