Mercato – FC Nantes: Kombouaré sells out, ASSE has been warned!

Thursday 16th January 2025 07:32 PM

Arthur Mountain
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Journalist

Hungry for sport, he grew up to the sound of Formula 1 engines and the exploits of Ronaldinho. Today, with a Master's degree in sports journalism, he no longer misses an F1 Grand Prix or a PSG match, his two passions and specialties.

Sunday, FC Nantes will travel to ASSE for a crucial clash in the race to maintain. The Greens are on a good dynamic and will therefore be favorites for this match. Especially since Antoine Kombouaré announces that he will not have any reinforcements between now and Sunday and the trip to Geoffroy-Guichard.

After a very turbulent end to the year and marked by rumors sending Habib Bey or even Sergio Conceição on the bench FC NantesAntoine Kombouaré ultimately stayed with the Canaries. Consequently, the objective is now to ensure the maintenance of the club, and for this, Kanak would not say no to the arrival of certain reinforcements by the end of the winter transfer window. After the defeat against Brest Wednesday evening, synonymous with elimination in the round of 32 of the French Cup, Antoine Kombouare spoke out on the transfer window of FC Nantes who will travel to Saint-Etienne on Sunday for a crucial match in the race to maintain.

Kombouaré awaits reinforcements

« I work with the players I have at hand and I don't complain. With this team, we have the means to snatch victory from Saint-Étienne », assures the coach of FC Nantes in comments reported by West France. « If I spend my time waiting… I always wait. I'm not worried because I'm in the present. And the present is the matches that are coming, the training sessions where we have to take care of the boys' heads, put them in the right place and above all, go and play. »

“I don’t think that reinforcement will arrive for Saint-Étienne”

At any rate, Antoine Kombouare does not think he will be able to have a reinforcement before the match against theASSE : « I don't think any reinforcements will arrive for Saint-Étienne. Everyone has their own job. My job is to win matches so that we move up in the rankings. And then, the job of the managers is to bring the players. If they do it, I'm super happy. If they don't, it doesn't matter. We mainly have to concentrate on work ».