The new agency responsible for the affairs of the coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle has offered him to Ligue 1 side Nantes, after losing out on the Marseille job to Habib Beye, OwnGoalNigeria.com understands.
Chelle who still has a year to go on his deal with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) was among the options at Marseille following the exit of Roberto De Zerbi.
He lost out to Beye, and recent reports suggest that the coach who was officially announced as a new client of Dubai based agency Wilder’s Sport has been offered to another Ligue 1 side in Nantes.
Nantes are having one of their worst run in the French top division putting interim head coach Ahmed Kantari under immense pressure. Many say he is likely to be sacked before the end of the season.
According to respected African football reporter Romain Molina, Chelle who asked for an improved package from Nigeria to continue as coach was offered to Nantes, with discussion with Nigeria still ongoing.
Angola are also interested in his services, after a disastrous AFCON campaign where they exited the tournament at the group stage. It led to the exit of their head coach Patrice Beaumelle.
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