Nantes almost recruited Francis Coquelin (Transfers)

The 33-year-old midfielder, trained in Laval, and who spent most of his career in big European clubs (Arsenal, Valence, Villarreal) was free since the end of his contract with the Yellow Submarine in the summer last, and the prospect of a six-month freelance job at the FCN had appealed to him. To the point that Coquelin had to go to Jonelière this Saturday in order to discover the club’s environment and conclude the final outlines of the transaction in the hours that followed.