OGC Nice is undergoing a major transformation. Out goes Florent Ghisolfi and Francesco Farioli and now in comes the Florian Maurice-Franck Haise duo. The former strong man of the Stade Rennais transfer window is already hard at work remodeling the squad of the Côte d’Azur club. If Khéphren Thuram has already left Nice to sign for Juventus, Jean-Clair Todibo should follow in his footsteps and leave the Gym in the coming weeks for a destination that has yet to be defined. And Maurice is working hard to find a successor for him.
While the Jonathan Gradit (RC Lens) and Danilho Doekhi (Union Berlin) leads have been explored, a new target, and not the least, has gained weight in recent days. It is in England and more precisely on the Luton Town side that the Gym has set its sights. According to our information, Teden Mengi is very popular at the Allianz Riviera. Aged only 22, this Englishman learned all his trade at Manchester United.
Teden Mengi’s profile is popular internally
Considered one of the biggest talents in his position at the Red Devils, he was loaned to Derby County then to Birmingham City by MU who ended up selling him in September 2023 for €2 million to Luton Town after two appearances including one in the Champions League against Young Boys in 2021, replacing Luke Shaw just after the hour mark. Although relegated to the Championship, Luton allowed this defender who has played for all the England national teams (from U15s to U21s between 2016 and 2024) to gain playing time and experience in the Premier League with 30 appearances and a goal scored against Crystal Palace.
Good in anticipation and reading the game, Teden Mengi has good defensive positioning, has a good head game and is rather skillful in duels. So many qualities that seduce the Côte d’Azur club very interested in the English international hopeful whose value fluctuates between €12 and €14 million and who has been tracked for several weeks by Fulham who sees in him the perfect successor to Tosin Adarabioyo who left for Chelsea.
