Nantes and Habib Beye, a brutal divorce even before the marriage

Habib Beye was very close to signing for FC Nantes to replace Antoine Kombouaré. But one last detail changed everything.

While Waldemar Kita wanted to bring Sergio Conceiçao back to Beaujoire, we learned last week that the Portuguese coach did not want to replace Antoine Kombouaré. And if the latter was reinforced in his functions at the start of the week, it is out of spite since Footmercato confirms on this Christmas Day that the Nantes leaders were then convinced to sign Habib Beye. But at the last moment, things collapsed with the former Red Star coach and current Canal+ consultant. The reason for this last minute turnaround is the staff made available to Habib Beye. After giving the green light, Grégory Dupont finally said no to the Canaries, and faced with the difficulty of finding a replacement, the Kita postponed the signing of Beye.

Nantes and Habib Beye, impossible marriage

A choice which made a click for the former player. The latter would have quickly understood that his future employers only had relative trust in him and above all did not seem to completely want to give him the necessary means to succeed in his mission, namely to allow FC Nantes to remain in Ligue 1 without trembling too much. As a result, the operation remained there and Antoine Kombouaré finally kept his position. Let's hope for Nantes that this rather surreal behavior does not come at a high sporting price, the technician having inevitably got wind of all this.