AS Saint-Etienne : Hamouma future coach of the attackers | ASSE News

Romain Hamouma, 34, has extended his one-season contract with AS Saint-Etienne. According to our information, the striker will become the forwards coach at the end of his tenure.

Romain Hamouma, free since July 1, extended his one-season contract with AS Saint-Etienne, 11th in the last French Ligue 1 championship. promoted Troyes, but also Christophe Galtier, new coach of OGC Nice after winning the championship with LOSC last season.

According to our information, in the new contract signed by Romain Hamouma with the Stéphanois, a reconversion is promised to him. He will become the club’s new attacking coach. Before that, he will play his tenth season in Forez, where he will have scored 60 goals and notably won the Coupe de la Ligue 2013 against Stade Rennais.

During the official signing of this new contract, the fourth since he has worn the green jersey, Romain Hamouma expressed his pride in continuing the adventure with Claude Puel’s team: “I am very happy. C ‘It was obvious to continue at ASSE. I did not know that I was going to settle down so much. Ten years is enormous. This is my club, I am very well here. I want to continue to work for the team. I am impatiently awaiting the reunion with the Green People. I miss the full Cauldron. I want to lower the stands, I only think about that “, he said on the website of the club.

Very little certainty for Claude Puel

During this summer preparation, the Greens played seven preparation matches for a single victory, 2-1, against a Ligue 2 club, Grenoble, two draws, against amateur clubs, Bourg-en-presse and Puy Foot and two defeats, against Clermont, promoted to Ligue 1, and Olympique de Marseille. This Saturday, Claude Puel’s men lost again against Frankfurt, before the resumption of the championship against Lorient at home, on August 8.