At the end of the contract with ASSE, Romain Hamouma is announced on the side of OGC Nice and FC Lorient. But the future of the Saint-Etienne striker could take a whole different course in the summer.
Mercato ASSE: Towards a surprising decision for Romain Hamouma?
Arrived in July 2012 from SM Caen against a check for 4 million euros, Romain Hamouma will come to the end of his appointment on June 30th. No agreement has been reached with the management of AS Saint-Étienne for an extension, the 34-year-old scorer is announced on the start. An opportunity that OGC Nice and FC Lorient want to seize to secure the services of the Greens’ top scorer in the 21st century. Only, according to the information relayed this Friday by the aide Mohamed Toubache-Ter, the departure of the protégé of Claude Puel de Saint-Étienne is still far from being recorded.
Indeed, “Following his interview, Romain Hamouma was offered a one-year extension on Wednesday”, Mohamed Toubache-Ter said on his Twitter account. Struggling to recruit a successful professional center forward, ASSE does not want to let go of the one who has scored 60 goals in 298 matches in all competitions in the Saint Etienne jersey. A trend confirmed this afternoon by the coach of AS Saint-Étienne.
Claude Puel puts Romain Hamouma in front of his responsibilities
After completing the season with ASSE on Sunday against Dijon, Hamouma will have to make an important choice for the rest of his career. While he has two offers from OGC Nice and FC Lorient, the Montbéliard native also has the possibility of extending in the Chaudron as confirmed by Claude Puel.
“What about Romain Hamouma? He has the possibility to sign in the club he wants. We will get closer to him and then he will decide (…) We will see ”AS Saint-Étienne coach told a press conference on Friday.
To be continued…