It was not until the fourth of six paragraphs of the catch-all press release released by the club on Thursday night, to get confirmation. As announced by L’Équipe for several months, Jean-François Soucasse is officially promoted to executive president of AS Saint-Etienne. Aged 48, this former midfielder of the Greens (1995-1996, then 1997-1998) returned to the club on January 12 to take over from Xavier Thuilot as director general of services.
It is unanimous at the club
” Jean-François Soucasse will lead the operational and strategic management of the club with the support of his teams and in collaboration with Claude Puel, general manager in charge of the sports project “, Can we read in the press release. This widening of Soucasse’s field of expertise, unanimously appreciated since his return to Forez, is explained by the desire of Roland Romeyer (75), Chairman of the Board of ASSE, to once again take a step back in management. operational club.
This promotion is also part of the transitional period in the life of the club, officially on sale since April. Sale about which the shareholders, Romeyer and Bernard Caïazzo (chairman of the supervisory board), “ have the firm desire to achieve results as soon as possible. “