Present at a press conference on the sidelines of Nîmes – ASSE, Claude Puel wanted to take stock of the end of the contract on the side of theAS Saint-Etienne (Romain Hamouma, Mathieu Debuchy, Kévin Monnet-Paquet) for the next Mercato :
“For the moment, the extensions of players at the end of their contract are not relevant. Especially in view of our situation. Everyone must be fully focused on our main objective, namely: to ensure the maintenance of ASSE in the League. 1. Afterwards, we will discuss … “declared Claude Puel.
The message is therefore clear. As long as the Greens of St Etienne will not be assured of remaining among the elite, no decision should be made to Romain Hamouma, Mathieu Debuchy or Kevin Monnet-Paquet. And that’s a shame, especially for the first city …AS Saint-Etienne !