Now in charge of recruiting at the RC Lens training center, Alaeddine Yahia is convinced that ASSE made a good deal by getting a loan from Anthony Modeste (Cologne, 32).
Modest, anything but a disavowal for Abi
The former defender of the Greens justified his position on Poteaux-Carrés: “Humanly, Anthony Modeste is a very good guy, always positive and funny. Footballistically, he is a quality striker. In front of the goal, it’s surgical. It will obviously bring real added value to the workforce of the Greens. I think Anthony will help the Saint-Etienne bloc a lot ”.
Beyond that, Yahia sees a real added value … for the young people of the center: “I think that his coming to Sainté can be beneficial for a young player like Charles Abi. The latter is only twenty years old, he can learn alongside Anthony. He shouldn’t be like “ah, he’s a competitor, they’re not counting on me.” Quite the contrary. The team today in Saint-Etienne is more important than any player. We must save the institution. I think Charles Abi, who seems to have a good mentality, will take this reinforcement positively ”.