AS Saint-Etienne puts the small dishes in the big ones to try to go back directly to the elite.
Relegated to Ligue 2 after a very laborious season, theAS Saint-Etienne Find the antechamber of the elite a year after its rise. An inevitably frustrating elevator for the community of Greens supporters.
But enthusiasm began to be reborn in Forez. And for good reason: Saint-Etienne will be ambitious this season. The Greens absolutely want to imitate FC Metz or AJ Auxerre, club examples reported directly after their relegation. And they will give themselves the means to do so.
Lucas Stassin, a thousand of ASSE scorer, here against Corentin Tolisso during a derby against OL.
While he was confirmed on the bench, six months after his arrival to take over from Olivier Dall'oglio, Erik Hormeland took stock of the summer transfer window. And the Norwegian technician made a big announcement: the club intends to keep its star striker, Lucas Stassin.
The Greens affirm their ambitions
«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. We spent a lot of money to recruit him. His situation depends on us, not on him“Said Horneland, in remarks relayed by Progress.
Top scorer in the Greens last season, Stassin will be a precious weapon in this rebound season. The efficiency of the young Belgian should allow ASSE to send a strong signal to its competitors for the return operation. In addition, the Greens also intend to keep the defensive midfielder Pierre Ekwah by raising the purchase option of 7 million euros which he is the subject.
“We are trying to see if it is also possible to do so for Pierre Ekwah, I continue Horneland. These are already first investments at the opening of the transfer window for us. »»
