As AS Saint-Etienne quietly headed for a transfer market without any recruits, the Forez club finally broke down by bringing in Ignacio Ramirez.
ASSE may have saved their transfer window in the last hours of August. Looking for a striker to make up for the departure of Charles Abi from Guingamp in particular, Saint-Etienne found his happiness in Liverpool. Not in the English Premier League club, but rather in Uruguay. Indeed, on August 31, the Forez club welcomed Ignacio Ramirez. Landed as part of a paying loan of 300,000 euros, the 24-year-old will have to quickly adapt to French football if he wants to allow his team to climb up the Ligue 1 standings. Author of 11 goals in 12 games this season, the Uruguayan arrives in any case with a certain confidence. What reassure Denis Balbir.
“Ignacio Ramirez will have a little pressure”
“Ignacio Ramirez, it’s a huge gamble. We are talking about a young player who comes from far away, who arrives directly from Uruguay, a particular league … Claude Puel will undoubtedly try to shape it. There are seasoned players around to help him. I am thinking of Wahbi Khazri and Romain Hamouma. Regarding Ramirez, that’s a question mark at this point. The good news is that Ramirez is already kicking off exploring the European continent with a great deal of enthusiasm. He is also lucky to come from a country where grinta is an institution. You just have to look at players like Edinson Cavani. Uruguayans have a reputation for being combative, for wetting the jersey and often being there at the right time. If Ignacio Ramirez does indeed meet this expectation, it is already a prerequisite to please Saint-Etienne supporters. If Ramirez adapts, it can only be a plus. In any case, Ignacio Ramirez will have a bit of pressure. Since Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Brandao, Saint-Etienne does not know a number 9 ”, detailed the columnist of But, who hopes to be pleasantly surprised by Ramirez in the coming weeks. Beginning of response in mid-September during the next matches against Bordeaux and Montpellier.