At a press conference before the trip to Brest (3-2) last Sunday, André Villas-Boas had given an update on his workforce. And confirmed that he was not counting on striker Kostas Mitroglou, or on left side Christopher Rocchia. For the latter, he joined actions with words since the Japanese Yuto Nagatomo has signed up for a year with OM on Monday.
Loaned to Sochaux last season, the 22-year-old Marseillais must find a new base if he does not want to play with the Marseille reserve in 2020/21. According to the Foot Mercato site, it would benefit from several touches, in France and abroad. There would be Troyes (L2), Lucerne (Switzerland), Heerenveen (Netherlands) and… AS Saint-Etienne!
It fits perfectly into the Puel project
Confronted with the recurring injuries of Gabriel Silva and the poor performance of a Miguel Trauco whom he seeks to transfer, Claude Puel “tinkers” in the position of left side since his arrival at ASSE last fall. He finished last season with Timothée Kolodizejczak, of which this is not the real position, and aligned right-hander Yvann Maçon against Lorient (2-0) last Sunday. Young, talented and free (he would be loaned), Alexander Rocchia has everything to please the coach of the Greens!
Christopher Rocchia will be leaving OM. The Marseille left side has several tracks. Troyes, Lucerne Heerenveen and Saint-Etienne follow the player https://t.co/PCEJ5GdTz3
– Sébastien Denis (@sebnonda) September 1, 2020