AS Saint-Etienne : The Greens achieve an important signing! | ASSE News

In the grip of serious financial worries since the health crisis, the ASSE nonetheless tries to rebuild, by shielding the contracts of its most prominent players. Today, the club extended one of its biggest promises for the future.

ASSE Mercato: Étienne Green extends his adventure in the Loire

Revelation last season, where he won his starting place last April, the young Franco-British hopeful, Etienne Green, was the great satisfaction of the Greens’ average season last year. If this summer Claude Puel can not indulge in the recruitment he would like, the Saint-Etienne coach is devoting his time to extending his solid values.

Today the club announced in a statement that their club-trained goalkeeper has had his contract with the Greens extended. As a reminder, the native of Colchester, voted best prospect of the AS Saint-Etienne last season, had initialed a professional contract last May. The length of the extension has not yet been released.

The player did not fail to react

I am both happy and proud of the sign of confidence that the club and Claude Puel express by extending me again. I have been defending the colors of ASSE for several years and being able to participate in the long term with my training club is a real pride. »For his part, Claude Puel, who did not wish to prolong the adventures of Mathieu Debuchy (VAFC) and Kévin Monnet-Paquet (Aris Limassol) also showed his satisfaction, stressing that this extension is consistent with the club’s philosophy.

This new extension of Etienne’s contract illustrates the club’s project for its young players. As we support their progression and development, we change their contract to make our relationship sustainable. Étienne Green fits into this framework, he continues to climb in his progression, it is normal that he is rewarded.“Étienne Green was recently in the news, opting for the English selection, he who has dual nationality. Arrived at ASSE in 2009, the 21-year-old goalkeeper has already made 12 saves and 3 spectacular outings since the start. For the anecdote, his first name is a direct tribute to the city of Saint-Etienne, to which his parents are very attached.