Club Profile

OGC Nice

🇫🇷Ligue 1·2025–26·15th7W / 6D / 14L
Manager:Claude Puel
15
Position
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Points
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Goal Diff
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Goals For
Formation
4-3-3
Press
Low block
Budget
High
Squad Value
€147M
Avg Age
26.0 yrs
Recent Form
Last 10 matches
W
LEC
2-0
W
BOL
1-0
L
NAP
1-3
D
ROM
1-1
W
JUV
2-1
L
INT
0-2
W
UDI
3-1
D
LAZ
0-0
W
GEN
2-0
L
MIL
1-2
Last 10
5W2D3L
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Top Scorer
Scamacca
8 goals
🎯
Most Assists
De Ketelaere
7 assists
⭐
Best Rating
Éderson
7.4 avg
📅
Most Apps
Carnesecchi
30 apps
Transfermarkt
Tactical Identity
4-3-3Low BlockAlt: 4-4-2In poss: Cautious 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 in possession; Diop operates as the key creative threat with Dante still providing ball-playing ability from CB; Nice's attack lacks a reliable striker since Wahi's departure.Out of poss: Low 4-3-3 or 4-4-2 defensive block under Puel; Nice's poor form (6-game losing run) reflects a team defending passively and lacking pressing organization after multiple managerial changes.

Defensively cautious, structured 4-3-3. Low block under Puel. Struggling to create from open play — 6-match losing run the worst sequence in the league.

INEOS ownership (Jim Ratcliffe) has turned Nice into a disaster story. Sold Wahi (best striker) mid-season to Eintracht Frankfurt. Three managers (Haise → Puel). Dante (41!) still anchoring the defence as captain. 15th place and 6 consecutive losses represents a catastrophic season for a club with ambitious targets. Need a major striker, replace Dante finally, and rebuild squad confidence.

Formation
4-3-3
ATTACKING4-3-3GKTBDLBTBDCBTBDCBTBDRBTBDDMTBDCMTBDCMTBDLWTBDSTTBDRWTBD
Position
Recruitment need
Selected role
Positional Needs
CFcritical

Sold Wahi mid-season — no reliable striker; 32 goals conceded but only 32 scored too; attack needs top striker

Budget: €35MAge ≤ 26
CBcritical

Dante (41) needs replacing — iconic but can't last forever; younger CB partner needed

Budget: €20MAge ≤ 27
CMhigh

Arthur Avom (21, €9m) expiring — best young midfielder, renewal critical

Budget: €15MAge ≤ 25
Squad Overview
€147M
Squad Value
26.0
Avg Age
Key Players
DanteSofiane DiopJuma BahPablo RosarioJonathan Clauss
League Position
5Juventus
WLWDW
54
6Roma
WWDLW
54
7Atalanta BC
WDWLL
50
8Lazio
DWLDW
43
9Bologna
LDWWL
42
Expiring Contracts
Summer 2026 · 2 players
Player
Pos
Age
Value
Arthur Avom
CM
21
€9M
Sofiane Boufal
AM
32
€2M
Balkan Connections
Relevant for agent relationships
No Balkan connections on record