According to information from Ouest France, the president of FC Nantes has started discussions several days ago with Sergio Conceiçao, who was on the Canaries bench during the 2016-2017 season.
Antoine Kombouaré is still the coach of FC Nantes, but for how much longer? If his team, 17th in Ligue 1, got him a reprieve by snatching an unexpected draw (1-1) at the Parc des Princes, the Kanak technician knows he is threatened and potentially on an ejection seat in the coming days if the curve results do not start to rise again very quickly.
The president of FC Nantes did not wait to see before thinking about the identity of a potential successor. According to information from Ouest France, the very original Waldemar Kita would have taken the decision alone to bring back the Portuguese Sergio Conceiçao, without a club since his departure from FC Porto, and the discussion, which began several days ago, would be very advanced at this stage.
Conceiçao made an impression during his fleeting stint on the bench in 2016-2017, turning around the situation of a team struggling under René Girard in spectacular fashion (38 points in 22 days). All in the space of just a few months. Under his orders, FC Nantes climbed to 7th place, narrowly failing to secure European qualification.
Nantes in front of the DNCG this Tuesday
Sergio Conceiçao would be very interested in a new challenge at Jonelière, again according to Ouest France. But does Kita's FC Nantes even have the means to pay for a coach who received a salary estimated at 220,000 euros gross monthly at FC Porto (Kombouaré would earn 100,000 euros gross at Nantes), while the club is not only going through a delicate moment on a sporting but also economic level?
FC Nantes must pass a new examination before the DNCG this Tuesday. The financial policeman is preparing to closely examine the club's financial situation by integrating the new TV rights deal. Last summer, the financial policeman imposed a control on its payroll on FC Nantes. The club having since maintained a high lifestyle while suffering the full brunt of the drop in revenue linked to TV rights, guarantees are expected from its owner.
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