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Announced in the sights of AS Saint-Etienne in January, Robert Beric came out of silence regarding his future.
A few hours before the closing of the winter transfer window, Pascal Dupraz has already been very active to strengthen itself. As revealed to you by le10sport.com, Paul Bernardoni and Sada Thioub joined the Forézien club, as did Bakary Sako, Joris gnagnon and Elakim Mangala, but’ASSE is still working on the arrival of an attacker as confirmed this Friday Loïc Perrin, sports coordinator of the Greens : “ For the striker, we don’t want to make a default choice or make a mistake because it can screw up a locker room (…) We would have liked to make a striker quickly but we are also dependent on the players, the clubs. Obviously we have been looking for a while. We thought we had found it. Among the targets mentioned in the offensive sector, we find in particular Robert Beric, a name well known to Stéphanois since the 30-year-old Slovenian played alongside Geoffroy Guichard between 2015 and 2020. ” There was a desire to bring Beric back with a new team. But I say too much, I’m going to be boned “, has indicated Pascal Dupraz at a press conference, before Loic Perrin say more: For Beric, there was a will for two parties but we couldn’t agree and he chose another project. In an interview with Foot Mercato, the former Saint-Etienne explained why his return will not take place in this winter transfer window.
“I didn’t feel like I was the club’s priority”
” Even if my adventure there did not end as I would have hoped two years ago, I have a lot of affection for this legendary club, for the people who work there and for the green jersey. AS Saint-Etienne will always remain my favorite club. I experienced difficult times, disappointments but also strong and unforgettable moments in the Cauldron like this goal at the last minute of the derby, before my departure. If I contacted the club to come back? What came out in the press does not reflect reality. The truth is that after having been until the end of my contract in Chicago, I actually asked myself the question of returning to Saint-Etienne to lend a hand and it is true that I took this step. last month. Several weeks passed and, for various reasons, I did not feel that I was the priority of the club which undoubtedly had other ideas for my position. I don’t blame anyone and I don’t want to argue, I have too much respect and love for this club. I sincerely hope that the Greens will remain in Ligue 1 “, is justified Robert Beric, still in the dark for his future as he explains to FM : “ I received several proposals to stay in the United States, return to Europe or discover new horizons like in China, which is a track that could materialize. The end of the transfer window is approaching, I will decide my future in the next few hours. »