Very active in the Adil Aouchiche (PSG) case, Saint-Etienne is also working to sell unwanted players in the eyes of Claude Puel.
Several executives from recent years will not be selected. This is for example the case of Wahbi Khazri, Stéphane Ruffier or Ryad Boudebouz. And while ASSE received an official offer from FC Lorient for Franck Honorat, another Saint-Etienne player, even less appreciated by Claude Puel, was in for a surprise during this transfer window. Indeed, according to information gathered by Tutto Mercato Web, the Greens have received two concrete proposals for Léo Lacroix, who has never managed to impose himself on ASSE and has multiplied loans in recent years.
Italian media reports that his former FC Sion club has shown interest in Léo Lacroix, as has Al Jazeera. Good news for Claude Puel, who wants to work with a fairly short, and rather young, workforce. Certainly, Léo Lacroix is not part of the Forézien coach’s plans. That said, the 28-year-old Swiss defender is in no hurry since still according to TMW, he would await possible new offers, especially from Turkey. It is rumored in particular that Istanbul Basakhsehir could send him a great financial proposal with a sporting challenge more attractive than that of Al Jazeera. Patience will therefore be required in this case, but on the Saint-Etienne side, we are hopeful of getting rid of a real flop, recruited for 3 ME from FC Sion in August 2016.