Since his arrival last winter, Ben Karamoko has never appeared on the score sheet. The transfer of the central defender legitimately raises questions.
It’s a paradox, but Ben Karamoko has played more times in his career against a Belgian club with the jersey of Saint-Étienne than that of Charleroi. We have to go back to September 29, 2016 to find his performance against Anderlecht in the Europa League.
That evening, the Franco-Ivorian, for his second European evening, held off Teodorczyk in a revamped team. At the last minute, the Greens snatched a draw thanks to Nolan Roux.
The Charleroi central defender did not know it yet, but he was playing his last European match that evening and came up against a Pro League opponent for the last time. Landed in Hainaut at the very end of the winter transfer window, the Parisian has not tasted a single minute in our competition so far.
Worse, Edward Still never called him in his selection while young people like Dalle Molle or Donate made their appearance intermittently. Only a handful of supporters were able to see the imposing body and powerful thighs of the player trained in Saint-Étienne during the few training sessions open to the public.
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