OGC Nice had a rather complicated first part of the season. Between the sawtooth results in Ligue 1 (12th place in the standings), an early elimination in the Europa League, and the dismissal of Patrick Vieira, the Aiglons must quickly raise the bar. The winter transfer window is therefore timely for the people of Nice, who will do everything to rectify the situation and try to achieve the objectives set at the start of the season.
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Thus, the director of football Julien Fournier and his team defined the contours of the recruitment. Priority is given to the central defender position, and, the long period of unavailability of captain Dante (37) as well as the disappointing performances of Robson Bambu and Stanley Nsoki, convinced the decision-makers of the Côte d’Azur to enroll a new player in this key position. Bob Ratcliffe, the owner of the club, has drawn up the robot portrait sought by the Gym. “We will have to target and find the player capable of bringing us more. See who is available and it’s not easy. It is a crucial position. Behind, we have very good young people who lack more experience than talent ”
Nice studies the profile of Sakho
Several profiles have already been studied by the Aiglons. In recent days, they have focused internally on the situation of Frenchman Mamadou Sakho (30), under contract until June 2021 with Crystal Palace. The goal of Nice remains clear, to bring a player of quality and experience who will be able to surround promising young players. And the former Parisian fits perfectly to this profile.
A few months before the Euro and while he had found the Blues at the end of 2018, Sakho remains a safe bet. The experienced central, who has played less in recent months at Crystal Palace (only 4 appearances since the start of the season in the Premier League), could be one of the nice shots of this transfer window.
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