Paul Bernardoni goes from Angers to Saint-Étienne. This Wednesday, the French hope international goalkeeper was loaned to the Greens until the end of the 2021-2022 season. Relegated to number 2 in the Angevin club due to the good performance of Danijel Petkovic, Bernardoni competed in the Tokyo Olympic Games last summer and did not hide being happy with this new adventure. “I am very happy to join ASSE and ready to take on this mission. As soon as the opportunity presented itself, I did not hesitate. The words of the coach were important to me too. I am ready to face the challenges that await us. We are lucky not to play this weekend. We will have time to acclimatize to get off to a good start. ASSE is a huge club, which represents a lot. For the football fan that I am, it’s beautiful, ”he said in the official press release published by AS Saint-Étienne.
Dupraz validates Bernardoni’s experience
✍️ 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗶 is from Stéphanois!
The goalkeeper joins the#ASSE 💚 until the end of the 2021-2022 season 👇
– AS Saint-Étienne (@ASSEofficiel) January 5, 2022
This arrival responds to a need for the current red lantern of the French Championship (12 points). Indeed, hit to an elbow during the defeat against Reims on December 11 (2-0) Étienne Green, usual holder, will be back on the pitch at the end of January. “The arrival of Paul Bernardoni responds to an emergency as Etienne Green is currently injured. It is also an arrival that adds experience to a very important position to increase our chances of obtaining results for the maintenance. He comes to be the holder who will be subject to competition. That’s good, AS Saint-Étienne has two young goalkeepers for the future, “slipped Pascal Dupraz. With the match against Angers postponed and rescheduled for Wednesday January 26, Bernardoni’s first match with ASSE will take place on January 15, against Lens.
In addition, ASSE also obtained the loan from Sada Thioub. “After Paul Bernardoni, AS Saint-Étienne recorded this Wednesday the loan without option to buy Sada Thioub (26) from Angers SCO. The striker joins Forez for the end of the season”, the club said. “I am very happy to join AS Saint-Étienne. I can not wait to start on the ground very soon and help ASSE to obtain its maintenance. It is my objective and to reach it, it will be necessary that I show my qualities after a particular period on a personal level “, expressed the player on the official site of the Greens.