As Mbaye Niang was announced to be close to Girondins de Bordeaux, the Stade Rennais striker could finally bounce back at AS Saint-Etienne. The current Saint-Etienne management and the future buyers are also interested in the Senegalese who has not yet completed anything with the Aquitaine club.
Beaten at home by the Girondins (2-1) on Saturday on Matchday 6 of Ligue 1, AS Saint-Etienne could take revenge off the pitch. This time, we are talking more about the transfer window, and more precisely about the Mbaye Niang track (26 years old). As announced earlier on Wednesday, Bordeaux has finally reached an agreement with Stade Rennais after weeks of discussion. No amount has filtered yet, knowing that the Rouge et Noir could very well free the Senegalese by demanding a percentage on the resale.
Bordeaux ahead on the wire?
In any case, the club led by Gérard Lopez, personally involved in this matter, cannot yet claim victory because of the Greens, warns Foot Mercato. The Saint-Etienne management and the future buyers would also like to attract Mbaye Niang as a joker. It must be said that Claude Puel’s team is in urgent need of reinforcement. It should be remembered that the Greens have not won any of their six league games this season, hence the worrying 19th place they occupied before the perilous trip to Monaco on Wednesday.
ASSE’s new asset
It remains to be seen where AS Saint-Etienne really stands on this issue. The Stéphanois, who have already tried to recruit the former Caennais in the past, can in any case take advantage of the situation since Bordeaux have not yet come to an agreement with the player. It is rumored that the Rennais would give his preference to the Girondins. But a turnaround cannot be ruled out, especially if AS Saint-Etienne has a financial boost from Cambodia …