While AS Saint-Étienne struggles to recruit a forward this summer, the club could lose Denis Bouanga. Announced on Villarreal’s shelves, the Gabonese could be the subject of a surprise deal with a Turkish league cador.
ASSE mercato: Denis Bouanga to be released this summer?
Two years after his signing from Nîmes Olympique, Denis Bouanga could leave AS Saint-Étienne this summer. The ASSE striker still has two years of contract but is announced as a candidate at the start. In recent days his name has been associated with the Spaniards of Villarreal. Winners of the European Super Cup last season, the Spanish club could make their dreams of playing in the Champions League come true. Ben that courted by the resident of La Liga, the Gabonese would be only a simple plan B. The priority of the Spanish club would be Arnaut Danjuma from Bournemouth. Other contenders can therefore always hope to enlist the former Nîmes. This is particularly the case of Fenerbahçe who has an idea to enlist the Gabon international (21 selects / 7 goals).
An exchange with Samatta in sight with Sainté?
According to MSV Foot, the Turkish club are considering including Ally samatta in a deal to reduce the amount of Denis Bouanga’s transfer. The Tanzanian striker was definitively signed to the Istanbul club this summer after his loan from Aston Villa last season. During his freelance, the international center forward scored 6 goals in 30 games. It remains to be seen if his profile interests Claude Puellet alone if ASSE is willing to make concessions on its Gabonese wing. In search of liquidity, the Greens should favor a sale of Bouanga to an exchange.