FC Nantes are preparing for next season, which, almost certainly, will be spent in Ligue 2. The club have three games to save themselves from the drop and must win two of those games – minimum – and hope that AJ Auxerre, who occupy the relegation play-off place, don’t win any of their next three games. It is a tall order for a side that have won just four games in the league all season and have not won at all since the arrival of Vahid Halilhodzic in March.
Halilhodzic is Nantes’ third manager of the campaign, however, he will not remain at the club beyond the end of the season. A shortlist is being drawn up and it includes Olivier Pantaloni, although he remains an ambitious target, given that he is attracting interest from Toulouse FC.
Stéphane Gilli is another option, as per a report from Foot Mercato. Gilli led Paris FC into Ligue 1 last season, but having done so, he was sacked back in February, with the club hovering perilously above the relegation places. He was replaced by Antoine Kombouaré, who has steered them to safety.
GFFN | Luke Entwistle
