Ewen Jaouen price climbs to 20 million euros

Saint-Étienne’s move for ewen jaouen has been complicated by Stade de Reims’ price tag, with the club now looking at a demand between 15 and 20 million euros. Newcastle, Brighton and Tottenham are also tracking the 20-year-old goalkeeper, pushing the deal far beyond an ordinary Ligue 2 recruitment plan.

Reims raises the bar

Jaouen’s value has risen on the back of a season that brought 15 clean sheets for Reims, enough to put him on the radar of clubs beyond France. He is under contract until 2029, and that security gives Reims room to ask for a fee that matches the attention he is drawing.

Saint-Étienne want him to strengthen the goalkeeping position next season and, more specifically, to bring in either a successor or a serious competitor to Gautier Larsonneur. The Verts are third in Ligue 2 with 57 points after 33 matchdays, a position that keeps promotion in view while recruitment is still being shaped.

Saint-Étienne and Larsonneur

The issue for Saint-Étienne is financial as much as sporting. Reims’ asking range sits at a level English clubs can absorb more easily, and that changes the market around a player who has already been identified as a major target.

Jaouen also wants a major challenge, which helps explain why his name has moved into a more crowded market. For Saint-Étienne, that means the chase is now about whether a club preparing for a possible rise can compete with Premier League interest and a valuation that may already be out of reach.

What happens next will be decided by price as much as ambition. If Saint-Étienne stay in the race, they need a deal that fits a squad-building plan built around promotion pressure and a goalkeeper battle that is no longer just internal.