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The young second row of Stade Toulousain, Clément Vergé, is coming to the end of his contract at the end of the season. And as every time a promising young player could arrive on the transfer market, rumors are rife about him. He talks about how he approaches this special period.
What Clément Vergé is experiencing is part of the career of a professional rugby player. At the end of his contract at the end of the season, in June 2025, the second line trained at Stade Toulousain is currently discussing his future with the club. But as always in these periods of negotiations, rumors are rife, especially when you are a great hope of French rugby in this position.
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Also, like La Dépêche du Midi revealed it, other clubs were interested in the profile of the player from Saint-Lizier, in Ariège. Montpellier, Pau and even the Union Bordeaux-Bègles have, according to our information, expressed their interest. Faced for the first time in his young career with seeing his name leaked regarding a possible transfer, Clément Vergé explains to keep a cool head, and see the positive side of things.
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In particular, he highlights the difficulty for a professional rugby player to obtain a contract and does not trivialize the luck he has. “I try to discuss it with my family and above all to see it in a positive way. If we put it into perspective a little, I still have the chance to tell myself that I have clubs who are interested, which is gratifying Especially since in professional rugby, there are more and more guys who find themselves without a contract every season. I tell myself that I'm still lucky. It's not easy to manage, but that's it. is part of the life of a professional rugby player, it is necessary just deal with it.”
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That says a lot about the maturity of the boy who is struggling to find playing time at the start of the season (three matches, one start). Moreover, he is adapting to this period of negotiation and the media game that it involves. “We will say that it is a virtuous circle. If we are good on the pitch, we will have requests and we will be exposed. We just have to see it in a positive way.”
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A contract extension cannot be ruled out for Ernest-Wallon, even if the player did not want to say more and remains attentive to all proposals. “With Stade Toulousain, we are still discussing. For the moment there is nothing decided yet, neither with Toulouse, nor elsewhere. I am giving myself time to think. What I want is to play in rugby and progress. I'm at the start of my career so… For me the important thing is to play rugby, no matter where I am next year, what I want is to play rugby.”
