ASSE is expected to once again disrupt its workforce this winter. If many arrivals are expected on the Forez side, it should also move in the direction of departures. JP Krasso could be the first to leave ASSE.
Jean-Philippe Krasso’s situation has become a problem for AS Saint-Etienne. Arrived from Epinal, the Ivorian striker formed the bet of Claude Puel. Seduced by the player’s qualities, the former Green coach wanted to bet on his potential despite an atypical career.
Overtaken by Lorient, JPK established himself late in the professional environment. It took him some time, even in Saint-Etienne, to show all the qualities of him. Last winter, Claude Puel was fired, Pascal Dupraz arrived at ASSE. The Saint-Etienne scoreboard lets the player know that he is no longer wanted. The attacker left the drill through the back door and went on loan to Ajaccio. A departure that will leave traces…
Jean-Philippe Krasso finds a smile on the island of beauty and imposes himself at the forefront of the Corsican attack. Performances that will participate fully in the promotion to Ligue 1 of Ajacciens. Last June, after the loan ended, he returned to Saint-Etienne where he still has one year on his contract.
Initially the Greens are not closed to the idea of selling the player by taking advantage of his good rating on the market. Problem, it’s difficult to recruit a goalscorer and Krasso is the only serious option to fill this position in a depopulated Saint-Etienne workforce after 14 starts.
The Saint-Etienne board is stalling, hoping to quickly find a solution. The championship begins and Krasso imposes himself as technical head of the team. Weeks go by, the player performs by scoring spectacular goals. Until he recorded a quadruple against Bastia which catapulted him into the league’s top scorer.
Ibrahima Wadji arrives but the market is too advanced to hope to sell the Ivorian striker. He performs, the Greens hope to prolong it. A proposal is sent to him. But this, although relatively honest, does not convince the attacker.
The AXIs therefore finds itself in a complex situation where options are limited. Since the player doesn’t want to renew, they can either sell him this winter or wait until the end of the season and his contract ends. With the risk, that in recent months you demonstrate a certain form of sufficiency by seeing him go free…
There is no doubt today that the leaders of Saint-Etienne have not closed themselves to a sale in January. However, you have to reach an agreement with a buyer. A buyer suitable for the player.
According to information from our colleagues at Goal! this is not the case to this day. Despite the many interests…
“L1 clubs are interested, but also foreign clubs. An assessment that ASSE could take advantage of to make a small check. The forward refused Dynamo Kyiv, who still offered him a very clear salary increase. And he didn’t he answered”. even in the interests of a Russian club. Red Star Belgrade would also be in the running.”
Another particularly complex dossier to deal with for the Greens who will have to replace the offensive leader before playing a season finale that promises to be stressful.
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