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AS Saint-Etienne struggling to keep hold of star duo

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Les Verts might struggle to hold on to the likes of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Faouzi Ghoulam who are attracting interest from a host of European clubs
As things stand, Ligue 1 side AS Saint-Etienne might once again miss out on European football next season. Standing in sixth place in the Championnat, Galtier’s men chase Girondins de Bordeaux by a solitary point with just one game to go.
However, the season has been a pretty good one for the Rhone side. Both sides play eachother at the Chaban Delmas next week and Les Verts need to beat http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Francis-c13946 Gillot’s side if they are to have any chance of playing in the Europa League.
If they don’t achieve their target, Les Verts could be set to lose the services of a few of their big-name players. Already, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bakary-Sako-c7217 is AC Milan bound.
Young defender, Faouzi Ghoulam has been in fine form for ASSE this season. The 21-year-old’s self-assured performances for Les Verts have attracted interest from as many as five European clubs. Reports claim that Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund, VfB
Stuttgart, AS http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003 are keen on signing the highly-rated defender who is under contract at the club until 2014.
“We don’t close any doors on a transfer. I do not forget that I was trained by St. Etienne. So I can stay here. I owe a lot to ASSE. The least I could give them would be a good transfer (fees). We’ll see what the club will offer me. For now, there are no
negotiations,” said the youngster.
La Liga side http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Adil-Rami-c3639 who joined Los Che from LOSC Lille last summer.
Meanwhile, AS Saint-Etienne will also struggle to keep hold of highly-rated striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
A true revelation for Les Verts since the beginning of the 2011/2012 Championnat, the 22-year-old http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gabon-c2902 international has been in sparkling form for Les Verts. This season, the youngster has scored 15 Ligue 1 goals for his club and has also provided five
assists.
The youngster initially arrived at ASSE on loan from AC Milan but became a permanent signing last summer. However, it appears that Paris Saint-Germain are keen on signing the player. PSG are looking to bring the player to the club in 2 years time which means
that Galtier could be forced to start looking for a replacement soon.

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