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Roger Assale: Why I joined Dijon from Young Boys

Roger Assale claims the French elite division will aid his progress in football after he joined Ligue 1 outfit Dijon.

The Cote d’Ivoire international joined the Owls having spent three seasons with Swiss top-flight side Young Boys on a four-year contract for a fee worth €4m.

ud83dudce2 La #TeamDFCO, ce message de Roger Assalé est pour toi ! ud83dude00#Assale2024 #DFCO pic.twitter.com/YwpUtGVeYg

— Dijon FCO (@DFCO_Officiel) September 5, 2020

Assale had missed out on a move to Montpellier in January, however, his arrival at Stade Gaston means the African comes in as a replacement for departing Julio Tavares.