“If all the parties can find themselves in a transfer, it can be done”, explained Friday, in a press conference, the Nice sports director Florent Ghisolfi about Khéphren Thuram and Jean-Clair Todibo, while indicating to wish ” keep them”.
Midfielder Khéphren Thuram, 22, and defender Jean-Clair Todibo, 23, called up by Didier Deschamps with the France group last season, “are in demand and so much the better, it’s a source of pride for OGC Nice”, said Florent Ghisolfi on Friday during the press conference presenting recruits Morgan Sanson and Jérémie Boga, which took place at the town hall of Nice.
“We want to keep all our vital forces but in our way of working, we have never attached a player”, continued the sporting director, who underlined: “If all the parties can find themselves in a transfer, it can be TO DO. But today, we want to keep them.
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“In addition, we are in the presence of two players and entourages who are very good in Nice and very respectful of the institution, which is increasingly strong and respected by other clubs. If we can keep them, we will keep them,” he added.
However, the Nice sports management has clearly opened the door to a possible transfer from the international environment (a selection on March 24 against the Netherlands), and from the central defender, called up in Blue at the same period, without playing.
Under contract with Nice until June 2025, Thuram, elected by his peers in the standard Ligue 1 team for the 2022-2023 season, has, according to several media, numerous contacts with major European clubs in England, in Italy and Germany.
For Todibo, who still has four years of contract with Nice, until June 2027, the situation is a little different. But Ghisolfi admitted to working on the potential arrival of a central defender.
“We hope to bring two or three more players, without rushing,” said Ghisolfi, for whom “the left side position is a priority”. “On the position of central defender, we will see what can happen,” he also said.
Nice begins its Ligue 1 season with the reception of Lille at the Allianz Riviera, Friday August 11 at 9 p.m., or Saturday August 12 at 5 p.m., the date having not yet been definitively made official by the LFP.
