AS Saint-Etienne did not succeed in its immediate recovery operation. After his descent from the elite at the end of the 2021-2022 season, the monument of French football had to settle for 8th place (out of 20 teams) in the final ranking of the last exercise. To get back into the elite, the leaders of the Greens are betting on youth (Cheikh Fall, 19, going pro) and on experience: Moussa Doumbia, 28 and a resident of FC Sochaux, is currently in the sights.
Coming from the Guédiawaye partner club, Cheikh Fall embodies the future of the Saint-Etienne club. Appeared 6 minutes on the meadow last season on the last day of Ligue 2 against Valenciennes (2-0), the young midfielder Senegalese had been rewarded for his performance with the reserve (17 games, 5 goals). In remarks reported on the official ASSE website, the Lionceau was delighted with this signing: “I am very happy to sign my first professional contract at AS Saint-Étienne, a great club. It is a dream that has just come true. I am really very happy and I thank all those who participated in this success. The objective now is to progress so that we can gain playing time and be part of the professional team which has high ambitions this season..”
Loïc Perrin, the sports director of the Loire club, was also delighted with this signing: “We believe in him and if he was rewarded in the last match against Valenciennes with an entry, it is no coincidence. I hope we will continue to improve him and that we will see him on Ligue 2 pitches this year” in particular declared the man with 470 professional matches under the liquette of the Greens.
AS Saint-Etienne has announced the signing of Cheikh Fall ???????? (19 years old)’s first professional contract.
pic.twitter.com/5SF7ZM1qSi— 13football_com (@13footballC) July 2, 2023
Moussa Doumbia in the viewfinder
International Malian (38 selections, 5 goals), Moussa Doumbia, 28, is a player who has lived. Under contract until June 2025 with FC Sochaux and estimated at around 2 million euros, the prolific winger (11 goals in 34 Ligue 2 games last season) is therefore in the small papers of AS Saint-Etienne . Even if there is currently no offer transmitted, the player with 81 Ligue 1 games with Stade de Reims is followed on loan by the recruitment cell of the historic rival ofOlympique Lyonnais. According to our colleagues from The team, the former resident of FK Rostov (Russia) would have refused to sign at Patos FC, in Cyprus. Perhaps a sign that he wants to pursue his career away from an exotic championship. A departure seems in any case inevitable, as the Doubiste club, which risks a demotion in National 1, is struggling financially.
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Moussa Doumbia vs Dijon. ????
The twirling Malian winger ???????? from FC Sochaux-Montbéliard once again showed all his qualities:
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90% successful passes ????
5 faults suffered ????
4 out of 4 successful dribbles ????
9 duels won out of 12 ????????#DFCOFCSM pic.twitter.com/4vTOHi3Fki— Stadiumito (@stadiumito) September 11, 2022
2023-07-02 21:03:18
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