Arrived at the very end of the transfer window at AS Saint-Etienne, Ignacio Ramirez has so far brought nothing to the Greens. And Claude Puel is not reassuring.
On 31 August 2021, as the transfer market drew to a close, ASSE made official the arrival, in the form of a loan, of a striker from Liverpool FC. But to be precise, this is Uruguayan FC Liverpool, which is in fact a club from Montevideo. Ignacio Ramirez, that’s who it is, arrived in Forez with a flattering reputation as an efficient center-forward. But after eleven games in the Ligue 1 season, the 24-year-old has only played 107 minutes in three games, scored no goals, delivered no assists and failed to achieve any. shot on target or even a cross. If he succeeds in relatively good performances with the reserve, Ignacio Ramirez probably did not join AS Saint-Etienne for that, and the Saint-Etienne supporters hope that Claude Puel will end up really giving a chance to the one who is loaned only for a season. The only problem, the general manager of the Greens must ensure his maintenance, and this is not won, even as ASSE moves this Saturday to Metz in a match that is worth gold in the fight at the bottom of the standings. .
Puel has doubts about Ramirez
Asked about the possibility of taking advantage of this almost crucial match for the future of Saint-Etienne in Ligue 1 to play his Uruguayan striker, Claude Puel was not really reassuring, even if the coach of ASSE did not not wanted to sweep this hypothesis aside. ” Playing time for Ignacio Ramirez? It is one possibility among others, he has a particular profile (…) He still has to work physically, because there is a fairly significant gap between the championship where he comes from and Ligue 1, especially as FC Metz is a team that puts a huge commitment », Confided Claude Puel, obviously not yet convinced that Ignacio Ramirez is the miracle scorer long awaited by the Green People.