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SM Caen start their Ligue 2 season tomorrow with a home fixture against Paris FC and will be doing so without their top scorer from last season, Alexandre Mendy, with the player still unavailable due to his desire to join Sunderland.
Speaking in his pre-match press conference to Ouest-France, Caen manager Nicolas Seube confirmed the absence of Mendy and explained that it’s a difficult situation that they hope to solve before the end of the transfer window.
Seube also explained that the player is undergoing individual training to make sure he is fit enough while a solution is found:
Alexandre Mendy will not be here. He is in individual training with the athletic trainers. The situation is delicate and difficult to sort out. Of course, as coach, I’d like him to be able to join the squad so that we have an extra attacking weapon. I hope that between now and the end of the summer transfer window, we’ll find the best formula.
I’ve given my opinion on this subject and it’s not up to me. I’ll keep the discussions we’ve had together to myself. It’s an unpleasant situation for everyone, the player, the club, the new shareholders and me as coach. For the moment, everyone is losing out in this story. The idea is for us to find a win-win situation.
Crazy if this deal doesn't happen