Among the residents of Ligue 1 not very active on the transfer market, AS Saint-Étienne is at the top of this list. The Stéphanois have neither paid nor recorded the slightest sum! During the last hours of the summer transfer window, ASSE made a last move by sending Charles Abi to Ligue 2. The attacker goes to Guingamp!
After a generally disappointing 2020-2021 campaign punctuated by an 11th place obtained thanks to a good end of the season, starting a project on the transfer market seemed to be a credible scenario. And yet, the leaders of Saint-Etienne did not initiate major maneuvers. Among the changes made within the workforce, Charles Abi will discover Ligue 2. The 21-year-old striker flies away towards EA Guingamp. He joined the Breton club in the form a loan without an option to buy. It will therefore return to ASSE at the end of the 2021-2022 fiscal year.
[#MercatoEAG] 🖋️ L'attaquant de l'@ASSEofficiel, @CharlesAbioff (21 ans) est prêté à 𝗘𝗻 𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁 pour la saison 2021/22.
𝗗𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘀 ! 🔴⚫️
— En Avant Guingamp (@EAGuingamp) August 31, 2021
This is a new challenge that Charles Abi will face! Trained at AS Saint-Étienne, the young striker never really managed to make his hole. Although his role rose slightly in the 2020-2021 season with 24 matches played, many have been replaced. The native of Clermont-Ferrand posted an average playing time of 37 minutes. Now at the EAG, his mission will be to bring dynamism to the Breton attack. The Costarmoricans are struggling to really launch their season. After 6 days of the championship, they point to 13th place in the ranking.
This visit offers an additional solution to Stéphane Dumont. The French tactician will have to juggle Charles Abi and his other attackers, namely: Gomis, Phaëton or even Pierrot.