If ASSE – AS Saint-Etienne, which will not have been unworthy despite its defeat in the derby against Lyon on Friday (1-0), is in trouble in Ligue 1 this season, many young players from the center of Saint-Etienne training are included in the professional workforce (Green, Bajic, Sow, Camara, Moueffek, Bakayoko, Nordin…).
Also trained at AS Saint-Etienne and transferred against a check for €35m from ASSE to Leicester City during the summer Mercato in 2020, Wesley Fofana (21) shone last season on Premier League lawns with the Foxes, before sustaining a serious fibula injury on August 5.
And according to the information of brand, Real Madrid would have checked the name of the former central defender of ASSE – AS Saint-Etienne. With their new recruitment policy, the Merengues are now looking to rejuvenate their workforce, which is why many young talents are on the Madrid club’s short list for the next summer transfer window, including Wesley Fofana (currently valued at €46m on the specialized site Transfermarkt).