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No new signings for Espérance ahead of FIFA Club World Cup


Tunisian club Esperance in training
Photo: Espérance Sportive de Tunis/Facebook

Tunisian champions Espérance de Tunis might be going to the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup without any reinforcements. The Tunis based side will fly out to the United States on June 6th.


Espérance president Hamdi Meddeb is against the notion that the club should go on a spending spree ahead of the Club World Cup. EST were keen on signing Algerian striker Baghdad Bounedjah from Qatar as well as Tunisia national team defender Dylan Bronn but now those potential transfers appear unlikely, at least for now.


According to Tunisian daily La Presse, the Blood and Gold will be opting to play the international tournament without any new signings. New signings were also planned for the new Tunisian Ligue 1 season and the CAF Champions League with players like Bounedjah, Bronn and TP Mazembe defender Ibrahima Keita among the names linked to EST. The club last won the continental tournament back in 2019.


Espérance are in Group D alongside UEFA Conference League champions Chelsea, Brazilian side Flamengo, and Mexican outfit León. EST will face Stade Tunisien in the final of the Tunisian Cup on June 1 before embarking to the USA where their first opponent will be Brazilian giants Flamengo on June 16.


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