Red lantern of Ligue 2, the ASSE needs reinforcements this winter to get by. Coach Laurent Batlles has made good progress on some tracks.
AS Saint-Étienne he will try to launch the year 2023 with a win against Laval on Tuesday. Last in Ligue 2, the Forézien club has gone through an ordeal since its relegation to the antechamber of the elite, registered last May. If many reinforcements have arrived to fill the ranks of the Greens this summer, like Mathieu Cafaro, Dylan Chambost, Matthieu Dreyer or even Ibrahima Wadji, this is not enough to get back on top.
To pour Laurent Batlles, which also arrived this summer, is a complicated time to live. If he defended himself from the poor results at the start of the season, the former ESTAC Troyes coach is no longer hiding. After 16 days, the Stéphanois counts 6 points behind on the first non-relegation, Dijon FCO. The gap is building, which is why the management is looking to sign more players this winter.
The ASSE could welcome three recruits before the Stade Lavallois
The winter transfer window promises to be eventful at AS Saint-Étienne, both in terms of departures and arrivals. First good news: the Greens should formalize shortly the arrival of Dennis Appiah. The right side comes from FC Nantes where he had his biggest experience in Ligue 1 (88 games played). On the departures side, the site Event listed the undesirables. Matthieu Dreyer, Etienne Green, Charles Abi, Gabriel Silva, Sergi Palencia and Mickaël Nadé will not be detained in the event of an exit goal. The Saïdou Sow dossier is more complex, because the player played well against SM Caen (1-1) on Friday and performed well.
As for the possible runs of the ASSE this winter, the goalkeeper post is still among the second priorities Progress. However, the club had recruited Dreyer from FC Lorient this summer. But the 33-year-old goalkeeper has disappointed in recent games and is no longer to be trusted. Gautier Larsonner (Stade Brestois) would be courted just like Gauthier Gallone (ESTAC Troyes), who has already played under the orders of Laurent Batlles. Finally the name of Pope Abu Cisse (Olympiakos) was quoted in central defence, but the track would cool second Event. Very intelligent anyone can know the outcome of all these cases.
