AS Saint-Etienne : After Mangala, Dupraz on a big blow in defense | ASSE News

Pascal Dupraz, coach of the ASSE, wants to strengthen his team at right-back and would have checked the name of a defender of Nottingham Forest.

ASSE Mercato: The Mohamed Dräger track probed

There are only 11 days left at ASSE to complete its winter transfer window. However, Pascal Dupraz still needs three players as he reiterated on Wednesday in an interview in Progress. “We want a central defender, a forward and a full-back (right)”, he insisted in the regional daily. This Thursday, the track leading to Mohamed Drager (25), right-back Nottingham Forest in the Championship, is revealed.

According to information relayed by Walid El Mechri, AS Saint-Étienne faces competition on this issue. The source mentions the interest of SM Caen in Ligue 2, Standard de Liège in the Jupiler pro League and Croatian club HNK Rijeka. Tunisian international (24 caps, 3 goals), Mohamed Dräger is currently in Cameroon for the African Cup of Nations alongside Wahbi Khazri (captain of the Greens and Carthage Eagles).

The Vedat Muriqi track is getting thicker

ASSE’s interest in Vedat Muriqi (27), revealed on Wednesday by In green and against all, becomes clearer. According to Progress, the Loire club sent a first letter of intent a few days ago to Lazio Rome to loan the center forward in difficulty within the club of the Italian capital. Now, Pascal Dupraz has gone on the offensive to block competition on this issue, because Fenerbahçe, CSKA Moscow and Hull City would also be on the spot.

It should be remembered that he is the new coach of the Greens “in person, who activated his networks in Eastern countries and who opened this file”, according to the website bringing together a community of ASSE supporters.