While he took a step closer to maintaining this weekend, Saint-Etienne is preparing to experience a hectic summer transfer window. The Greens will separate from several players including African internationals.

The season is not yet over but it is already now that the next one is being prepared. The clubs have, in fact, started to refine their strategy for the summer transfer window. For most of them before buying, you will have to degrease first. This is the case with AS Saint-Etienne. The Foréziens are experiencing a particularly difficult exercise.

While he had started it with three successes in a row, they then experienced a huge air gap and ended up struggling for maintenance. AS Saint-Etienne is currently 15th after 31 days. With in particular 7 points ahead of the barrage Nîmes which he also beat this weekend (2-0). It was Wahbi Khazri who put his teammates into orbit with a splendid goal. The second in a row away for the 29-year-old Tunisian.

Saint-Etienne does not want to keep Pope Abdou Cissé

And yet, the Eagle of Carthage is not certain of remaining in the Forez. He has a year’s contract left and the leaders haven’t offered him anything yet. Behind the scenes, he whispers that AS Saint-Etienne gives him an exit voucher. As for Ryad Boudebouz (31 years old). The Algerian international is not at all in the plans of Claude Puel. He has only made 13 appearances this season in Ligue 1 for an assist. Arrived at the club in July 2019, his contract ends in June 2022.

Saint-Etienne would therefore like to sell him this summer so as not to continue to support his salary and especially to see him leave freely in a year. The left-handed attacking midfielder’s market value is currently estimated at € 2.5million. Another African international who should not stay in Rhône Alpes: Pape Abdou Cissé . The 25-year-old Senegalese defender, on loan from Olympiakos last January, is not convincing. The managers of Saint-Etienne therefore do not plan to exercise its purchase option.