Laid off as a precaution on November 19 for “act of insubordination”, Stéphane Ruffier should be dismissed by ASSE for “serious misconduct” according to the newspaper L’Equipe
According to the sports daily, the Loire club would have sent a letter to the legal commission of the LFP “under article 265 of the professional football charter”, relating to “the unilateral termination” of the employment contract of a player.
A meeting between the Saint-Etienne leaders and the goalkeeper for 383 matches in the green jersey would be scheduled for Tuesday, December 15.
On February 21, 2019, Claude Puel had chosen to leave the French international doorman to rest for the reception of Reims. Since then, things have turned sour and the divorce is largely consummated.
This summer, the Stéphane coach had said that Stéphane Ruffier would have informed him of his refusal to be the lining of Moulin, appointed goalkeeper N.1, which the person has denied, supporting, by a press release from his lawyer, that he had never been offered the role of N.2.
Ruffier had previously received a six-day disciplinary layoff at the end of July for “act of insubordination” before being reinstated, having since trained apart from the squad.
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