L’ ASSE, this winter transfer window, repairs an anomaly of last summer. Robert Beric Where Jean-Philippe Mateta could join AS Saint-Étienne.
ASSE Mercato: new players for Pascal Dupraz??
Contrary to the calm observed during the summer transfer window, ASSE is moving this winter. The Forez club and its trainer Pascal Dupraz are stepping up maneuvers to change the image of a team lacking in results. 20th and therefore last in the Ligue 1 championship, theAS Saint-Etienne could go down to Ligue 2 if its leaders are not careful. This explains the ongoing efforts to improve the general level of the Saint-Etienne team and this involves the transfer of new players.
ASSE transfer: Mateta, it’s always possible
Indeed, the great rival of Olympique Lyonnais has already registered a few recruits in recent times. Defender Joris Gnagnon has arrived from Sevilla FC to strengthen the defense. Goalkeeper Paul Bernardoni also came from SCO Angers and right winger Sada Thioub made the same trip. Except that there is still a lack of people in attack to score the goals. The attacker Jean-Philippe Mateta, a former OL player, on loan from FSV Mainz 05 to Crystal Palace, is one of the solutions for the Greens.
The situation of the Congolese passed by Lyon presented some complications, but things could go better for the Greens. Not really in Patrick Vieira’s first options with the Eagles, he is taking advantage of the absence of players who have left for the African Cup of Nations to revive himself. His two goals in the match against Norwich and Millwall suggest that he could climb up the scoring hierarchy of his club than not. As soon as the Ivorian Wilfried Zaha returns, it will be back on the bench for Mateta who knows it only very well, especially since his leaders are waiting for the arrival of a new striker to confirm it even more clearly.
Mercato Saint-Étienne: Robert Beric a little closer
Mateta therefore continues to hope that Saint-Étienne will continue the process to recruit him to the end, even if Robert Beric’s desire to return to the club could compromise everything. The Slovenian striker left the Chicago Fire after playing 56 games for 20 goals. He would like to come back to ASSE to help the team save themselves, but the Saint-Etienne coach must make a strategic choice on the question. It would be worn on another player profile, but the favorable situation of Robert Beric, free agent, should facilitate his return.
The offensive player who has already passed through Saint-Étienne is currently being courted by Kansas City, but his desire to return to the top European level puts the Saint-Etienne team in a good position. If the file was moderately serious at the club, the fear of the worst at the end of the season leads the management to think about it a little more seriously. Contacts with his entourage having multiplied lately, the negotiations could lead to his return to the Saint-Etienne team.
The Saint-Etienne supporters are for the most part in favor of the return of Robert Beric, author of several good matches when he was still playing in Sainté.