the transfer window ASSE is accelerating. After the signatures of Bakary Sako and of Paul Bernardoni, AS Saint-Étienne targets a German defender.
Mercato ASSE: Pascal Dupraz continues to weave his web
It is in replacement of a Claude Puel totally lost in the Forez that Pascal Dupraz took control of the ASSE team. This winter transfer window, the 59-year-old technician is racking his brains, his leaders with him, to improve the level of the team without spending too much money. As Saint-Étienne has already formalized two transfers, the recruitment of the Malian winger Bakary Sako and the arrival of the goalkeeper Paul Bernardoni, from SCO Angers. The Angevin goalkeeper has signed up with the ASSE Greens on a loan until June 2022. Except that these two players will not solve the many quality problems that undermine the Saint-Etienne team.
Mercato ASSE: Julian Chabot in the sights of ASSE
Pascal Dupraz, according to the latest rumors, is on the heels of Julien Chabot. The 23-year-old Franco-German player, playing as a versatile central defender, capable of helping out as a left winger, appeals to the leaders of ASSE. Currently a UC Sampdoria player in Serie A, he could join Saint-Étienne in the coming days. The Saint-Etienne club would study the possibility of having him loaned out until the end of the season.
Julian Chabot is under contract with the Italian club until June 2024. His market value is around 2.8 million euros in the event that the leaders of Saint-Etienne, faced with the competition which is being organized, come to opt for his permanent transfer . The latest information regarding this case indicates that Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace is also interested in the player. Julien Stephan, the former coach of Stade Rennais, would be under the spell of Julian Chabot, whom he would see as the boss of his defense.
This season, Julian Chabot has played 11 matches in the Italian Serie A league, i.e. 482 minutes of playing time. L’ As Saint-Etienne, which is one of the first clubs contacted by the player’s relatives, leaves with a head start on the file.