A young ASSE player who is short of playing time is reportedly trying out with a National club in Haute-Savoie. He could be released by Sainté.
ASSE: Edmilson Correia on trial in Annecy
Edmilson Correia is about to leave ASSE where he is running out of playing time. According to newspaper information The Dauphine, it was put to the test by the FC Annecy (National 1). He took part in the friendly match against Servette Geneva (L1 Switzerland) according to the source. The two teams separated back to back (2-2). According to media reports, the young AS Saint-Étienne striker played 75 minutes of the game before his cramping exit.
Before the Haute-Savoie club, Edmilson Correia was tested by AS Nancy-Lorraine (Ligue 2) last season. The 21-year-old is still with ASSE. Extended on June 15, 2021 for an additional season, he is under contract until June 2023. However, he could be released from his lease in the absence of a transfer, to allow him to launch his career.
The young winger no longer fits Puel’s plans
As a reminder, the Bissau-Guinean joined the Loire club in the summer of 2019 from his native country. He first joined the National 2 squad, before being admitted to training for the professional Saint-Etienne team. He had been promoted to the pros by Claude Puel when he arrived as general manager and coach of ASSE on October 4, 2019. It was also under the orders of the Castres technician that Edmilson Correia signed his first professional contract. in favor of AS Saint-Étienne, January 24, 2020.
However, he waited 10 months to play his first match in Ligue 1, in November 2020. To date, the native of Guinea-Bissau has 7 appearances in all competitions in the jersey of the Greens, or precisely 4 in Ligue 1, 2 in the Coupe de la Ligue and 1 in the Coupe de France in 2019-2020, and no longer fits in the plans of Claude Puel.