So far, OGC Nice has not lived up to its sporting expectations in Ligue 1, after eight matchdays it is only 13th place. Captain and ex-Bundesliga defender Dante (38) does not see the responsibility for this with returning coach Lucien Favre, but with the management of the club.
“We have to question ourselves because we have a pretty big lack of points compared to our ambitions,” said Dante (quoted via “RMC Sports”) after the 0-1 home defeat against Angers SCO. “The coach must be left out. It’s too easy to target him. If you give him his team 24 hours before the end of the transfer window, you are less credible when you ask yourself questions about his qualities. Everything has yet to come together.”
On September 5 – after Deadline Day – the OGC announced the signing of midfielder Ross Barkley (28), who was out of contract after his contract was terminated. On the final day of the transfer window, centre-forward Amine Gouiri (22) joined Stade Rennes for €28m while Gaëtan Laborde (28) went the opposite route for up to €15m. A week earlier, attacker and France U21 international Sofiane Diop (22) arrived from AS Monaco – including bonuses, he could become the club’s most expensive signing.
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Olympique Marseille’s center forward Bamba Dieng (22) had decided on Nice shortly before the transfer deadline, but failed the medical check as a result of a real transfer crime. Unlike winger Nicolas Pépé (27), who was brought in from Arsenal on August 25 for a year. Nice attacker Kasper Dolberg (24) meanwhile went on loan to Sevilla FC on Deadline Day with an option to buy. In total, the French signed 13 new players for a fee of 70 million euros – 33 million euros were taken from player sales.
OGC Nice is missing a sporting director after the departure of Fournier
After the departure of Julien Fournier after eleven years in the direction of Parma Calcio, Nice are still looking for a new solution in the position of sporting director. Dante also criticized that vacuum. “There were departures from the club that hurt us… (…) And today you can feel it. (…) The club is still looking for a sports director. Someone who supports the coach and that will also relieve him of some things,” explained the Brazilian.
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