With just three points taken from his last five games League 1, theASSE is in danger and the Greens of St Etienne indeed point to a worrying 16th place in the L1 standings.
After noting the dismissal of Stephane Ruffier shortly after the opening of Mercato, theAS Saint-Etienne and Claude Puel would like to complete the transfer of Mostafa Mohamed (23 years old), from Zamalek in Egypt, during this Mercato winter.
Become a consultant for the channel Telefoot after hanging up the crampons at the end of last season with theASSE, Loïc Perrin remains very close to the managers of the Saint-Etienne club and follows with great attention the news of Greens of St Etienne. And the man with 470 games played in the jersey ofAS Saint-Etienne did not hide that he had some doubts about Mostafa Mohamed, the Egyptian international striker targeted by Claude Puel during this Mercato winter:
“Bringing in a foreign player who does not know Ligue 1 is always a bet. Mostafa Mohamed is surely a very promising striker, but it remains a bet. He will certainly have a period of adaptation, which we cannot never know in advance. He seems to score goals, but in a league that is not at the level of Ligue 1 … “ told the former emblematic captain of ASSE on the chain Telefoot.
And he’s not really wrong, Loïc Perrin (ex central defender of AS Saint-Etienne) …