AS Saint-Étienne are looking for a new center-back this summer. In search of a low-cost solution, ASSE could repatriate a former defender of Olympique Lyonnais free of any contract this summer.
A Lyon alumnus in the sights of ASSE
Claude Puel has set two priorities this summer for the transfer window. The AS Saint-Étienne manager is keen to recruit a new center-back and a new striker. But given the limited financial resources of ASSE, the Saint-Etienne coach targets players with a particular profile. The Loire technician is interested in lower-cost players and those at the end of their contract. When it comes to the defensive track, a new name has just emerged. On Twitter, GaëlB42 reveals that the Greens are interested in Nicolas nkoulou. The center-back passed by the Lyon rival has been free since his contract at Torino expired this summer. In view of his contractual situation, he presents an opportunity at zero euros for the Loire club.
An offensive already launched for Nicolas Nkoulou
According to insider, AS Saint-Étienne has already taken action to repatriate Nicolas Nkoulou to France. The source says ASSE officials have already contacted representatives of the 31-year-old defender. If signed at Sainté, the Cameroon international (72 caps / 1 goal) would sign his return to Ligue 1, a league he knows well. In May, he already confided to bein Sports his desire to return to France, but to Olympique de Marseille, one of his former clubs in France. However, he had not made a return to OM his priority. “It’s still a team of hearts. I do not close any doors. I stay open, I listen, I watch, “he said. As if to say that the Greens have something to play for the defender who passed through AS Monaco, OM and OL. For his last season in Italy, he played 18 league games, including 16 as a starter, for one goal.