During a press conference on Monday, AS Monaco coach Philippe Clement responded to rumors about his goalkeeper Alexander Nübel and Benoit Badiashile. Unsurprisingly, the Belgian hopes to keep his two executives.
Monaco coach Philippe Clément expects a rough winter.
Despite it, AS Monaco is likely to experience a turbulent winter transfer window in January, mainly in the direction of departures. Regarding two of its pillars in particular, goalkeeper Alexander Nübel and central defender Benoît Badiashile.
The two files are different, but the Principality club has serious reasons to tremble.
Nübel and Badiashile, head to Monaco
Regarding Nübel, the deal is clear: the goalkeeper is the subject of discussions between ASM and Bayern Munich, his club, who would like to anticipate the end of his loan and repatriate him immediately to compensate for the long package of Manuel Neuer, absent until the end of the season due to a broken leg. For Badiashile, Chelsea would have drawn an offer of 45 million euros to dislodge him this winter. As you will have understood, the threat is really present in both cases.
But for now, Monaco coach Philippe Clement refuses to panic. At a press conference on Monday, the Belgian gave news of his two courted players. “They are here in training and have their heads here. They do whatever it takes for the team. I have been in Monaco for eleven months now and in the last six months there has been a lot of interest for a lot of players.“Assured the technician, who logically counts on his executives for the trip to Auxerre on Wednesday in Ligue 1.
Clement refuses to panic
Very calm, Clement admits all the same that he is impatiently awaiting the end of the winter transfer window… which has not even started. “It’s not something new because it’s a project with a lot of young players, so there’s interest in the transfer market. As a coach, we are always happy when the transfer window ends. We’ll see. It depends on the situations, if they are interesting for the club or not. The most important thing for me is that the players have their heads here, and they do.“, Added the former coach of Bruges, who is likely to find the time long by the end of January.
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