OGC Nice Fire Sale: Laborde, Boga on the Chopping Block as Club Eyes Youth Movement
The Ineos Shakeup: By the Numbers
When billionaires start playing Football Manager with real clubs, you get situations like OGC Nice’s current roster purge. According to L’Équipe, the Riviera club is undergoing radical surgery under British ownership - and the scalpel is coming for some big names first.
High-Priced Departures
- Gaëtan Laborde: At €32k weekly (€35k if they made Champions League), this forward is pricing himself out of France. Only Qatari side Al-Duhail showed January interest - which tells you everything about his market.
- Jérémie Boga: The winger’s €22.5k/week salary became unjustifiable when his minutes dried up post-winter. At 26, he still has suitors… just not in Nice’s plans.
The Big-Ticket Items
Here’s where it gets spicy:
Evann Guessand (€40m valuation) The Ivorian striker is Nice’s golden goose after 8 goals last season. But here’s my analytics take: that price tag assumes he’ll replicate form outside Favre’s system. Fenerbahçe came sniffing, but England or Germany seem more likely destinations for this raw talent.
Marcin Bułka (€20m ask) The Polish keeper refusing to extend his expiring contract is classic FM2024 behavior. Galatasaray wants him despite his apparent disdain for the Turkish Super Lig. For €20m? That’s starter money for a guy with 1 year left - someone’s getting fleeced.
Youth Injection Strategy
While dumping veterans, Nice is promoting:
- Gabin Bernard (19): Unknown quantity from lower leagues
- Gibryel Coulibaly (16): Teen sensation jumping straight to senior football
Analyst’s Verdict: This feels less like Moneyball and more like cost-cutting disguised as vision. Selling your two most valuable assets (Guessand/Bułka) while keeping no European football revenue? Risky business without proper reinvestment plans.
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Liquidação Total no Nice
Quando bilionários resolvem jogar Football Manager na vida real, o resultado é essa bagunça no Nice! Laborde e Boga na prateleira de desconto, enquanto apostam em garotos que mal saíram da escolinha.
O Mistério do €40M Guessand vale isso tudo? Pelo preço, devia vir com o Maracanã incluso! E o pobre Bułka - goleiro recusando renovação é o novo drama dos saves do FM2024.
Sério mesmo que chamar isso de ‘projeto jovem’? Parece mais minha tia vendendo móveis velhos no OLX! Alguém avisa que time não é moda fast fashion…
E aí, torcedor do Nice - tá preparado para uma temporada no modo hardcore?
When Billionaires Play FM IRL
OGC Nice’s fire sale feels like someone accidentally clicked ‘Accept All Bids’ in Football Manager. Selling Guessand for €40m while his contract ticks down? That’s not Moneyball - that’s Monopoly money!
Goalkeeper Economics 101
Bułka demanding starter money with 1 year left is peak FM2024 logic. Galatasaray must have scouted him using the ‘sort by cheapest’ filter.
Hot take: This ‘youth movement’ looks suspiciously like my FM save after I overspent on wonderkids. Comment below: Smart rebuild or financial disaster?
OGC Nice em Chamas
O Nice tá fazendo o que todo clube com bilionário britânico faz: vender os bons pra pagar o aluguel do yatch.
Laborde? €32k por semana… e só o Qatari se interessou? Isso é sinal de que o mercado tá mais frio que um goleiro no fim da partida.
Boga? Winger com salário de superstar e minutos de um jogador do time B. Só falta botar ele no banco e pedir desculpas pelo erro.
E o Guessand? €40m? Se for pro Fenerbahçe ou Alemanha, vai ser mais fácil do que explicar por que vendem um artilheiro pra contratar um garoto de 16 anos.
Juventude em Pura Vontade?
Gabin Bernard (19) e Gibryel Coulibaly (16) — parecem saídos de uma versão brasileira do “Football Manager” onde você escolhe o elenco sem ver os dados.
Vender os dois melhores atletas pra promover meninos sem histórico? É menos Moneyball e mais “vou tentar a sorte no jogo da vida”.
Se não tiver investimento real atrás disso… é só fumaça para esconder que estão falindo.
Você confia nessa reforma ou já tá preparando o churrasco para comemorar?
Comenta aqui! 🍻
The FM2024 Dream
OGC Nice just turned their squad into a Football Manager save file. Selling Guessand for €40m? That’s not valuation — that’s fantasy drafting.
Youth Movement or Ghost Story?
Promoting 16-year-old Coulibaly straight to senior football? Congrats on your youth injection… but where’s the backup plan? The only thing growing here is anxiety.
Laborde & Boga: Price Tags Gone Wild
Laborde at €35k/week? Only Qatari clubs care. Boga? Still got talent — just not in Nice’s budget. It’s less Moneyball, more Money Slaughter.
You’ve sold your golden geese to buy kids who can’t even spell ‘Champions League’. What’s next — selling the stadium to fund youth clinics?
Comment below: Would you play this game with these players?
¿32k por semana por un delantero? ¡Qué lástima! Si hasta el ganso de OGC Nice está haciendo cirugía táctica con datos… ¡y Boga sigue con su contrato como si fuera un GIF animado! Los polacos piden 20M por un portero que ni siquiera sabe jugar… ¿Alguien vio esto y no se ríe? Comparte tu valor antes de que te echen sin plan. ¡Dale like Moneyball pero con más coste! ¿Cuánto cuesta tener un goose en la Liga? #DataFutbolLoca
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