Posted on December 16, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. by Arthur Montagne
Just arrived on the bench of ASSE, Pascal Dupraz seems to have already set his requirements for the winter transfer window. And the recruitment of the Greens could well hold some surprises in particular because of the finances of the club.
After a very complicated start to the season, Claude Puel was finally dismissed from his functions after the heavy defeat against Stade Rennais (0-5). To replace it, as revealed exclusively by le10sport.com, from December 5, it's Pascal Dupraz who was chosen to play the firefighters of service and try to save the ASSE which points to the last place in Ligue 1. In this perspective, the former coach of Toulouse wants to strengthen its workforce for at least two reasons. The first concerns its desire to recruit reinforcements of experience to supervise young players. The second is more problematic since the CAN will deprive the ASSE of at least seven important players namely Denis Bouanga (Gabon), Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia), Saïdou Sow (Guinea), Harold Moukoudi and Yvan Neyou (Cameroon), or even Madhi Camara , courted by The Gambia and Zaydou Youssouf , by the Comoros. Present at a press conference, Pascal Dupraz moreover confirmed his desire to see reinforcements disembark: “I have the weakness to think that I have recipes to advance this team. If we improve this group, I won't say no. There is the CAN, a young group, you have to measure what a club represents. At 18 or 20, that can impress. “
Several 0 € leads already under study
However, given the economic situation of ASSE , Pascal Dupraz will probably have to turn to low cost reinforcements. Loïc Perrin also unveiled the strategy of the Greens for the winter transfer window. “We will try to look for players in difficulty in larger clubs and who are looking for playing time. It's brand new and we wanted Pascal's opinion. It is up to us to study them so as not to be mistaken, ”assured the new ASSE sports coordinator. It is therefore not surprising to see tracks at 0 € emerging in recent hours. After Joris Gnagnon , file opened by Claude Puel , it is the name of Vitorino Hilton that circulated. The Brazilian defender could come out of retirement in order to help ASSE maintain their position. At the height of his 44 years, Hilton had ended his career at the end of last season. And that's not all since an offensive reinforcement will also be expected by Pascal Dupraz . And while the hypothesis of a loan from Jean-Philippe Mateta has circulated, the Greens could finally offer a six-month freelance to Bakary Sako (33 years old) according to Foot Mercato. Passed by ASSE between 2009 and 2013, the former striker of Wolverhampton and Crystal Palace train with the professional group of the club du Forez after several weeks with the reserve. A reinforcement at a lower cost for the ASSE , but not without risk since Bakary Sako has not played since November 2019. Consequently, the winter transfer window of the Greens may have some surprises in store.