TheASSE has fallen back into its failings by bowing on the lawn of Reims stadium (1-3), on the occasion of the 19th day of Ligue 1. A defeat which sees the Greens slide to 16th place, but an even greater danger than the League 2 hangs over the heads of Stéphanois, because the economic situation of the club is not improving at all …
The degreasing of the transfer window was not enough
The Greens were in great need of slimming down this summer so as not to sink completely financially. The sale of Wesley Fofana on the side of Leicester City for nearly 40 million euros including bonuses for a time bailed out the cash registers, as did the departures of Loïs Diony or Yann M’Vila, respectively at Angers SCO and Olympiakos. Recently, ASSE saved the two million euros salary of Stephane Ruffier by firing his former number one goalie. But beware, the rest of the soap opera between the Stéphanois and their ex-doorman could continue in court. While theASSE is trying to strengthen itself in the winter transfer window to avoid a sporting disaster in Ligue 1, with in particular the arrival of striker Mostafa Mohamed and a potential defender, internally, things are scrambling. Xavier Thuilot, the general manager, will leave the club and should be replaced by Jean-Francois Soucasse, until then stationed at Toulouse FC and which is already not unanimous in Sainté, due to his liabilities with the club.
ASSE “not far from the precipice”
ASSE, financially, is not doing well, while Geoffroy-Guichard, like the other stages of League 1, still sounds empty. Referring to the critical situation in Girondins of Bordeaux, which organized a social plan in Haillan, with 26 departing staff members, and a deficit of 80 million euros, Daniel Riolo, columnist on RMC, gave news of Saint-Etienne. And among the Greens, there too, the big plunge is near. According to Riolo, ASSE and the Girondins are “not far from the precipice”. Indeed, the question of the ability of these clubs to pay salaries until the end of the season arises more and more, affirms Holy Inside according to comments made on RMC, and uncertainties are increasing. It will still be necessary to degrease in the winter transfer window and the last very large salaries of the club could be invited to leave more quickly than expected …
By Matthew