Press reports stated today, Friday, that the French club Nice, which includes the Egyptian Mohamed Abdel Monem, is opening the door for the departure of any player during the summer transfer period.
Nice survived relegation to the French second division, having played the playoff match against Saint-Étienne and succeeded in winning.
According to the French newspaper L'Équipe, Nice must sell players for 40 million euros before providing the necessary funds to strengthen the team. No player is considered untouchable.
Nice announced the appointment of Roger Ricourt as the club's sporting director for the upcoming period.
Ricourt's focus will be on reducing the number of players in the team, according to the newspaper.
At the top of the list of players offered for sale are the highest-paid players, Terem Moffi, who has been on loan to Porto for six months, and Sofiane Diop. Although the club does not consider any player untouchable, it also seeks to boost its budget with other players who may bring in around ten million euros.
This includes Hicham Boudaoui, who has only one year left on his contract, and Melvin Bard, who realizes he is going through a transitional phase in his career after five full seasons with Porto, and Mohamed Ali Cho, whose talent may attract the interest of clubs.
Approaching his thirty-second year (he will reach it in August) and with only one year left on his contract, Morgan Sanson is among the players desired to leave. The fate of other players with lower salaries but significant market value, such as Kojo Pebra Obong and Antoine Mendy, is also worth following.
Mohamed Abdel Monem is among the players awaiting a decision on his future with the club, especially after suffering a cruciate ligament injury and missing participation with his team last season.