Germanijak reports on St. Etienne's decision to purchase Bernauer's contract following his loan from Dinamo. St. Etienne has decided to purchase Bernauer's contract after he spent the latter part of the season on loan from Dinamo. Bernauer played 11 matches in Ligue 1, totaling 762 minutes. Despite St. Etienne's relegation, Bernauer will move to the second tier of French club football. The transfer fee is reported as 1.2 million euros, but the contract length with St. Etienne remains undisclosed.

Sportske Novosti reports on St. Etienne's interest in purchasing Bernauer from Dinamo Zagreb. St. Etienne, despite being relegated to the second division, is interested in purchasing Bernauer from Dinamo Zagreb. If the deal goes through, it would relieve Dinamo of Bernauer's contract.

According to French media, St.Etienne, despite being relegated from Ligue 1, has decided to activate the clause to purchase Maxime Bernauer from Dinamo for 1.5 million euros. He is expected to be their first reinforcement in their mission to return to top-flight status. Final decision and signing are still awaited, but reports suggest he will remain with St.Etienne.

Maxime Bernauer became a regular player for St. Etienne, although the club has little chance of retaining its top league status. His transfer to Dinamo was valued at 1.2 million euros.