Mercato: ASSE misses a Ligue 1 revelation, it reveals the reason

Friday 01st November 2024 08:06 PM

Thibault Morlain
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Journalist

After trying different sports, Thibault turned to a career as an amateur footballer. When making a choice between becoming a professional footballer and a journalist, the qualities tipped the scales to one side. Here he is now in the editorial staff of 10 Sport, after a diploma obtained at the International Institute of Communication in Paris.

This Saturday, ASSE welcomes Strasbourg. If Sebastian Nanasi is a Strasbourg player today, he could very well have been opposite. Indeed, the Greens were thinking of the Swede this summer, who finally got involved with the RCSA. No stranger to the signing of Nanasi, Liam Rosenior revealed behind the scenes of this file.

Previously evolving on the side of Malmö, Sebastian Nanasi was courted this summer. While ASSE was thinking of the Swede, it was ultimately Strasbourg who won the prize. A big blow when we see the start of the season for the player Liam Rosenior. At 22 years old, Pineapple is one of the revelations of Ligue 1, already the author of 3 goals and 2 assists. L’ASSE can bite your fingers…

The first call between Rosenior and Nanasi

At a press conference, Liam Rosenior returned to the signing of Sebastian Nanasi has Strasbourgrather thanASSE or in another European club. The coach of RCSA then explained regarding the Swede, who shines today under his orders in Alsace: “ The first time I had contact with him via Facetime, what struck me beyond the quality of the player was his entourage behind him. They were very curious about the game philosophy, which is what I wanted to implement because they were very focused on the development of the player's career ».

“That was the key to convincing the player to come”

« There were not only Saint-Étienne on him but also big European clubs. The meeting I had with him to explain to him what I wanted to put in place, I think that was the key to convincing the player to come to a system that would suit him in order to be able to develop and continue his progression. », then added the coach of Strasbourg on this file Pineapple.