Nice Captain Dante Hits Out At British Owner Sim Jim Ratcliffe Over Poor Running Of French Club
Written by Olaleye Oluwadamilola
Nice captain, Dante has hit out at owner Sim Jim Ratcliffe poor running of the French Club after another underwhelming season with the Brit in the running for a potential takeover of English club, Manchester United.
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The Brazilian defender who recently signed a contract extension with the Ligue 1 club has offered some words of advice to their British owner calling him out to talk less and work more on the significant issues pertaining to the club after another underwhelming campaign.
The British billionaire, whose company INEOS took over Nice since 2019, is currently bidding alongside Sheikh Jassim of Qatar for control of Man United, with Ratcliffe believed to be in the driving seat.
They have gone through five managers in four seasons, and currently sit ninth in Ligue 1 after a turbulent campaign.
Club captain Dante has now hit out at the lack of coherence from Ratcliffe and the hierachy at Nice, as he told L’Equipe: ‘I think at some point you have to be clear in what you’re saying.
“To maintain a project, maybe you need to speak less about objectives and work in silence to create an environment of competitors. Because the expectation is even bigger, and then after, people are frustrated.
“The best thing to do is to prepare as quickly as possible for next season in order to start it well.”
“Do you remember how many players came in at the end of the transfer window last summer?’ Dante continued. “Six left, six arrived. It’s difficult in these conditions. Simply, we mustn’t make the same errors.”
“If someone wants my opinion, the earlier we organize ourselves, the better it will be. If we want to aim higher, we have to anticipate things and put the values of the organization in place.”
“When the coach, Lucien Favre arrived, we said in two years that we would always be in the Champions League. It doesn’t work like that. Ligue 1 is very difficult.”
“We lost 10 players, 10 arrived. The teams in the semi-finals of big competitions play together for three, four years. We changed everything last summer. There is a lack of coherence somewhere. I am sorry to say that.”
The apparent lack of strategy at Nice may be a worry for United fans who hoped that a takeover may put right their poor transfer record in recent years.
Meanwhile…
Manchester United are not in talks to sign Neymar from Paris Saint-Germain, Mail Sport understands despite reports in France suggesting that the Brazil star could head to Old Trafford.
L’Equipe reported that negotiations had commenced between United and PSG regarding a possible deal although Ten Haag’s side haven’t initatiated any discussion ahead of the summer transfer window.
There had been suggestions that Neymar’s Brazil team-mate Casemiro is looking to convince the winger to make the switch to Old Trafford amidst a turbulent season in Paris plagued by injuries and underwhelming season.
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Although he has two years remaining on his contract at PSG, there is much uncertainty over Neymar’s future at the French club and he could end up leaving this summer.
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