Never used by Olivier Dall'Oglio, the young Igor Miladinovic joined the professional group during the month of January 2025 in order to be tested on a full-scale basis. The new coach, Eirik Horneland, wants to see him in action…
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Recruited last summer for 3 million euros, Igor Miladinovic has not yet worn the colors of ASSE in the championship. The explanation is simple: his coach, Olivier Dall'Oglio, did not judge him at all at the level of Ligue 1 to be able to set foot there… The Croatian had to wait until December 22 and the Coupe de France to experience his first minutes of play in Green. If he has, anecdotally, only touched 4 balls in his new colors, Miladinovic sees the end of the tunnel. Even more so after the arrival of Eirik Horneland…
Horneland wants to test Miladinovic
For the resumption, Eirik Horneland summoned the young Igor Miladinovic. The objective of the new Saint-Etienne coach is to test the 22-year-old midfielder and see him evolve over a full month in training. The ambition of the leaders is clearly to capitalize on his talent. And in Horneland's hands, a miracle could take place…
A difficult adaptation
The arrival of Igor Miladinovic in Forez is not without pain. The player does not speak a word of French and must deal with a translator constantly with him. It's not easy to communicate with teammates and staff. But after six months, the ASSE nugget begins to make its mark. And he is doing everything possible to be the nice surprise of 2025…
