OGC Nice: the week’s transfer update

Nothing is moving at OGC Nice, the priority for the summer transfer market remains sales. The Eagles must find €70M in savings by the end of the transfer window. The project promises to be long and tedious for Roger Ricort, the new sporting director of the Eagles.

Vanhoutte (€5.5M), Boga (€5M), Baldé (€3M) Bernardeau (€1M), Dupé, Boudache, Ndombele… Sales and departures have been following one another at OGC Nice since the opening of this summer transfer window. Latest victim: Rares Illie. The Romanian should soon commit to APOEL Nicosia for the sum of €4M. The Gym needs to slim down, and the Côte d’Azur club doesn’t have time to wait: approximately €70M in savings are desired and hoped for during this off-season. This will involve a reduction in the wage bill and the red and black squad. For his return to the club, Roger Ricort was chosen to drive this first difficult mission to completion. A monumental task awaits him in the coming weeks.

Since his return, the former CEO (2005-2009) has already begun to impose his mark internally. According to L’Équipe, Roger Ricort – with the help of Olivier Pantaloni – has implemented new discipline with the players. From now on, they must sign in upon arrival at the training centre, meals are communal and the use of English has been banned from discussions. Each morning, the Nice executive also conducts individual meetings with each member of the squad. On paper, these new “measures” may seem mundane, but the creation of a new spirit, a new mentality, starts with this.

Time is running out for OGC Nice

If the Nice management is not idle, time is working against them. Only five weeks remain until the closure of the summer transfer window. And in both arrivals and departures, the Gym still seems far from its goal. A large part of the squad, Terem Moffi and Kevin Carlos in particular, is being pushed towards the exit. For now, the two Nice strikers are still far from departing. After rejecting offers from Turkey and England, the Spanish striker could be invited to train with the reserves. The arrival of a new number nine seems more than necessary.

Also a candidate for departure due to his high market value, Mohamed-Ali Cho would be moving away from AS Monaco. The Monegasque club is biding its time for now, deeming Nice’s demands far too high. In parallel, ASM would remain attentive to the situation of Antoine Mendy, according to AfricaFoot. The profile of the Senegalese international is said to have been flagged to strengthen Monaco’s defensive sector. While the versatile defender is not announced as a candidate for departure, no one will be untransferable this summer at OGC Nice. More to follow!

According to Onze Mondial, the Gym was said to be thinking of Giuliano Galoppo to strengthen its midfield. The Argentine currently plays for the legendary club River Plate and has made a name for himself in South America. The source only mentions a simple interest from the Nice board, without anything going further for the moment. Again, OGC Nice must sell before considering any reinforcements. Patience!