Axel Meunier, Media365, published on Thursday June 20, 2024 at 3:26 p.m.
Almost a month after its Ligue 2 champion title, Auxerre is strengthening with the arrival of a first recruit in the person of Lasso Coulibaly.
Promoted to Ligue 1 after being crowned champion of Ligue 2, AJ Auxerre will make its return to the elite of French football, just one season after being relegated. With Angers and Saint-Étienne, the three promoted clubs have a common objective: maintenance. For that, we must strengthen ourselves during the summer transfer window, and this is already done for the Icaunais club which announced its first recruit in a press release: “The AJA is launching its transfer window! The club is happy to announce the signing until 2028 of Lasso Coulibaly, who will wear number 21. Ivorian international hopeful, he arrives from the Danish club FC Nordsjaelland, where he has been playing since 2021 and where he began his professional career at just 19 years old. According to information from FootMercatothe transfer of the 21-year-old winger should be around two million euros.
A good pick for Christophe Pélissier
In 31 matches in all competitions with Nordsjaelland at the start of the season and with the Randers (on loan), Lasso Coulibaly scored a total of 4 goals and delivered 5 assists. An offensive and versatile player, he has good speed and dribbling qualities. He can play on the right or left as a midfielder, winger or even striker. A very interesting profile that will need to be monitored in Christophe Pélissier’s future team. Also interested in the profile of the right side of FC Metz, Kévin Van Den Kerkhof, Auxerre faces competition from RC Lens. Despite everything, the Burgundian club does not hesitate to rely on its training to expand its squad. In this sense, the club also announced the signing of the first professional contract of its 20-year-old attacking midfielder, Pierre Massinou, until June 2027. A product of the Auxerre training center where he arrived in 2018, he registered 3 goals and 2 assists in 14 National 2 matches this season.
