ASSE Mercato: It’s official! AS Saint-Étienne has its recruit announced in recent days, from Olympique Lyonnais, its great rival.
ASSE Mercato: Lenny Pintor joins AS Saint-Étienne
ASSE ended up finding common ground with OL for the transfer of Lenny Pintor. After several days of negotiations, the striker left Lyon for Saint-Étienne where he officially signed a two-year contract with the Saint-Etienne club, until June 30, 2024. The 22-year-old left winger joins Thus Laurent Batllesthe new coach of ASSE, under whose orders he played at ESTAC between 2019 and 2021. Precisely the technician of the Greens is delighted with his reunion with his former protege in Troyes.
“Lenny Pintor is a hard-hitting player, who goes fast and is comfortable with both feet. Of course, he still needs to improve in some areas, but he is a player who will bring us versatility and also rotation. We are looking for players who are hungry and he wants to prove a lot of things.he pointed out.
The big challenge of the striker who arrived from Lyon at ASSE
As for the player who landed from OL, he hopes to get his career off the ground with AS Saint-Étienne in Ligue 2. “I am very happy to join ASSE. I was very well received by the leaders and my new teammates. I arrive with a revengeful state of mind after a complicated year. But I now feel very good and I have only one desire: to make my debut in Green, ”he said.
As a reminder, ASSE lost its first match in Ligue 2 against Dijon FCO (2-1), last Saturday at the Gaston Gérard stadium. Laurent Batlles’ team faces the Nîmes Olympique, this Saturday (3 p.m.) at the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium, behind closed doors. And it will be without Zaydou Youssouf transferred to FC Famalicao in Portugal, this same Thursday, August 4th.
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