On the sidelines of the Lille-Rennes match, Christophe Galtier was keen to put an end to a rumor concerning his interest in Stéphane Ruffier.
Former coach of AS Saint-Etienne, where he had a perfect relationship with Stéphane Ruffier, Christophe Galtier heard about a rumor launched by a site which claimed that Lille had started discussions in order to bring in the goalkeeper of the Greens, who is in full clash with its leaders less than a year from the end of his contract. Already announced in recent weeks as being close to Bordeaux or Montpellier, Stéphane Ruffier could take the place of Mike Maignan in the goals of LOSC. But, after the draw between Lille and Rennes, Saturday night at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium, Christophe Galtier twisted his neck to this noise from the hallway.
“ The Ruffier rumor? It’s wrong. Our guardian is Mike (Maignan). I am very happy with it. In no case have I thought of Stéphane Ruffier, nor even talked to him “, Warned the Lille coach, not determined to waste time on this story. Asked about this story of a possible departure of Ruffier from ASSE to join Galtier in Lille, Manu Lonjon, close to the goalkeeper of AS Saint-Etienne, indicated that this was not in the player’s intentions . For weeks, the transfer window specialist has been repeating on the contrary that Stéphane Ruffier is determined to stay until the end of his contract with the Greens, the goalkeeper not having appreciated the treatment reserved by the club of Roland Romeyer and Bernard Caïazzo , at the initiative of Claude Puel.