Official: Savidan won’t come to Monaco

By: Christoffer | July 4th, 2009

Today the press conference regarding Steve Savidans medical problems was held. He told the press that during his medical tests with Monaco, they discovered serious heart problems. Theese problems have caused Monaco to break off negotiations with Caen. And following that Savidan could stop his career. Here is a quote from the press conference from Steve Savidan: “I am very sad over not being able to join Monaco. It would have been a dream come true for me. But for now I have to focus about my career, but unfortunately it doesn’t look good for me”. He will return to Caen, and undergo a series of tests to see if he will be able to play at the top level again. But a miracle will have to happen if he will be able to do that. This is very sad news for Monaco, as we just thought we had that top striker to take our offense to the next level. Mark Keller our CEO said during the press conference that he really felt for Steve, and that he wishes him the best of luck, and that he is always welcome in Monaco. He would be allowed to come watch all the games on our home field.

Monaco now have to start looking for a new striker, and one striker have already been mentioned. Obafemi Martins! Newcastle have announced that they will have to sell him now that they have relegated to the Coca-cola championship in England. He could also come at a fair price with Newcastles financial problems. I would personally be very happy to see a striker of Martins level come to Monaco but let’s see how it will evolve.
In other news our talented keeper Stephane Ruffier have prolonged his stay here in Monaco! He signed a contract until 2013 and will therefore not be sold this season. Also defender Cedric Mongongu have signed a new contract. It will as Ruffier also go to 2013. This is great news that Guy Lacombe is keeping all our talents with longterm deals. So some positive news there was, but still a sad day in Monaco. I wish Steve Savidan all the best in his future. Very sad for him.
That is it for this time, I will be back with news soon.