Zapping Goal! Football club ASSE: the Greens’ tribute to Loïc Perrin
During his last press briefing last Thursday, Claude Puel again expressed his pessimism for the ASSE Mercato. A mercato always sluggish in the direction of the departures as that of the arrivals. As of this writing on Monday, our sources told us that Puel and his staff were still focusing their efforts on signing a center-forward. At the start of the summer, the priorities were a new No.9 and a center-back. But due to lack of resources, it would seem that the arrival of a defender is now secondary, even improbable, except for an opportunity at very low cost.
He favors an experienced player
On the other hand, as revealed in our columns, ASSE was close to signing an attacker a fortnight ago. Contacts were advanced with an experienced player, but the case finally collapsed for lack of agreement on the salary. Managers from Saint-Etienne cannot offer a six-figure salary, which necessarily limits the possibilities. After that of the Ivorian Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina), who left for Anderlecht, or the Uruguayan Martin Satriano (Inter Milan), the name of the Polish Kacper Kozlowski (Pogon Szczecin, 17 years old) has been mentioned in recent days. But Puel would rather lean towards a more experienced profile. ASSE is eyeing the loan market and the players at the end of their contract. Among his old tracks, the names of Valère Germain, free since leaving Marseille, and Mbaye Niang, close to the exit in Rennes, could stand out …
Naples knocks on the door for Zaydou Youssouf, L1 clubs also want it
As for any departures, all eyes are on Zaydou Youssouf. While L’Equipe, last week, evoked a desire of the player to change air, the interest of Naples has filtered. Napoli would indeed be interested in a loan from the player and could offer a loan with a compulsory purchase option of € 8m. In France, Brest, Troyes and especially Angers would also like to attract Youssouf. Also note that Mahdi Camara would be in the sights of English clubs. As revealed in our columns last week, the captain of ASSE is disappointed not to have been extended and reassessed since his change of status, while with € 40,000 in salary, he earns half as much as some of his teammates, like Zaydou Youssouf or Adil Aouchiche …
Update on the ASSE Mercato
Claude Puel focuses his efforts on the arrival of a striker at AS Saint-Etienne. The identity of the lucky winner is not known but there are indeed negotiations for the arrival of an experienced scorer. The outcome is near …
