Ivan Gazidis, the new president of ASSE, continues his summer transfer window. After reaching an agreement with Yunis Abdelhamid, the South African businessman is this time targeting Ben Old, a New Zealand striker.
The Greens know it, they will have to maintain their position at the end of next season. After returning to the elite, ASSE, which passed under the Canadian flag with the takeover of the club by Kilmer Sport Ventures, must recruit accordingly. Yunis Abdelhamid, should commit in the coming hours, only the medical examination would remain to be validated. The 36-year-old defender was to be followed by the arrival of Ben Old, a New Zealand striker who caught the eye of the Saint-Etienne management. 90 football revealed that the Wellington Phoenix player is set to wear the green jersey next year.
Well Old, a winning bet?
Another signature should be made official, that of young New Zealand international Ben Old (21 years old, 4 caps). Versatile in being able to play winger or in the center of the attack, the left-hander had a good season with 5 goals, and 4 assists in 27 games. Unknown to the general public, Ben Old, could therefore discover the French championship with the Greens. This first recruit in the offensive sector would fill the cases of Mbuku and Cardona, for whom a return next season to the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium seems badly embarked.
A big Saint-Étienne fan, I still get excited every time I talk about the 2013 League Cup title. Remember… ASSE-RENNES final, we’re playing in the eighteenth minute. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang receives the ball on the left side, crosses with the outside of his foot, and finds Brandao who puts the ball in the back of the net with his left. 1-0 for the Greens, the score remains like that. Enough for me to remember it as if it were yesterday.
