The FC Nantes Sentinel
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Aron Dønnum is a medical away from FC Nantes
The deal with Toulouse FC is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
FC Nantes rebuffed over Tyler Morton
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Olympique Lyonnais have kept their man, and FC Nantes go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
No deal for Josh Keeley at that price
FC Nantes offered $8.6M; Luton Town said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.
Market17 Aug 2026
FC Nantes turn down Nimes for Sékou Doucouré
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at FC Nantes
Rémy Cabella 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.
Market17 Aug 2026
FC Nantes sell Uroš Radaković for $450.0K
Uroš Radaković has left for Paris FC in a $450.0K deal. The accountants are pleased; the supporters are less certain.
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
FC Nantes promote Patrick Leclercq from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Patrick Leclercq has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market17 Aug 2026
Yann Marty steps up from the FC Nantes academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Yann Marty 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 No place for Ilan Kebbal in the new shape
- Squad 14 new faces, and FC Nantes are still learning each other
- Squad Ilan Kebbal still has not settled