The SC Bastia Chronicle
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
AS Saint-Etienne tell SC Bastia: Irvin Cardona is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Market10 Aug 2026
SC Bastia say no — this time
The offer from FC Nantes for Tom Ducrocq was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at SC Bastia
Danel Sinani was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Romain Jean-Baptiste arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Romain Jean-Baptiste has, at SC Bastia, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Ayman Aiki stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Ayman Aiki and SC Bastia agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Match8 Aug 2026
A bad afternoon for SC Bastia against Le Mans FC
0‑2 to Le Mans FC, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Market10 Aug 2026
SC Bastia promote Benoît Philippe from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Benoît Philippe has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Guillaume Perrot steps up from the SC Bastia academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Guillaume Perrot has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
SC Bastia promote Hervé Pérez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Hervé Pérez has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Squad Anthony Roncaglia reaches 100 appearances
- The dugout The view from the dugout
- The dugout No hiding place for Florian Bohnert