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Pushed towards the exit by coach Claude Puel, Ryad Boudebouz looked set to join Qatar Sports Club. But the first salary offer from the Qatari team angered the attacking midfielder.
After seven days in Ligue 1, Ryad Boudebouz has finally come to the obvious. Unlike his teammate Wahbi Khazri, the playmaker will not regain the favor of Claude Puel who does not intend to reinstate him this season. The Franco-Algerian therefore opened the door to a start at the Qatar Sports Club. The Stéphanois indeed flew on Tuesday to finalize his departure. A godsend for ASSE, who already saw themselves saving their monthly salary of 200,000 euros gross, or a total of 5.7 million euros (including employer contributions) for their player under contract until 2022.
This is why the resident of Geoffroy-Guichard accepted the idea of a transfer at only 500,000 euros payable in two installments. However, the Greens did not foresee the disagreement between Boudebouz and the Qatar Sports Club. According to information from L’Equipe, the former Bastiais was claiming in net what he is currently touching in gross at Saint-Etienne. The problem is that the Qatari club wanted to take away what they had already perceived this season in Forez. Enough to anger Fennec which, despite a new bid from Doha revised upwards, preferred to return to ASSE. As if the left-hander wasn’t so determined to leave despite his status as junk.