Nkounkou close to joining Nice on loan with buy option
Niels Nkounkou (Frankfurt) is nearing a loan move to Nice with a purchase option, according to L’Équipe.
Niels Nkounkou, the 25-year-old left-back at Eintracht Frankfurt, is very close to joining Nice. That’s what L’Équipe reports, noting that talks between the parties are progressing well for a deal structured as a loan with a buy option.
The deal shape
The article says Celtic believed they could have secured the same loan in the previous hours, but the French side’s negotiations have ended up pulling the player toward Ligue 1 instead.
Contract and chemistry
Nkounkou remains under contract with Frankfurt until June 2028. If the move goes through, it would also bring him back to Nice to reunite with Elye Wahi, described as his closest teammate—who has also been sent from Frankfurt this summer.
A related exit to watch
Finally, the piece adds that Nice’s plans for departures also include Melvin Bard, since the club is trying to resolve Bard’s situation as it pushes to align several movements late in the window.
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