ASSE: Dijon quickly gave up for Ruffier

After the departure of Alfred Gomis for Rennes during the last summer transfer window, Dijon found itself looking for a titular goalkeeper. And before betting on Saturnin Allagbé, recruited from Niort, the DFCO seriously thought about the goalkeeper of AS Saint-Etienne Stephane Ruffier (34 years old), put away at the Greens.

But according to information from the France Football media on Tuesday, the Dijon leaders quickly abandoned the track leading to Stéphanois because of a major obstacle: his salary too impressive. For his part, Ruffier, under contract until June 2021 with ASSE, obviously did not intend to accept a drastic drop in his emoluments to regain playing time in Ligue 1.