AS Saint-Etienne : Mercato: Puel negotiates a very big blow with a former club in the nose and beard of the Girondins | ASSE News

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The last game of the season for AS Saint-Etienne, marked by a home defeat against the Dijon red lantern (0-1), will not have been totally frustrating for Claude Puel. Indeed, the manager of the Greens could note that in the opposing camp there was a very good left side, in this case Arthur Zagre. And that not only is the 19-year-old Parisian very promising but, in addition, he will be available again this summer!

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Under contract until June 2022 with AS Monaco, Zagre will not have a chance with the Red and White next season. An extension with a new loan is under consideration. Recruited 10 M € at PSG in August 2019, the defender has the confidence of the Monegasque leaders but they want him to continue to harden in Ligue 1. For this, they would be ready to take a large part of his salary to their charge, according to Foot Mercato.

Two clubs have applied in France, AS Saint-Etienne and Girondins de Bordeaux. The Dutch from Feyenoord are also in the running. In terms of national competition, Puel leaves with several advantages up his sleeve. Monaco is already his club, the one where he has spent his entire playing career and where he started as a coach. Twenty-four years in the Principality, it makes it possible to forge strong links. And then, the situation of the Greens is much better than that of the FCGB, which is waiting for a buyer. Finally, Puel’s qualities as a trainer are known and recognized, when his Bordeaux counterpart, Jean-Louis Gasset, is more renowned for his propensity to use experienced elements.