Once again, FC Nantes played with fire. For the second time in three years, the team from the banks of the Erdre flirted with relegation. This season, despite three defeats and two draws to conclude its season, the FCN managed to finish in 16th place in the ranking, narrowly escaping the play-off and especially the descent into Ligue 2. Yet another exercise which was once again turbulent in behind the scenes, a specialty of the bosses.
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€25 million to recruit
On March 19, the Kita family hired the third coach of the season by recalling Antoine Kombouaré, less than a year after dismissing him, to save the club and replace Jocelyn Gourvennec, who had succeeded Pierre Aristouy last November. Just to remind everyone of the well-deserved reputation of the Kita family of coaches (20 coaches since 2007!) On paper, Kanak succeeded in its mission. But in eight matches, the Canaries’ record under his command is far from famous (2 wins, 2 draws, 4 defeats). Enough to make this maintenance seem like a small miracle rather than a well-executed rescue operation.
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After another grueling season for everyone, what should we expect during the next transfer window? Will FC Nantes pull out all the stops to avoid a new fight for survival? Difficult to say, L1 clubs still do not know how much the sale of TV rights will bring them. For now, only the extension of Nicolas Pallois and the definitive transfer of Tino Kadewere have been mentioned in the press. Last Sunday, just before the last match of the season in Monaco (4-0 defeat), Franck Kita met the media to take stock of the club’s ambition and the content of the next summer transfer window.
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An action plan already drawn
The first objective of the deputy general director of the FCN was first of all to reassure by announcing that the Canaries would have to invest around €25 million on transfers, like last year, and despite the uncertainty linked to TV rights. “We will be on the same trend, even if we do not know the TV rights, 30% of the budget”he declared in the columns ofWest Franceadding, without giving names, that he already has a well-defined action plan. “It’s seen with the coach. I know exactly which positions and which positions. Since maintenance was achieved, we have worked with our new recruitment unit, our in-house coach. He knows the entire squad, all the players. It made the work easier. »
Ready to strengthen its workforce significantly, Franck Kita also wanted to point out that the yellow and green club was not ruling out good sales. “We don’t need to sell to buy. But that’s part of football and business. And I believe that in recent years, we have focused on selling better. » Sell yes, but not all players. Among the Canaries, there are some that cannot be transferred. “Yes, but I don’t want to give you the names, because the transfer window lasts four months. I won’t go into personal matters. » Patience…
Pub. THE 05/21/2024 9:00 p.m.
Update 05/21/2024 9:33 p.m.
