In great difficulty in Ligue 1, FC Nantes would be about to complete a notable arrival.
After two consecutive defeats against Toulouse (1-2) then Lille (0-2), FC Nantes is having a worrying start to the season. This historic place would like to avoid the scenario of last season, where it had to wait until the last minutes of the final match of the championship, against Angers (1-0), to snatch its maintenance in Ligue 1 by styling AJ Auxerre.
In this heavy context, the delay in ignition of Nantes is not reassuring. While his position is already weakened, coach Pierre Aristouy could nevertheless count on an additional cartridge before the end of this summer transfer window.
Nantes has chosen its center forward
According to information from L’Equipe, FC Nantes is indeed about to complete the arrival of a center forward in the person of Matthis Abline. The French international striker Espoir belongs to Stade Rennais. The French daily specifies that he could be the subject of a loan including a purchase option of around 6 million euros. The negotiations could be facilitated by the good relations between these two neighboring clubs, which had handled the transfer of Ludovic Blas a little earlier in the summer.
Abline, 20, had already been loaned last season to AJ Auxerre, for the return phase, where the Burgundian club signed a good comeback before being overtaken by Nantes on the wire. Powerful and technical, it has plenty of room for improvement in finishing. His arrival could bring competition to a position where the Egyptian Mostafa Mohamed seems to be installed.
