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I don’t think he’s gonna stay

“Even if Wahbi Khazri almost saved ASSE in the race to maintain, I do not see the Tunisian honoring his last year of contract in Forez. Neither do I see it prolonging. Unless a very wealthy buyer arrives, Khazri no longer corresponds today, because of his salary (€ 290,000 gross per month according to L’Equipe’s estimates), to the economic reality of Saint-Etienne.

I think his good end of the season is beneficial to everyone. First to himself because his six goals since March shed light on him and will undoubtedly allow him to find a last big contract elsewhere. At 30, will the native of Ajaccio refuse an exotic freelance in the Gulf or in MLS? But Khazri’s success is also good news for ASSE, which had not managed to sell it in the summer of 2020 despite Claude Puel’s willingness to part with high salaries. Of course, with the Covid health crisis, it is unlikely that the club will regain its initial stake (€ 7 million) but a small transfer still seems possible.

For ASSE, as for the supporters and Wahbi Khazri, it is now necessary to take advantage of the present moment. Since October, it is a matter of cohabitation of circumstances and the fact that we find the effective player of his first months in Saint-Etienne is necessarily refreshing. “

Alexandre CORBOZ

He can go to the end of his contract

“It is difficult to know what will be the future of Wahbi Khazri. The only certainties: the Tunisian is having a very good end of the season and he has a year of contract left. This contractual situation means that it is not excluded that he will stay at ASSE this summer. I think it will depend on the proposals. Despite his performance, Khazri will undoubtedly be placed on the transfer list again because his salary, the bulk of the Saint-Etienne workforce, is little in relation to the policy that the Forézien club wishes to put in place. But Ajaccien has already shown it last summer, when he was approached by a Gulf club, in particular: he is not ready to go anywhere. Even if he saw his friend Yann M’Vila leave with regret, after Rémi Cabella, but also Jean-Louis Gasset and Ghislain Printant, Khazri and his family are happy in Saint-Etienne, despite still fresh relations with Puel. Strong character, it is Khazri, and he alone, who will decide what to do with his career. ”

Laurent HESS