July 27, 2021 at 7:10 PM by Thomas
This is a phrase released during a speech given to the National Assembly, explaining the bankruptcy of the Mediapro project in French football. Invited to speak, Bernard Caïazzo delivered his analysis to the deputies Cédric Roussel (LREM) and Régis Juanico (Génération.s), eager to question him.
Bernard Caïazzo wants to “return to the salary cap”
The moment comes when the chairman of the board supervises ASSE, cowardly : “AS Saint-Etienne next season will have eliminated all salaries above 100,000 euros and returned to the salary cap. “ The famous salary cap already in force for several years with the Greens, conditioned by more substantial performance bonuses, to motivate the players.
Going back a few years
AS Saint-Etienne had abandoned it because it may be a brake on ambitions, but in this context of crisis and loss of competitiveness, the will is to come back. Still, limiting salaries to 100,000 euros gross per month amounts to eliminating several players from the current collective. At least four defenders Timothée Kolodziejczak (€ 120,000 per month) and Harold Moukoudi (€ 120,000), as well as attacking midfielder Ryad Boudebouz (€ 200,000), and striker Wahbi Khazri, the highest paid in the group by Claude Puel, at 290,000 euros gross monthly.
Four and potentially five ASSE players affected
We could also add Denis Bouanga, because if he earns “only” 90,000 euros a month while being one of the most bankable players on his team. If it is kept this summer, with its contract signed until 2023, surely it will have to be extended and revalued, because it is a bankable item and demanded elsewhere. Otherwise, it will most likely be sold, by the end of the market, fixed in France on the evening of August 31.