Ligue 1 did not wait for the opening of the winter transfer window on Saturday to experience its first sensation.
L'Estac has just announced the departure of its trainer Laurent Batlles.
The end of a collaboration decided "by mutual agreement and in good understanding," indicates the Trojan club.
At the end of many constructive and benevolent discussions, it was indeed agreed to continue the season by following different trajectories ”.
The management indicates in a press release that the objective is to "give a new impetus to the group before approaching the return phase" and to "maximize the chances of maintenance".
It is Erik Mombaerts, technical advisor so far, who will ensure the transition "for the next few weeks".
Nothing foreshadowed such a departure from an accounting point of view.
15th in Ligue 1, one point behind the first relegation, Troyes, Manchester City satellite club and property of the City Group, has made an average start to the season.
But he finds himself totally in the fight for maintenance with six other clubs.
Very coveted last summer
Neophyte in Ligue 1, the former midfielder has always assumed his offensive bias even if the demands of the high level have forced him to develop a less ambitious game project.
Very coveted this summer, after the rise of his team, he had finally chosen to stay in the Aube.
"I wanted to register, already, in a 3rd year in order to participate in the maintenance of the club in Ligue 1, he justified in our columns in November.
What I have here can take me a step further.
Joining another club implies another form of pressure, more waiting and a part of the unknown ”.
Here he is plunged into it faster than expected.