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Journalist
After trying his hand at various sports, Thibault turned to a career as an amateur footballer. When it came to choosing between becoming a professional footballer and a journalist, the qualities tipped the scales in one direction. He is now part of the editorial staff of 10 Sport, after obtaining a degree from the International Institute of Communication in Paris.
On the ASSE side, the summer transfer window was closed with the arrival of Lucas Stassin. The Greens were looking for a goalscorer and they found what they were looking for in Westerlo by buying the young Belgian for €9M + €1M in bonuses. A transfer of Stassin that was apparently completed in just a few hours and even in the middle of the night.
At 19 years old, Lucas Stassin is now a player of theASSE. A hopeful of Belgian football, the striker signed with the Greens just before the summer transfer window closed. Arriving from Westerlowhere it was purchased for €9M + €1M bonus, Stassin has therefore signed at Saint-Etienne despite other destinations that were available to him. A transfer about which the new player of theASSE made certain revelations.
“Westerlo had accepted the offer from Saint-Étienne during the night”
It is for Newspaper that Lucas Stassin confided in his transfer to theASSE. He then revealed about this operation between the Greens and Westerlo : ” On the morning of the last day of the transfer window, we were playing against Genk in the evening, my father woke me up to tell me that Westerlo had accepted Saint-Étienne’s offer during the night. Before that, we were already in discussions, but Westerlo wanted nine million. Saint-Étienne initially only offered 6 to 7 million, until they finally accepted the asking price. Westerlo gave me the choice. I had to decide quickly. My father, who had already played in the French second division at Angers, told me: “Ligue 1 at 19 is an opportunity that many would take” “.
ASSE rather than Sunderland
Also in the good books of Sunderland, Lucas Stassin was finally convinced by the speech of theASSE. ” In Saint-Étienne, during the first video call, they showed me a lot of data about my matches. They explained that I was very efficient in terms of my expected goals. They also observed my evolution in Westerlo, which, according to them, had not yet reached its ceiling. “, continued the now protégé ofOlivier Dall’Oglio among the Greens.
