OGC Nice sporting director tells INEOS he wants to leave as he believes priority is on Man United | OneFootball

OGC Nice sporting director Florent Ghisolfi has reportedly told INEOS that he wishes to leave the club as he believes their focus is now primarily on Manchester United.

INEOS chairman Sir Jim Ratcliffe completed his partial 27.7% investment into United in February and since then, all attention has been on identifying areas of improvement.

Ratcliffe and his associates have been on a mission to implement a “best-in-class” structure at Old Trafford with an eye on the upcoming transfer window.

During the takeover process as well as since Ratcliffe officially walked through the door at United, there have been fears in France that Nice would take a backseat and assume a secondary role in his eyes.

Ratcliffe is of course a majority shareholder at the Ligue 1 outfit, who are currently in fifth position in the standings and just one point adrift of Lille above them.

According to Foot Mercato, Nice sporting director Florent Ghisolfi has seemingly acted on these concerns and has informed the club’s owners that he wishes to leave in favour of pursuing a fresh challenge.

It’s understood that Ghisolfi feels INEOS’ priorities have changed and all their energy is currently being directed towards restoring United back to their past glories.

Foot Mercato reports, “After spending time at RC Lens, then at Nice for a little less than two years, the 39-year-old sports director now wants to look beyond the borders and join AS Roma.”

“According to our information, Ghisolfi has even already informed Nice of his desire to leave the club.”

The news outlet adds, “Arriving at the GYM in October 2022, the native of Aubagne believes that the Champions League project that he was sold at the time has now changed.”

It’s further relayed that Ghisolfi is now making arrangements with INEOS to facilitate his departure from The Allianz Riviera.

Meanwhile, United return to action on Sunday when they host Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal at Old Trafford.

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