Under contract until 2022, Régis Gurtner could continue the adventure in Amiens, even in the event of relegation to Ligue 2. However, the 33-year-old goalkeeper remains a track considered by several French clubs.
A limited market
Will he leave or will he not? Captain and goalkeeper of Amiens SC, Régis Gurtner will undoubtedly be one of the players courted in the event of a descent into Ligue 2. However, a start is not so certain as that. First, because the goalkeeper market is unique. If the very probable departure of Paul Berbardoni for Angers, who for a time considered the track leading to the Alsatian, risks chaining chain transfers, it is not certain that Régis Gurtner will find a place in his various operations. Simply because the 33-year-old goalkeeper does not intend to sign in a club without having the certainty of being number 1.
However, the vast majority of Ligue 1 clubs already seem to be well supplied in this area. In terms of promotions, Lorient and Lens wish to continue the adventure with their current goalkeeper (Nardi and Leca). As for clubs of the caliber of Amiens, Metz has just extended Alexandre Oukidja, author of a good season, while Brest should be able to keep Gautier Larsonneur. As it stands, only Nîmes is actively looking for a number 1, to compensate for the loss of Paul Berdardoni. As for clubs of higher stature, Strasbourg, Rennes and Bordeaux are guaranteed to leave with the same (Sels, Mendy and Costil).
Tracks in Ligue 2
However, several midfield clubs may have to change goalkeepers this summer. To start with Nice, who had already expressed interest in Régis Gurtner in the past and who has yet to officially extend Walter Benitez, although an agreement seems close. Satisfied with the season of Geronimo Rulli, Montpellier is trying to be loaned the Argentinian goalkeeper again. What imagine a way out for Régis Gurtner? It could also be Reims, whose goalkeeper (Pedrag Rajkovic) turns out to be very courted. If the Champagne leaders have ticked the name of Régis Gurtner, he does not appear at the top of the priorities.
If the options in Ligue 1 remain limited, Régis Gurtner likes a lot in Ligue 2, where Guingamp was the first club to materialize their interest in the Amiens goalkeeper. A track which hardly attracted the interested party, preferring to stay in Amiens rather than leaving for another club in the anteroom of French football. Therefore, the hypothesis of seeing him honor his contract with Amiens next season remains more relevant than ever. Attached to the club, feeling good in the region, Régis Gurtner could consider such a possibility. Unless an offer from a foreign club, preferably German, makes him change his mind … He who dreams of discovering the Bundesliga if given the opportunity.
What is certain is that the future of Régis Gurtner will animate the Amiens summer. An emblematic figure of the club, the 33-year-old goalkeeper is at a turning point in his career. Between loyalty to the club that allowed him to discover Ligue 1 or aspiration to continue at such a level of competition, in case of concrete opportunity, the Alsatian will have to make a choice. A choice that could well make the fans unhappy.
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