Still with the aim of changing coaches quickly, FC Nantes abandoned the idea of bringing back Sergio Conceiçao. The big favorite is now Habib Beye, but three French coaches are also targeted to succeed Antoine Kombouaré after the holidays.
The position of coach of FC Nantes is being sought. It must be said that the future of Antoine Kombouaré seems very compromised after the slap received in Brest last weekend (4-1). With only one victory in three months, the Canaries are 14th in Ligue 1 and the Kita family wants to change coach in order to reverse the dynamic before it is too late. The priority of the Nantes leaders was to bring back Sergio Conceiçao but as indicated on Wednesday evening, the ex-coach of FC Porto, after a long reflection, decided to decline the proposal from the Loire-Atlantique club.
This refusal did not affect the motivation of Waldemar and Franck Kita with the idea of changing coaches and according to information from The Teamthere are now four in the running to get the position. The favorite is Habib Beye, without a club since his departure from Red Star, where he was elected best National coach in 2023-2024. The Canal+ consultant had left the Ile-de-France club in the hope of discovering Ligue 1, but no club ultimately called on him.
Beye, Puel, Moulin and Montanier targeted by Nantes
Six months later, the long-awaited offer could arrive on the desk of the ex-captain of Olympique de Marseille, favorite therefore, but not the only one in the running to obtain favor in the eyes of the Kita family. The national daily informs us that three French coaches are also on the FC Nantes shortlist: Claude Puel, Stéphane Moulin and Philippe Montanier, all three free. A young, inexperienced coach with innovative ideas or an experienced coach in Ligue 1, Waldemar and Franck Kita will now have to decide. In the meantime, Antoine Kombouaré, under contract until 2026, will be on the bench of FC Nantes for the trip to Drancy in the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France on Saturday. For, undoubtedly, his last match at the head of the Canaries.
