AS Saint-Etienne : Mercato: Youcef Belaïli again in the sights of the Greens? | ASSE News

Champion of Africa and proposed to ASSE last summer, Algerian Youcef Belaïli was once again proposed to the Greens, who are reportedly interested.

A year ago, just after winning the African Cup of Nations with Algeria against Senegal, Youcef Belaïli’s agent had tried to place him in several French clubs. The Girondins de Bordeaux, Olympique de Marseille and AS Saint-Etienne had notably been probed, without taking action. He, who was then playing at Esperance in Tunis, finally joined the Saudis of Al-Ahly.

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A year later, rebelote. According to Le 10 Sport, which takes up information from competition.dz, the versatile offensive player, capable of playing both on the edge and on the wings, even as a point guard, is in the sights of AS Saint- Etienne. For 4 M €, Belaïli could become Stéphane.

Given the recruitment of Jean-Philippe Krasso at the forefront and Adil Aouchiche as playmaker, the arrival of Belaïli and the financial resources that this requires would mean that Denis Bouanga is on the start. But Claude Puel keeps repeating that he wants to keep his Gabon international, so …