Ligue 1 star set for summer exit

French newspaper Le 10 Sport understands that Saint Etienne goalkeeper Stephane Ruffier is set to quit les Verts in the summer transfer window.

The 27-year-old is widely regarded as one of league’s top goalkeeper and he has seen his name linked with a number of high-profile sides in the past.

And with his current deal due to expire in June 2015, chances are that he will be leaving Saint Etienne for greener pastures in the summer.

Ruffier has revealed that he has not been offered a contract extension, which is enough to suggest les Verts plan to cash in on him at the end of the current campaign.

The experienced shot-stopper joined Saint Etienne from Monaco in the summer of 2011 and has since made a total of 100 Ligue 1 appearances.

He is now heavily linked with a return to Stade Louis II as the Principality club are widely searching for a new number one.