When mentioning his name, we sometimes tend to forget that the boy was international for the first time at just 21 years old, in the middle of the World Cup in Japan.
Pierre-Louis Barassi, since it is him we are talking about, has never exploded as expected, until now. On the clock, only 3 small selections, while because of too regular injuries and the emergence of Paul Costes in particular, he has never asserted himself as a potential starter in Toulouse since his arrival in 2022. The one that was supposed to make take another turn in his career.
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So much so that with a contract which will end next June, it is today unlikely to see the former Lyon player extend in Haute-Garonne. Very popular, the solid 3/4 center (1m88 and 100kg) should indeed join another club in the summer of 2025.
And Yoann Huget, today a consultant for Sud-Radio and still very close to the Toulouse locker room, clarifies the question by mentioning the signing of Teddy Thomas to Ernest-Wallon: “At the moment, there is talk of Pierre-Louis Barassi leaving Toulon.“
An association with Frisch?
It must be said that places are expensive at Stade Toulousain and that the club will probably have to let a player of his caliber leave, with the arrival of Thomas, who can now play in the center. To go to Toulon, then?
We know that Barassi – a player who is both physical, dynamic and elegant – has been receiving beacon calls from big Top 14 clubs since the start of 2024. Stade Français once wanted to make him a potential starter. , in the middle of the field.
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Then Clermont came to the charge a few months ago, before the RCT was finally in pole position today, according to what people say. Toulon, which will lose Fainga'anuku and Paia'aua next summer, would have the opportunity to form a pair of 100% JIFF and international centers, between Barassi and Frisch. And therefore real arguments to try to convince him. Especially since we know that Toulon loves former Toulouse residents…
