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Mathieu Debuchy (36) is gone. After multiple services to ASSE, the right-back left the Greens this summer after his contract ended. Recruited by Jean-Louis Gasset in the summer of 2018, the former Arsenal defender has found a base at Valenciennes FC and explained behind the scenes of his departure from ASSE, which he learned last week. game of the season.

“Normally, each player at the end of their contract had to have an interview in April. We postponed these talks to the last week, which was a bit late in my opinion. So I saw the coach, the president and Jean-François Soucasse. Claude Puel told me that he preferred the adventure to end here for me, he has already revealed to Poteaux Carrés. The coach told me that I was not starting my position and that apparently I would not have accepted to be a replacement. And he said he didn’t see me replacing. So I was released. Afterwards, maybe my salary played … I don’t know. I only got the coach’s version. It’s not easy to accept because I would have liked to do another year, but that’s how it is. “

Beyond her somewhat bitter departure, Debuchy is already very keen to return to Saint-Étienne. It’s even in his plans! “Maybe we’ll come back to it in the Coupe de France with Valenciennes, who knows? It would be the best! It’s a magnificent stadium, I would have loved to leave with one last match in front of the public! But that’s okay, I know I’ll be back, he continued. I was told that I was welcome, some supporters of the supporters told me so I will come back to Sainté with great pleasure! “

to summarize

Mathieu Debuchy (36) came to the end of his contract in June and was not extended by ASSE. The right side rebounded from the VAFC but intends to return to the Greens! Even as an opponent of the Stéphanois in the field.

Bastien Aubert