The end of the transfer window reserved a nice surprise for Saint-Etienne supporters with the unexpected signing of Juan Ignacio Ramirez.
Top scorer in the Uruguayan league, the 24-year-old forward has been on loan for a season in Forez. A nice blow for Saint-Etienne, who was actively looking for a scorer since the start of the transfer window. At the same time, Charles Abi was loaned to Guingamp in order to quit in Ligue 2. Secretly, ASSE leaders were hoping to make a second signing on the last day of the transfer window. At the end of the contract in a year with Nîmes, Zinedine Ferhat was in the sights of Saint-Etienne. But the leaders of Saint-Etienne came close to being ridiculous with a staggering offer according to the insider. Mohamed Toubache-Ter.
The surrealist offer of Saint-Etienne
“For Ferhat, there is a pretty inflated @ Ligue1UberEats club that made an offer that left the Nîmes board on the ass. Ferhat has 1 year left and Saint-Etienne made a funny proposal: a free loan with no option to buy. We are in August, not Christmas eh “ published the transfer window specialist, and now communications director of SCO Angers, very knowledgeable about the Zinedine Ferhat case and who therefore understands that ASSE was hoping for a real gift from Nîmes in this case. Despite a very good season in Ligue 1 in 2020-2021 and several expressions of interest, Zinedine Ferhat has finally stayed in Nîmes, which means that the Algerian will play in Ligue 2 at least until January. His name had nevertheless circulated among the champions of the championship. Lille and Marseille in particular made inquiries, without giving themselves the means to recruit the versatile midfielder from Nîmes, a very good passer and capable of evolving in several positions. As for Saint-Etienne, the transfer window ends with a single arrival, that of Juan Ignacio Ramirez.