After the official arrival of Gaëtan Charbonnier, the Greens should continue to be active in the transfer market in the next transfer window. If Faouzi Ghoulam could be the next recruit of the Greens, the top management and the technician want to strengthen other positions. This is especially true for the goalkeeper.
Last summer it was decided to entrust the keys to Saint-Etienne’s goals to Étienne Green. The promise had been made to him when Paul Bernardoni arrived in January 2022. The young goalkeeper had one of the highest market values. Might as well propose it by making it play.
The goalkeeper’s position has never stabilized since Ruffier!
Some doubts were already present within the club. An experienced goalkeeper is needed to secure the backs. Matthieu Dreyer signs with the Greens at the end of August after a worrying debacle against Le Havre.
Étienne Green’s first part of the season didn’t reassure anyone. So much so that he lost his job after yet another home defeat against Paris FC. The crisis of confidence appears profound as you read the stigmas on the face of the English goalkeeper. His departure is foreseen and an arrival will only take place under this condition.
Last in the standings, the Greens must imperatively get up. A goalkeeper is targeted this winter. Several names have been ticked off by the council of Saint-Etienne.
If several names have been mentioned, including Ionut Radu, a French goalkeeper appears in the Stephanois recruiters’ magazines. The former Bordeaux and Valenciennes, Jérôme Prior has been identified. Jérémie Janot’s former protégé has a very interesting profile.
At 27, he arrived in Greece this summer. But things don’t go well for him. Indeed, in conflict with his handling of him, he could be released this winter. His replacement has already been recruited. As a result, a departure seems inevitable.
Having arrived at PAS Giannina this summer, Jérôme Prior is already out of action according to the Greek press, as he was unjustifiably absent when training resumed. Appeared 4 times, he will leave the club seeking to terminate his contract and who signed Tsintotas (AEK). pic.twitter.com/52LrZg8gLM
— Football Grec France (@footgrec) November 28, 2022
A safe bet
Strengthened by his line, Jérôme Prior has reflexes that he has been able to deploy since the beginning of his professional career with the Girondins de Bordeaux. Faced with too much competition, he tried his luck in northern France, where the VAFC bets on him. He will perfectly return this trust.
Strong jersey of the northern team, Jérôme Prior progresses in all compartments of the game: aerial exit, long foot play, foot exit… Complete his panoply to become the best goalkeeper of the 2020-2021 championship. A safe bet in Ligue 2.
Mentioned for a time by ASSE and other L1 clubs, places are scarce. At the end of his contract, he ends up leaving…. In Greece.
Best goalkeeper in Ligue 2 Version 2020-2021, he knows very well the championship in which the Greens play. With one of the best save rates in his final seasons at Valenciennes, the French goalkeeper would present certainties for the Greens.
In conclusion, the Greens want to reassure themselves by integrating talented players who have already performed in L2. In any case, this is the strategy that the recruiting cell seems to have adopted this winter.
Wait and see…
