The page of Ligue 1 is focused for Saint-Etienne. Relegated to the lower level, ASSE is preparing for a fierce struggle next season in Ligue 2 and intends to play the leading roles to go up without waiting. An ambition that the new owners of the club are ready to assume in the construction of a quality workforce.
The first project is to succeed in retaining certain players who were to their advantage in 2024-2025. Starting with Lucas Stassin. Author of 12 goals and 4 assists in 28 games, the young Belgian striker (20 years old) did not take long to be effective at the highest level and his coach, Erik Horneland, is counting on him for the recovery.
“I expect Lucas Stassin to be there next season. I think he will stay, he did six months top and has a long -term contract with us (he signed up until 2028, editor's note). We spent a lot of money to recruit him. His situation depends on us, not on him ”said the Greens coach, in remarks relayed by Progress.
ASSE aims for the ascent
For Pierre Ekwah, the situation is more complicated but the Norwegian technician also wishes to keep the defensive midfielder (23 years old), which was loaned by Sunderland and whose purchase option is set at 7 million euros: “We are trying to see if it is also possible to do it for him. These are already first investments at the opening of the transfer window for us. »»
Third player that ASSE hopes to keep: Léo Pétot. In his case too, the Greens coach thinks that the left side (28 years old) “Will stay in Saint-Etienne next season”. This would obviously be three excellent news for the Greens, who believed in maintenance until the last day before failing the 17the
Place of the Championship.
