Le Havre coach Luka Elsner has extended his contract for one season until 2025, the club announced on Wednesday promoted to Ligue 1, which has also registered three new recruits.
Elsner arrived last summer for two years, in the suitcases of the new president Jean-Michel Roussier and the fresh sports director Mathieu Bodmer, of whom he had been the last coach in Amiens (2019-2020).
Relying on an intractable defence, he was in charge of an exceptional season, where the HAC recorded a series of 32 matches without defeat, equaling the record of Sedan in 1955 in the second division.
As the club prepare to return to the top flight after a 14-year absence, the entire staff has been extended until 2025.
The challenge is significant for the Slovenian coach, who could not prevent the relegation of Amiens at the end of a season truncated by sanitary confinement in 2020.
To strengthen its group, the HAC announced Tuesday the arrival of two young attackers and a defender.
Kandet Diawara, 23, trained in Lens, signed for three years, after three seasons in Cyprus (Apoel Nicosie then Paralimni).
Issa Soumaré, a versatile 22-year-old striker, has also signed up for three years, from Beerschot (2nd Belgian div.), after a convincing loan last season to Quevilly-Rouen Métropole (L2).
For its rearguard, the HAC bet on Yoann Salmier, 30-year-old central defender, who signed for two seasons after playing 117 L2 and 77 L1 matches between Strasbourg (2014-2019) and Troyes (2019-2023). ).