Surveyed by the Nantes leaders, who have not forgotten to what extent he had awakened their team eight years ago, Sergio Conceiçao rejected the idea of a return, according to Ouest-France. The search for a successor to Antoine Kombouaré, who is currently still in office, continues.
The mere mention of his name put stars in the eyes of Nantes supporters. But the beautiful story will not take place. According to information from Ouest-France and L’Équipe, Sergio Conceiçao will not be the successor to Antoine Kombouaré, a little more weakened by the dry defeat suffered last Sunday in Brest (4-1).
The leaders of the FCN for a time cherished the hope of bringing back the 50-year-old Portuguese, who had more than succeeded in his time on the banks of the Erdre between December 2016 and May 2017. In just a few months, he had been able to give back life to a team in agony, stuck in 19th place under the orders of René Girard, to propel it to the gates of Europe (7th place final).
La piste Habib Bey
As explained by RMC Sport, his entourage was surveyed, but the one who has been free since his departure from Porto finally declined the offer, according to Ouest-France. To revive Nantes, 14th in Ligue 1 after 15 days with just one point ahead of the red zone, another path leads to Habib Beye. Having left Red Star last May, after being crowned National champion, he met Franck Kita this Wednesday. His profile was studied a few weeks ago by Stade Rennais.
In the meantime, Kombouaré is on course to still be on the Nantes bench on Saturday against JA Drancy (N3), in the 32nd final of the Coupe de France. For what will perhaps be his last match, he who was fired in May 2023 before returning in March 2024 to replace Jocelyn Gourvennec.
