It was Antoine Kombouaré who initiated the Francis Coquelin track at FC Nantes.
As revealed this Saturday by L’Équipe, FC Nantes was very close to freely signing Francis Coquelin. Problem, the former Arsenal midfielder was injured just before going to Nantes. An injury which should keep him away from the field for at least two weeks. Which would have scuppered the 33-year-old’s arrival at the Canaries for the moment.
Kombouaré handled the Coquelin case alone
After these revelations from L’Équipe, Emmanuel Merceron gave some details on this file. According to the FCN insider, it was the Canaries coach, Antoine Kombouaré, who wanted to recruit Francis Coquelin this winter and who would have piloted this file alone. But according to Emmanuel Merceron, “it was only supposed to be a test this weekend for Coquelin. » Result, there should not even be a trial in Nantes for the native of Laval, free from any contract since last summer and the end of his adventure with Villarreal.
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