Finally a striker! Orphaned in this sector after losing Randal Kolo Muani, Jean-Kévin Augustin, Kalifa Coulibaly, at the end of the contract, as well as Osman Bukari and Willem Geubbels, back from loan, FC Nantes went on the offensive. He set his sights on the young Nice player Evann Guessand. He signed, this Tuesday morning at the hotel where the Canaries reside during their internship in La Baule, a one-season contract without a purchase option. The second summer reinforcement after the arrival of Moussa Sissoko.
He will be part of the group to face Guingamp in a friendly
Unhappy finalist of the Coupe de France, won on May 7 by the Yellow and Green, Evann Guessand is about to know the third professional club of his young career. Trained in Nice, after having evolved with young people at ASPTT Marseille, the 21-year-old striker made his professional debut in the round of 32 of the Coupe de France against Fréjus-Saint-Raphaël in January 2020. Little used by the coach at the time, Patrick Vieira , he will seek playing time the following season in Switzerland with FC Lausanne-Sport. Author of 7 goals and 5 assists, he was repatriated last year to the Côte d’Azur and took part in 20 Le Gym meetings.
In competition with Andy Delort or Kasper Dolberg, the Ajaccien who struggled to impose himself on the front of the attack has again resolved to seek playing time elsewhere. FC Nantes jumped at the chance. Arriving this Tuesday in La Baule, Evann Guessand immediately met his new teammates before taking part in his first training session with the Yellows. According to our information, the center forward should be present from Wednesday in the Nantes group to play the first pre-season friendly match against Guingamp, scheduled for 4 p.m. Waiting for the arrival of the other attackers, hoped for before the first week of August.