July 23, 2020 at 5:20 PM by Enzo Fiorito
TheASSE received the green light, concerning his accounts, from the financial policeman of the round ball (DNCG). In deficit during the last financial year (to the tune of 2 M €), for the first time in nine seasons, the Greens will have to review their consciously budget for the 2020-21 season. Its chairman, Roland Romeyer, spoke in an interview The team. Objective: training.
Lower budget for ASSE in 2020-21
The leaders of Saint-Etienne had bet hard during the 2019-20 season. The club had counted on a budget of 108 M €, the highest in their history. Unfortunately for them, unsuccessful, as the team led by former international in midfield, Yann M’Vila, did no better than 17th place in the standings. Furthermore, the economic crisis following the pandemic has not helped ASSE’s affairs. As a result, it was decided to reduce the budget from 10 to 15 M €. This season, it should therefore be slightly above € 90 million. By way of comparison, Stade Rennais, last third in Ligue 1 and qualified for the C1 play-offs, saw theirs amount to € 80 million.
The Greens are betting on training this season
Roland Romeyer is counting on his training and the qualities of his coach for the coming season. This Tuesday, July 21, the French Football Federation published the ranking of the best football training centers in 2020. ASSSE is positioned fourth. The club jumped four places from the previous year. The revelations William Saliba (ceded € 30 million to Arsenal) and Wesley Fofana, in defense, and Charles Abi, at the forefront, are proof that young people at Saint-Étienne are promising. The signing of Adil Aouchiche (18), midfielder from PSG, is part of the Greens’ training plan. Roland Romeyer adds to the sports daily that he should reduce the number of players under contract, considered too high by his coach, in order to reduce the staff payroll by 20%.