Friday January 28, on the sidelines of the press conference before the round of 16 of the Coupe de France against Bergerac (N2), Sunday (6:30 p.m.), combined with the presentation of Eliaquim Mangala, Pascal Dupraz said he was “optimistic” concerning the end of the transfer window.
While it will close on Monday evening, ASSE is still looking for an attacker. It will not be Robert Beric, despite the will of the Loire club, nor Bafé Gomis with whom there have been “approaches” even if a Sainté return has never been his “priority”.
Bajic and Aouchiche on the start?
“The difficulties are situational. Scarcity means that we have to temporize. I don’t think it’s a lack of attractiveness,” said Dupraz.
“Some tracks have closed, but some sometimes reopen, loose Loïc Perrin, sports coordinator. We are waiting for an attacker and we are studying avenues. The arrival of Elia (Mangala) brings experience and for the striker, we don’t want to make a default choice or make mistakes because it can screw up a locker room.
In the direction of departures, Stefan Bajic could leave the Loire and Ligue 1, in the same way as Adil Aouchiche according to our colleagues from L’Equipe. “There is nothing concrete for the moment, no one has expressed the wish to leave, specifies Perrin. We’ll see what happens in the last few days. »