He will not ultimately go to the end of the transfer window, as he had hinted in an interview in June. Julien Fournier prematurely leaves OGC Nice and his post as director of football. Announced Tuesday by several media, this departure is confirmed by the club which publishes this Wednesday a press release to explain that Fournier and the Gym are separating “from a common agreement” Due to “strategic differences“.
An inevitable departure
Pointed out by Christophe Galtier after the failed end of the season, the relationship with the coach had deteriorated to the point that it seemed impossible to find the two men at the start. In the end, neither will have survived the audit carried out by Ineos since the end of the championship. Galtier signed at PSG and that suits everyone. Fournier put away his suit, when he no longer managed the negotiations concerning the transfer window of the Aiglons, at a standstill since its opening almost a month ago.
A Briton to replace him temporarily
This departure marks a turning point in the club’s strategy and turns a page on eleven years of joint work with President Jean-Pierre Rivère, who had hinted at the presentation of Lucien Favre on June 27, that the story of Julien Fournier “was written elsewhere than at OGC Nice”. Together they have however allowed the club to grow and structure itself since 2011. Ineos will have to find a replacement to help the president during this crucial summer transfer window. According to L’Equipe, the Briton Iain Moody, who officiated in England, will advise the Ineos group during this transfer window.