Former ASSE striker Kévin Monnet-Paquet has returned to his refusal to join LOSC. A choice of the heart for the former Saint-Etienne.
AS Saint-Étienne have made significant departures during the last two summer transfer windows. The executives whose contracts were about to expire have in fact left ASSE. This summer, the Loire club has sold some such as Wahbi Khazri, Romain Hamouma, Timothée Kolodziejczak or Denis Bouanga. Only the last city was not out of contract with the Greens. The Gabonese went on to continue his MLS career, on the side of LOS Angeles FC. A year earlier, Saint-Étienne registered the departure of elements such as Mathieu Débuchy or Kevin Monnet-Paquet. The two men did not see their contracts extended and left Forez. As for former striker Stéphanois, he has signed with Aris Limassol’s Cypriot side. Asked by 90 Footballhas returned to a strong choice of his career.
ASSE Market: Monnet-Paquet and his refusal to sign with LOSC
In his release, the former Saint-Étienne member revealed why he had let down Lille OSC. Trained at RC Lens, LOSC’s great rivals, the now 34-year-old striker has not been seen wearing the shirt of the enemy. Failing to join the Dogues, Kevin Monnet-Paquet opted for a move to FC Lorient. He defended Merlus colors from 2010 to 2014, including a season on loan, before moving to ASSE.
“I didn’t see myself going to play there. With all due respect to LOSC, I trained at Lens, I immersed myself in the club. I couldn’t see myself playing there.”has explained former striker of the Greens. Which is far from recovering since he left Cyprus. He was again the victim of a ruptured cruciate ligament. An injury that has kept him away from the field since March. His contract with the Cypriot team expires at the end of the season.
