The mischievous smile of Laurent Batlles, Wednesday after the defeat against Ajaccio (0-1) in a friendly, when discussing the Gaëtan Charbonnier file (34 years old on December 27), was ultimately a good sign. If the Saint-Etienne coach had cleverly said “not to be aware of anything”, behind the scenes, his leaders have made good progress on the file.
As revealed by Evect, the AJA striker should, unless there is a twist, join the Greens in the coming days as a joker, and therefore be qualified for the trip to Annecy on December 26.
According to our information, only a few details are missing for the deal to become official. Auxerre would have accepted around half a million euros from ASSE in order to release its centre-forward, used only six times (1 goal) in Ligue 1 this season, from his last six months of contract.
