The return of Patrick Vieira to France is possible in the coming days, since the 1998 world champion is in advanced discussions with Strasbourg. But he is not alone at the time.
Despite the maintenance acquired before the end of the season, RC Strasbourg decided to part with their coach Frédéric Antonetti, who had an extended contract with this mission accomplished. The Alsatian club is now looking for a new coach, while the resumption of training will take place in 4 days. It is not certain that the future technician is already in place, but the list of candidates is now known, and it is limited to three names according to L’Equipe. There is the Belgian coach in vogue on the side of La Saint-Gilloise, Karel Geraets, as well as the tricolor technician recently dismissed from his duties in Toulouse despite a good season: Philippe Montanier.
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But according to the sports daily, the priority is called Patrick Vieira, who has been looking for a bench since the end of his adventure with Crystal Palace. The 1998 world champion even met Marc Keller this week to speed things up, especially since the midfielder who exploded at Arsenal already has experience in Ligue 1, acquired from Nice. The race against time is on, even if the leaders do not want to make a hasty choice either. Strasbourg therefore hopes to be able to make a major announcement during the weekend, with the ambition of setting up a team capable of evolving in the first part of the Ligue 1 table and avoiding the scares of last season.
