Zapping Goal! soccer club The AS Saint-Etienne newspaper: Can we believe in better days?
Paul Bernardoni (24) should make his debut in the jersey of AS Saint-Etienne this evening for the reception of Lens. Loaned by the SCO of Angers, the 24-year-old goalkeeper will try to revive himself on a personal basis after the last difficult months in Anjou. And he will also try to bring his experience of maintaining a youth team. This is why Pascal Dupraz chose him and this is why Etienne Green (21), currently injured, should not find his place by the end of the season. But this is not without its problems, as Bernard Lions explained in L’Equipe:
“By June 30, and in accordance with the commitments made to the DNCG, ASSE will have to sell for €20 million. However, in this workforce with 17 players arriving at the end of their contract, Green (bound until 2025) seems be, with midfielder Lucas Gourna-Douath (18 years old, 2025), the most bankable. By opting for English sporting nationality, he not only allowed Stefan Bajic to reintegrate the France Espoirs team by ricochet. He has especially increased its market value. Especially in the Premier League. It is now estimated, like that of Gourna-Douath, at 10 M€. If he continues to play. This will obviously no longer be the case. The solution would consist in to sell him from this winter transfer window. To date, ASSE has not received a concrete offer. And Green does not want to leave his heart club. Even if it means having to live in the shadow of Bernardoni until in May.”
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ASSE is reluctant to sell Etienne Green this winter
In the grip of major financial difficulties, AS Saint-Etienne is wondering if it would not be better to sell its young goalkeeper Etienne Green (21) this winter. Indeed, the latter’s rating is at its zenith (€10m) and it risks falling afterwards since he will no longer be playing.
