Among the revelations of ASSE this season, Aïmen Moueffek interests several foreign clubs, including SSC Naples. The Serie A club would be ready to recruit him from the next summer transfer window. Will the Ligériens sell the young defender this summer? Bernard Caïazzo drops clues.
Good relationship between ASSE and SSC Naples
Amen Moueffek’s first appearances for ASSE in Ligue 1 drew the attention of suitors to him. Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga, Wolverhampton in the Premier League, RB Salzburg in Austria, RSC Anderlecht in Belgium or SSC Naples in Italy are interested in the profile of the 20-year-old rear. According to the indiscretions of The Gazzetta dello Sport says the Neapolitans are preparing to go on the offensive at the end of the season, in order to transfer him to Campania. Another Italian source, precisely Calcio Mercato, understands that the right-back trained at AS Saint-Étienne has a preference for Napoli or evolved Faouzi Ghoulam and Kevin Malcuit, two former Stéphanois.
Asked by CalcioNapoli24 TV, Bernard Caiazzo confirmed its good relations with the transalpine club. “Do I have a good relationship with Napoli? It’s a team that I like a lot. Faouzi Ghoulam was a product of our training center. He played at ASSE and was sold to Napoli as well as Kevin Malcuit. “Faouzi grew up with us before arousing the interest of Naples,” recalled the chairman of the Greens’ Supervisory Board.
Caïazzo denies any “direct contact with the Neapolitans” for Moueffek
Regarding the Gli Azzurri’s interest in Aïmen Moueffek, the Saint Etienne manager has denied any contact with the Italian club. “Aïmen has a bright future ahead of him, he plays very hard despite his young age. To date, I have not had direct contact with the Neapolitans, ”he said. Winner of the Gambardella Cup in April 2019, the native of Vienna was launched into the elite by Claude Puel during the current exercise. He has played 14 matches in Ligue 1 and has started 6 times (717 minutes of cumulative playing time) this season. He also played the only game for the Greens in the Coupe de France against FC Sochaux in Montbéliard (1-0), in the round of 16. Remained on the sidelines in the final of the Coupe de France 2020, last July, Aïmen Moueffek made his first appearance with the professional team of Sainté, his training club, on September 17, 2020 against OM, beaten (2- 0) at the Velodrome. He is under contract with ASSE until the end of next season, in June 2022. Its value on the transfer market is estimated at € 2 million.