The FC Nantes Sentinel
Market17 Aug 2026
FC Nantes say no — this time
The offer from Nimes for Herba Guirassy was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at FC Nantes
Johann Lepenant was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at FC Nantes
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Guillaume Dumas joins the FC Nantes first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Guillaume Dumas is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Dominique Rolland joins the FC Nantes first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Dominique Rolland is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Aug 2026
David Barbier steps up from the FC Nantes academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. David Barbier has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Squad Words at FC Nantes training over how hard people work
- Squad Mostafa Mohamed has seen what the next man earns
- Boardroom FC Nantes spend where nobody can see it
- Squad The manager plants his flag on Dehmaine Tabibou