AS Saint-Etienne general manager Claude Puel spoke on the final days of the Forézien club’s summer transfer window.
Present before reporters on Thursday, the Greens technician did not open the door to the arrival of new players until August 31. “I said it from the start, we have to deal with a certain economic situation. I’m not going to ask for things that are impractical. If there is an opportunity, we will study it but I prefer to focus on my team. We were not inactive this summer, as we extended several of our players. We have strong forces in this group, we can support them. The objective is to build an important base and we are in the process of doing so “, warned the Castres in remarks transcribed on the official website of the club.
Opposed on Saturday evening at the Olympique de Marseille at the Orange Vélodrome, as part of the 4th day of Ligue 1, Saint-Etienne has not recruited the slightest element since the opening of the market, apart from the signing of a new contract for attacking midfielder Romain Hamouma.