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A few weeks before the end of the transfer window, Ludovic Blas is from Nantes… until a reversal of the situation in private, which would send him to Losc, whom he meets with the Canaries this Friday (9:00 p.m.) at the opening of the 2e Ligue 1 day.
Arrived from Guingamp in 2019, the 24-year-old attacking midfielder often set the pace for Nantes, before becoming the major architect of the Coupe de France victory in May. Appointed captain for this campaign, it was he who had lifted the trophy at the Stade de France.
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Already deprived of their nugget in attack, Randal Kolo Muani, free party in Frankfurt, the Nantes supporters hoped to keep Blas to play his first European campaign. But for several days, rumors have intensified about a departure from number 10, and towards Lille, which however has nothing to play for this fall.
From a source close to the Nantes club, we are talking about a transfer which is approaching 20 million euros with bonuses, but also about the hesitations of President Waldemar Kita who plans to offer the player an extension, with a strong salary increase at the key. .
Seduced by the Lille project
An unannounced time in the Nantes group for the reception of LOSC, Antoine Kombouaré finally assured Thursday to count on Ludovic Blas. “We are not going to hide that he has contacts but what is most important is that he is present against Lille. I had a discussion with him. I said to him: Ludo, in what state of mind are you? He answered me, coach, I am 100% and ready to play this match, ”he said at a press conference.
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Under contract until 2024, Ludovic Blas has nevertheless made his choice. Even if he was instructed not to speak in front of the press, he did not hide it from his teammates, convinced of having more chances of tasting Europe with Lille in the coming years. .
With an experience of 199 matches in Ligue 1, the technical leader of Nantes displays a new maturity. His mastery is accompanied by an ability to repeat efforts without altering his technique or his flashes. He also proved that he had become a locker room leader capable of giving voice, and of being listened to.
And when the Nantes people are in difficulty, he has often shown that it is he who has the ability to wake up the Nantes game, as was the case in Angers last Sunday (0-0).
His departure would thus deal a severe blow to Kombouaré’s system, especially since the impact of Moussa Sissoko, the flagship rookie of the Nantes summer, is still pending in the middle. Especially since the Nantes leaders do not seem determined to find him a replacement, but rather a copy.
Difficult at the start of a season when Nantes will be keen to appear well on the European scene… and to avoid shaking at the bottom of the table as in 2020/2021.
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