With the talented young players available in its reserve, AS Saint-Etienne does not even need to offer a new top striker in Eirik Horneland. The Saint-Etienne coach already has Lucas Stassin's understudy, the nugget who could save the club from relegation.
AS Saint-Etienne will have to use effective magic to stay permanently in Ligue 1. After a completely failed first half of the season, the Greens have made the decision to change coach. The arrival of Eirik Horneland in place of Olivier Dall'Oglio is promising since the content of the matches is significantly better than before. But from an accounting point of view, the Forézien club continues to stagnate in the play-off position. At the same time, ASSE is only the penultimate attack in the championship with 17 goals scored. It's less than the Montpellier red lantern. To compensate for these shortcomings, management could offer a new striker to Eirik Horneland to allow him to have more choices. However, she prefers to give a chance to a very young player, Djylian N'Guessan (16 years old). In any way, he can become the nugget that will save Sainté from relegation.
Stassin's understudy is already at the club
As Peuple Vert indicates, you don't have to look any further than the training center to find a new top striker. The young talent Djylian N'Guessan, professional since November 2024 and linked to the club until June 2027, could be the ideal solution for Eirik Horneland. The Norwegian coach has already played his young striker three times in Ligue 1, born in August 2008. It is also rare to have so much professional playing time at his age.
-Described as a versatile attacker, he can play understudy to Lucas Stassin. Enough to reassure the management which wants to take an important turn in its project thanks to the training of young players. With the injury to Ibrahim Wadji and the suspension of Ibrahim Sissoko, N'Guessan has a good chance of getting a little more playing time. All that is missing is the opening of his counter to definitely have a luxury spot in the rotation.
