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Graduated from Journalism School in Paris. Specializing in football, and more particularly on the transfer window. Fan of PSG and Stade Français.
Considered one of the new gems of French football, but above all one of the most promising players in ASSE, Mathis Amougou is giving Saint-Etienne leaders a hard time. Under contract until June 2026, the 18-year-old midfielder refuses to extend…
After witnessing the emergence of the phenomenon Warren Zaire-Emery when he was just 16 years old, French football has been enjoying a no less talented and also precocious midfielder for several months: Mathis Amougou. At 18 years old, this nugget formed byAS Saint-Etienne made his debut in Ligue 1 and impressed observers. Hotly courted last summer, Amougou becomes a real subject in Forez since his contract will end in 18 months (June 2026). The fear of seeing the club's new treasure leave the nest, for zero, begins to gain momentum internally…
Amougou refuses everything
Since this summer, ASSE has launched major maneuvers to try to extend Mathis Amougou. On several occasions, the Greens sent the player's representatives significantly more financially attractive proposals. The Saint-Etienne board has the ambition to makeAmougou a pillar of the new project and tries, through the various proposals, to show that the midfielder will have a role to play for the future of the club. But according to our sources, so far, not all proposals have come to fruition. Mathis Amougou seems to be taking the path of the exit and a future far from theASSE. An inconceivable scenario for the new leaders of Kilmer Group.
Jorge Mendes lurks…
In recent weeks, Mathis Amougou plays less. According to the newspaper The Teamthe French U19 international would be “ disturbed » by discussions around its future. Put on the bench by Eirik Hornelandthe new Saint-Etienne coach, the midfielder is going through a complicated period. Because in the background of discussions on his short and medium term future, a battle for the management of his career is taking place… Several large agencies are trying to convince him to change representatives. Our sources indicate in particular that the essential Jorge Mendes identified Mathis Amougou as a player whose career he would like to manage. A game of influence that is not easy to understand for an 18-year-old kid who signed his first professional contract in 2023 and who only has 15 Ligue 1 matches under his belt…
Bayer Leverkusen in pole position?
While boys like Benjamin Bouchouari explodes since the arrival of the Norwegian coach Eirik Horneland in Saint-Etienne, Mathis Amougou goes the opposite way and appears to be sliding down a downward slope. The tension surrounding his case is growing. As we write these lines, the Saint-Etienne hopeful seems ready to end the season in this context to open the doors to a departure in the summer of 2025. Bayer Leverkusenvery hot to sign him last summer, is still there. According to our information, contrary to what has been written elsewhere, never sent an official offer to theASSE. More Xabi Alonsomentor you Bayerappreciates it enormously. One year from the end of his contract, next June, Amougou will be prime prey for European clubs who have fallen for his talent and his obvious room for improvement. For his part, Kilmer Group continues to believe in the extension of his jewel and gives himself a few more months to convince him to stay.
