After Alban Lafon (Amedspor), another Nantes player will move to the Turkish first division. Ouest-France announced on Sunday that this is Chidozie Awazeem. The Nigerian international defender (40 caps) did not want to play in Ligue 2 with the Canary Islands and therefore looked for a way out of the situation of falling wages associated with relegation.
Returning to the club last summer after a loan spell in 2017-18, the 29-year-old was an integral part of Luis Castro’s central defense at the start of last season. He gradually lost his starting place to Libyan Ali Yusuf, who could also leave.
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Compensation of one million euros
Chidozie Awazeem said goodbye to Jonelier this Saturday, July 25, before officially moving to Konyaspor, 9 years old.e Turkish D1 last season. As for Lafont, the operation should bring FCN 1 million euros while the player, who trains at Porto, has a contract until 2028.
While Tayel Tati could also leave, Nantes leaders are working to strengthen their defense and have targeted a center to play alongside Lucas Perrin as well as a left-back. In terms of departures, Yacine Benhattab should be the next player to pack his bags, while Matthijs Ablin should quickly join Monaco. Therefore, Nantes is looking for a striker.