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Arsenal have allowed right-back Mathieu Debuchy to join French club St Etienne on a free transfer.
St Etienne announced the deal on Wednesday after the London club released Debuchy from the last 18 months of his contract. The Frenchman hasn’t been a regular for Arsenal since Hector Bellerin emerged as Arsene Wenger’s first-choice right back in 2014-15 but the club had been unable to find a buyer in the previous three transfer windows.
He spent the second half of the 2015-16 season on loan at Bordeaux,…
Neven Subotic had been at Dortmund since 2008.
Neven Subotic has called time on his decade of service to Borussia Dortmund by signing an 18-month deal with St Etienne.
Subotic, 29, won two Bundesliga titles and the German Cup with BVB after moving to Dortmund from Mainz, following manager Jurgen Klopp to the Westfalenstadion, in 2008.
Ligue 1 club St Etienne made their foray into the world of unorthodox signing announcements by tweeting a video of Les Verts fans being asked to pronounce “dobrodosli,” which means welcome in Serbian.
The Serbia…
Paul-Georges Ntep will join St Etienne on loan.
St Etienne have made their second signing of the January transfer window by bringing in France winger Paul-Georges Ntep on loan from Rennes.
The 25-year-old will represent Les Verts until the end of the current season, the mid-table Ligue 1 club announced on Wednesday.
Ntep follows former Sunderland midfielder Yann M’Vila to the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.
Last week M’Vila agreed an 18-month deal with St Etienne following his release by Russian outfit Rubin Kazan.
Monaco netted two goals in each half to thump 10-man St Etienne and move into second place in the Ligue 1 table.
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Monaco made the most of their Friday night fixture as they closed to within six points of Ligue 1 leaders PSG with a 4-0 rout of 10-man St Etienne away from home.
Djibril Sidibe fired the visitors ahead after just three minutes when Keita Balde’s shot rebounded into his path, and Thomas Lemar doubled the lead in the 32nd minute, shaking off several defenders to break into the box and power home a left-footed shot.
Any hope of a St Etienne comeback was ended eight minutes into the second half as…
Riot police were needed to contain Saint-Etienne fans against Lyon in November.
Saint-Etienne fans have been banned from travelling to Sunday’s game at Marseille.
Les Verts announced the sanction on their official website after being notified by the Bouches du Rhone police department.
It follows crowd trouble at their home game against Lyon, which was suspended for 30 minutes and then concluded in an empty stadium after home fans rioted on the pitch following a provocative goal celebration from Nabil Fekir, who took off his shirt and held it up in front of the crowd after scoring…
Oscar Garcia has left his post as Saint-Etienne manager after just five months in charge.
SAINT-ETIENNE, France — Ten days after a humiliating 5-0 home loss to bitter rival Lyon, Saint-Etienne manager Oscar Garcia has left the French league club and been replaced by Julien Sable.
Saint-Etienne said in a statement on Wednesday that Garcia, who quit after only five months in charge, did not ask for financial compensation.
The Spanish coach was replaced by former Saint-Etienne player Sable, who captained the 10-time champions before serving as the club’s academy director.
Sable’s first…
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Isaac Mbenza’s goal gave Montpellier a 1-0 win away to Saint-Etienne in Ligue 1.
Third-placed ASSE were looking to build on their 3-1 win over Metz last time out and show they could put an inconsistent run behind them.
But it was the visitors who scored an untidy 21st-minute opener when Nordi Mukiele crossed, Giovanni Sio scrambled the ball across the box and Mbenza finished at the second attempt.
Vincent Pajot and Remy Cabella were repeatedly frustrated either side of half-time, with Pajot heading…
Oussama Tannane will spend the season on loan at Las Palmas.
Morocco international winger Oussama Tannane will spend the 2016-17 campaign on loan at Las Palmas, the Spanish club announced on Friday
The 23-year-old made 29 league appearances for Ligue 1’s Saint Etienne since arriving to the club 20 months ago from Dutch side Heracles.
Las Palmas can make Tannane’s move permanent next summer for an undisclosed fee.
A statement from Las Palmas said: “Las Palmas reinforces its attack with Morocco international OussamaTannane, who joins on loan from Saint Etienne…
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PSG earned their fourth consecutive victory to start the Ligue 1 season as they cruised past St Etienne at home.
Neymar had a hand in two goals as Paris St Germain continued their 100 percent start to the new Ligue 1 campaign with a comfortable 3-0 home win over Saint-Etienne.
Edinson Cavani put PSG in front after 19 minutes from the penalty spot after being pulled down when trying to get on the end of a flick from the Brazil forward, who left Barcelona earlier this month in a world-record £200.6 million deal.
Captain Thiago Motta added another from close range early in the second half after Neymar’s…