The head coach for Clermont Foot, Pascal Gastien has disclosed that Ghana international Abdul Salis Samed had set his sights set on leaving the club at the end of the season.
According to him, although Clermont Foot wanted to keep the midfielder, he just wanted to leave and it was impossible to convince him otherwise.
“Abdul Samed didn’t want to stay. The club was ready to make an effort, but he decided to leave. As soon as the club got a decent offer, it was over. But if he doesn’t,” Coach Pascal Gastien said.
He is however of the view that if there had been no contract offer the Ghanaian would have stayed.
“Had there been no correct offer, he would have stayed. That’s what happened for Mohamed Bayo”, Pascal Gastien, said.
Despite having three more years left on his contract with Clermont Foot, Abdul Salis Samed has joined RC Lens on a five-year contract.
