St Étienne coach Pascal Dupraz accidentally leaked signings of Paul Bernardoni and Sada Thioub | OneFootball

As reported L’Équipe, new Saint-Étienne coach Pascal Dupraz accidently leaked the signings of Paul Bernardoni and Sada Thioub from Angers during the transfer window.

Fed up of having dinner at his hotel after joining Les Verts over Christmas, Dupraz and his fitness coach Baptiste Hamid went into the city for a meal and, with many a restaurant shut on the first Monday in January, ended up at a Buffalo Grill, a chain of American themed steak houses.

During the meal, Les Verts director Loïc Perrin called Dupraz to inform him of Bernardoni and Thioub’s likely arrivals, although the deals needed to completed within 48 hours and absolute secrecy was needed. Pleased, Dupraz discussed the transfer with Hamid over a steak.

The moves, however, didn’t remain secret for long with reports detailing the transfers plastered across social media by the next morning. It turned out that a ASSE fan was sitting at the next table and quickly reported what they heard to the media. As L’Équipe point out, Dupraz learned the hard way that everyone supports Saint-Étienne in Saint-Étienne.