The central defender of Saint-Etienne, Kurt Zouma, has a relatively small playing time in his club.

Ranked third at his position behind Loïc Perrin and Moustapha Bayal, the French of Central African origin knows he is not the priority of his coach. Yet Zouma was not expecting such a situation after a good start to the season last year.

“Normally, this season I had to play, play and play to accumulate experience. And the idea was to leave this summer “he said.

He talks about his future with the club St Etienne. “The C 1 is a crazy dream; I told myself that I would stay one more year. After that, we do not know what will happen this summer. These are the vagaries of football. But it is rewarding. “

Zouma played with FC Vaulx-en-Velin (2003-2009) before engaging with Saint-Etienne in 2011.

The junior Blue could face on Thursday in a friendly (under 20 years), Denmark in Tours.