Jonathan Clauss finally stayed in Nice. Courted by Bayer Leverkusen to replace Jeremie Frimpong, the right side wanted to join the German club, only the two directions have never heard on the transfer price. The gym wanted to take advantage of the big money on this B04 transfer window (Wirtz in particular) by claiming € 20 million for a 32 -year -old player and at the end of the contract in a year. Of course, Bayer refused and ended up recruiting Lucas Vázquez, former Real Madrid who had the advantage of being free. The French international was already going, especially since according to our information, he agreed on the terms of a contract. The case has never been to the end and the Aiglons must now manage a player a little in discomfort.
« Discussions were carried out and did not go to the endreturns Florian Maurice in The team. He is under contract. We took it out of a loft in Marseille last year. The idea was absolutely not to part with it. For us, he is someone important. I can understand that it is attracted to a club, but we must also defend our interests. Yes, we had opened a door saying to him: “Here, according to what can happen, potentially, you will be able to go.” But from the moment we are too far from an agreement, it is impossible. What message would we have sent by also losing Jonathan Clauss? The sports director acknowledges that the situation is not obvious and relies on the experience of Clauss to get up. “” Now, it is up to him to be able to say to himself: “I am a player from Nice and I have to be performing again”. And it’s up to us to help him in this sense. »
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