AS Saint-Etienne : ASSE breaks Stéphane Ruffier’s contract! | ASSE News

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AS Saint-Étienne starts the year with a generous menu. Indeed, the Greens will face Paris Saint-Germain for the resumption of Ligue 1 Uber Eats this Wednesday at 9 p.m. at the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium. Then, they will continue with two trips, to Reims and Strasbourg, before the reception of OL for the derby on January 24. Finally, they will end on January 31 with a match in Nice. A month of January when the Stéphanois also have to manage a transfer window that promises to be lively, between arrivals, since a 9 is particularly sought after, and departures.

And this Monday, ASSE formalized one. “After the disciplinary proceedings against the player, AS Saint-Étienne decided to terminate Stéphane Ruffier’s contract, which ended on June 30, 2021, making Stéphane Ruffier free from any commitment. ASSE regrets coming to this decision, made ineluctable by the attitude of the player who undermined the institution “.

Breach of contract between ASSE and Ruffier

The divorce between the Greens and the 34-year-old goalkeeper was inevitable. If the love story had started well between them. In 2011, Ruffier, who had been debauched in Monaco, was directly installed as goalkeeper number one. Often decisive for his team, the one who had three selections for the France A team, was for nearly ten years holder with the Greens. But everything changed last season, since he notably came into conflict with his trainer Claude Puel.

The latter propelled Jessy Moulin to the position of number one and Ruffier has not played since February 16, 2020. Inflexible on the subject, Puel therefore no longer used the native of Bayonne, pushed towards the exit. But Stéphane Ruffier stayed. Despite several layoffs of the player, whom the club tried to dismiss for serious misconduct, the file was still pending. He has therefore just known his epilogue on Monday. ASSE like Ruffier will therefore finally be able to turn the page …