Relegated to Ligue 2 at the end of last season, ASSE intends to return to the elite as quickly as possible. To do this, the current second in L2 – 5 points behind the Trojan leader – intends to strengthen this winter, and significantly.
Determined not to live one more season in the antechamber of the L1, the owners of the Greens, Kilmer Sports, would be ready to make major financial efforts during the upcoming transfer window. Thus, no less than four recruits are expected in January, according to the specialized site
People-Green.
“Money should not be a barrier”specifies the media. But we will still have to succeed in convincing players to join a Ligue 2 club with no guarantee of promotion at the end of the season.
Davitashvili and Stassin deemed non-transferable
The main priority of the winter transfer window would be to recruit a defensive midfielder, ideally from Ligue 1, again according to the same source. The Saint-Etienne team would also like to add a left-back, a left-handed central defender as well as a creative midfielder. So far, no names have been leaked.
On the other hand, ASSE would not intend to strengthen on the offensive level. As was already the case this summer, Zuriko Davitashvili and Lucas Stassin would be deemed untransferable, unless a spectacular offer was made. As for departures, Yvann Maçon and Dylan Batubinsika, who are not part of Eirik Horneland’s plans, could be forced to leave Forez.
