Nantes coach Pierre Aristouy, who helped the eight-time French champion avoid relegation last season, was fired on Wednesday. (More Football News)
The Ligue 1 team said in a statement that Aristouy was relieved of his duties, with his replacement to ꩵbe announced late🔜r in the day.
Sports daily L'Equipe reported that 🔴Nantes has reach💙ed an agreement in principle with former Lille coach Jocelyn Gourvennec.
“Nantes would particularly like to thank Pierre Aristouy and his staff, who put all 🐼their human qualities and talent at the service of the club. Appreciated by all, they helped the club to maintain its position at the end of last s🤡eason,” the club said.
Nantes was in 17th place in the league, with four of the 20📖 clubs getting relegated last sea🐓son, when Aristouy took over from Antoine Kombouaré with four league games left to play.
This season, the club got off to a poor start but Aristouy had managed to put the team back on track before a four-match winless run — including three defeats — left Nantes in 11t🍎h place, 15 points behind leader Paris Saint-Germain.