It’s a soap opera that has been going on since the end of last season and could still last for a while. The striker of Amiens SC, Aliou Badji has been announced on the departure since the spring. If the ASC, which was loaned the player last season, exercised its option to buy the 24-year-old Senegalese, club top scorer in 2021–22 (13 goals), would like to join AJ Auxerre, just promoted to Ligue 1.
Officially injured during the preparation, Aliou Badji had missed the first two Ligue 2 matches against Metz and Annecy. Saturday, after resuming training in the week, he was to be present on the ground in Sochaux. But one hour from the meeting, his name does not appear on the score sheet. At the end of the meeting, the leaders of the club explain to France Bleu Picardie that it is their own decision. But this Monday morning, in a series of posts on Twitter, the president of the ASC, Bernard Joannin, suggests that the player refused to play Saturday night.
“Aliou does not adopt a good attitude, unlike players like Formose Mendy (still in the squad), or even Serhou Guirassy (left for Stade Rennais in the summer of 2020) before his departure, moreover I advise him to be inspired by it.”explains Bernard Joannin. “By refusing to wear the jersey to play, he goes against his interests and the interests of Amiens SCalso. A player must play to assert his ability to evolve at the highest level. (He has his ) place with the team, we will do everything to ensure that his return goes well. Having a good and fair attitude will greatly facilitate his transfer.”
The president of the ASC who also explains that his club “will stand firm” on the price fixed for the transfer of Aliou Badji to AJ Auxerre. The Auxerrois who should also recruit former Bordeaux attacker M’Baye Niang for this position, according to information from our colleagues from France Bleu Auxerre.