ASSE – AS Saint-Etienne, led by a very good Ryad Boudebouz, surely deserved better than this cruel defeat against RC Lens by the incredible Seko Fofana, Saturday on his lawn at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, during the 21st day of Ligue 1 (1-2).
Despite its many absences between those who left for the CAN such as Wahbi Khazri or Denis Bouanga, as well as those who tested positive for Covid-19, the Greens of St Etienne will have done much better than competing against RC Lens, but in the end, the men by Pascal Dupraz will once again have been beaten and therefore remain dead last in the L1 standings…
This is why ASSE is seeking to strengthen itself in all areas of the game, and after having already snatched the signatures of Joris Gnagnon and Bakary Sako, while validating the loans of Paul Bernardoni and Sada Thioub, the leaders of Saint-Etienne and Pascal Dupraz are going to complete a very nice coup for AS Saint-Etienne on this winter Mercato!
Indeed, according to the information of our colleagues from the newspaper The Team, Eliaquim Mangala (30), without a club since leaving FC Valence last summer, is expected to join ASSE in the coming hours.
A six-month contract for the French international central defender, with an additional year as an option, would be in the pipeline on the side of ASSE, which is currently pushing to complete this deal as quickly as possible so that Eliaquim Mangala can appear in the group. Saint-Etienne for the derby against OL – Olympique Lyonnais, which will take place next Friday. Quite a blow, congratulations to the Greens to their coach Pascal Dupraz!
=> Eliaquim Mangala will sign, a hell of a plan B already unearthed by the Forez club in the event of failure with Jean-Philippe Mateta, the young Abdoulaye Bakayoko shone against RC Lens, a great Ryad Boudebouz… follow all the latest news and transfer rumors by clicking here: ASSE Mercato!