Mercato: Khazri, a purely economic choice?

Wahbi Khazri, who decided to commit to the ASSE on this transfer window, leaves great regrets at Stade Rennais. Where President Olivier Létang says more behind the scenes of the negotiations

Torn for several weeks between Stade Rennais and ASSE, Wahbi Khazri finally decided to join the Greens this summer. Olivier Létang, president of the Breton club, returned to the backstage of the negotiations of this interminable file by bringing a precision of size: the Tunisian striker would have chosen the club Ligerian because of the lure of the gain.

«Wahbi has made a choice that was more economical with his departure to Saint-Etienne "

" As for Wahbi, the decision was ours, very clearly, because Wahbi wanted to stay. Then, without going into details, there are economic considerations, he claimed on the air RMC . We set a framework, I wanted to respect it in relation to our budget, compared to what is happening and cloakroom balances. We wanted to stay on it. We had the hand, I can badure you that Wahbi really wanted to stay. It was a really fantastic human meeting with Wahbi because he is very good. Afterwards, he made another choice that was more economical with his departure to Saint-Etienne. But I often talk about the institution, to protect the institution and the club. It was important to respect this framework. "