Julien Feret has extended his contract with Caen until 2017, with the option of another 12-months available to the attacking midfielder.
Feret’s original deal was set to expire in June 2016 but the club has agreed a deal to keep the 33-year-old in northern France for potentially another two years.
Caen’s sporting director since 2011, Alain Caveglia, alluded to tieing down their playmaker prior to the annual winter break. The Frenchman told the media that “very advanced discussions” were underway with Feret, alongside Nicolas Seube, in mid-December. In total, the number 25 is the eighth player to extend his stay at the Stade Michel d'Ornano.
Feret one of many to impress this season
Caen signed Feret from boyhood club Rennes in the summer of 2014 following the club’s promotion from Ligue 2 and the veteran subsequently helped his new side secure survival with six goals and four assists in France’s top division.
Now captain of the Normandy outfit, the former Stade de Reims man is just one of a plethora of players enjoying ineffable campaigns. The Blue and Reds currently sit in fourth place following a superb start to the season, challenging the likes of Monaco, Saint-Etienne and fellow minnows Angers SCO for a European spot.
Feret is one of Caen’s five ever-presents in Ligue 1 thus far, making 19 appearances alongside the likes of Remy Vercoutre and Andy Delort. His leadership qualities and attacking ability has been an inspiration for high-flying Caen but has failed to score since November. With the team now struggling, failing to win in their last four, and a host of in-form sides upcoming, Patrice Garande will need his captain to step up when his men return to domestic duties on Sunday.
The 55-year-old manager will have Feret at his disposal for the Coupe de France encounter with Marseille, however, he will be without the suspended Jeff Louis and the injured Valentin Voisin.
