AS Saint-Etienne : Official! a rebounded club captain in Cyprus | ASSE News

While the Saint-Etienne transfer window has been very economical since the start of the summer in the direction of signing, many executives have on the other hand seen their contracts end, after good and loyal service in the Loire. After Mathieu Debuchy, who has just officially signed with Valencienne in Ligue 2, he is another player at the end of his contract. ASSE who is embarking on a new adventure, this time far from France. After seven seasons in Sainté, Kevin Monnet-Paquet flew to the Cypriot Championship andAris Limassol for one season (plus one as a bonus).

ASSE transfer window: Kevin Monnet-Paquet flies to Cyprus

Free in the transfer market after not being extended by AS Saint-Etienne, the 32-year-old Franco-Rwandan forward has struck a deal with Aris Limassol, who had just been promoted to the Cypriot Premier League. Very little used this season by Claude Puel, the player will bring his experience after 14 years old in the French championship. At the club for 7 seasons, Monnet-Paquet has scored just 19 goals in 208 official matches, a record that has failed to convince Saint-Etienne supporters.

Very affected economically especially because of the health crisis, ASSE has not yet made any signing and finds itself significantly reduced for the 2021/2022 season. Recently extended a season, the club’s top scorer of the 21st century Romain Hamouma was pessimistic about the future of the club “JI know the season is going to be complicated because the club’s finances are complicated. Especially to find other additional players. I think everyone is aware of this even the supporters “. The Saint-Etienne management are nevertheless looking to strengthen their defenses and could recover young Chrislain Matsima on loan under contract with AS Monaco, the French defender is no longer part of Niko Kovac’s plans on the Rock.