http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steed-Malbranque-c33957 back to return to football after AS Saint-Etienne saga – reports
Reports in French media suggest that former Sunderland midfielder Steed Malbranque is looking to make a quick return to football.
In a surprising move, Malbranque successfully sought termination of his contract at Ligue 1 outfit AS Saint-Etienne after only joining the club earlier this August. However, it now seems that the Frenchman is keen on making a swift return to the sport two
days after terminating his contract with Les Verts.
It was announced on Saint-Etienne’s official website that due to personal issues, Malbranque had decided to end his contract with the Rhone club.
The statement read, “At a meeting held Monday night in the administrative centre between Saint-Etienne management and Steed Malbranque, both parties have decided by mutual consent, to end their partnership amicably. The management of ASSE would like to wish
Steed the best in his choices in his life and future.”
However, according to L’Equipe, the now ex-Saint-Etienne midfielder has decided to get his career back on track. After playing just 26 minutes of football in a Ligue 1 encounter against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-de-Marseille-c40127 during his short stay at Saint-Etienne, the former
Fulham manager remains in great shape and could see himself signing for a new club soon.
Reports in L’Equipe suggest that Ligue 1 outfit Valenciennes and Scottish Premier League giants http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rangers-c40314 are keen on the services of the influential playmaker. Furthermore, both parties have already made contact with the player’s agent.
The recent news regarding Malbranque is a surprising one indeed as it is very rare to see a player terminate his contract a few weeks after joining the club. In short, the whole mystery surrounding the personal reasons that forced Malbranque to seek termination
of his contract has made this one of the hottest topics in Ligue 1.
Reasons for Malbranque’s departure from the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard have not yet been disclosed but once the player joins a new club, things might become clearer than they are at present. However, for the Les Verts supporters, Malbranque’s decision to take
such a quick U-turn in the space of just two minutes will always be impossible to comprehend.
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