Jean-Eudes Aholou posed on Tuesday with the Racing jersey.

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  • Racing had been looking for months, he found: Jean-Eudes Ahoulou comes to strengthen the midfield of the Alsatian club.

  • The Ivorian international is well known at Meinau: he played there from January 2017 to summer 2018.

  • Loaned by As Monaco, the former Orléanais comes out of two difficult seasons and will clearly be on the revival.

“We are looking for a player in front of the defense, something that cleans well.

“At the end of June, Thierry Laurey announced his priority.

The coach of RC Strasbourg will have taken three months to be satisfied.

Tuesday evening, the long-awaited defensive midfielder finally committed to the Alsatian club.

He is an old acquaintance: Jean-Eudes Aholou, who arrives on loan for one season, without an option to buy.

Arrived from Orleans in January 2017 to July 2018, he participated in the rise in the Racing League before confirming the following season.

Even explode, with 5 goals in 35 top-flight matches, and a transfer in the summer of 2018 to AS Monaco for an estimated sum of 14 million euros, RC Strasbourg's record at the time.

"Racing is a special club"

A little more than two seasons later, the Ivorian international is back at La Meinau.

Clearly on the revival after a mixed first exercise in the Principality (21 games) and an even more difficult following on loan at Saint-Etienne.

He was then injured and could only take part in 11 matches.

“I went through complicated times but today I take it as an apprenticeship.

The events allowed me to grow, ”explained the 26-year-old player in a press release from the Alsatian club.

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To believe him, he would not have hesitated to return to Alsace, despite the interest of Watford and Valence.

“But when Strasbourg came forward, I didn't hesitate any longer.

I had a great time here.

I will not experience any integration problems.

I know the coach, I know what he expects from me […] Racing is a special, warm club.

I hope to see a full Meinau as soon as possible, as I have known it, because the atmosphere here is fantastic.

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He may have to wait a bit.

Against Lille on Sunday, the Strasbourg den will still be limited to a gauge of 5,000 spectators.

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