While his contract at theAS Saint-Etienne ended this season, the Greens have decided not to extend Mathieu Debuchy in the Forez. A heartbreak for the former defender of Lille and Arsenal who saw himself staying at ASSE, especially since the decision was taken a few days before the last league match against Dijon.
An approach that did not please the 35-year-old player and who came back on it for Progress. “The last week, I received a message telling me that I had an appointment with President Romeyer, Jean-François Soucasse and the coach. The next day, they told me that they no longer needed of my services. (…) During the meeting, I told the coach that I was disappointed with the way things were done and that I would have liked to know earlier. was not kept, it wouldn’t have changed anything and I would have given everything until the last game. Claude Puel Explained to me that he had hesitated for a long time, that’s why it happened last week, explained Mathieu Debuchy before returning to his attachment for the green club.