Osman Bukari should not return to Jonelière, a quiet market (for now)

Departures, but still not a single arrival. We have learned in recent hours that striker Osman Bukari (23), loaned without an option to buy by Gantoise to FC Nantes last season, could join Red Star Belgrade in Serbia within hours of come. Information that was confirmed this Tuesday morning at 20 minutes by a Belgian source. Nantes coach Antoine Kombouaré had however expressed the wish to keep the one who made 24 appearances in L1 for two goals and four assists. “Osman Bukari is a player I really appreciate, I am now waiting for him to be more consistent in his performance, but he is a player I would like to keep or be loaned out again,” said the Kanak in mid-May. .

According to information from 20 minutes, the FCN would have offered too little (1 million euros?) to La Gantoise to afford the services of a player who has one year of contract left in Belgium. According to Serbian media, the Red Star would have offered 2 million euros.

Back to training in a week with at least one recruit?

Other players will not return to Jonelière. Willem Geubbels and Wylan Cyprien, on loan with an option to buy (6 million euros for the first and 8.5 million euros for the second), will return respectively to Monaco and Parma. The first has leads abroad, but his priority remains to resume with AS Monaco to convince why not coach Philippe Clément to trust him this season, according to his entourage.

In the list of players at the end of the contract, Jean-Kevin Augustin has signed up with Basel and Roli Pereira De Sa in Sochaux (L2). In the category of large market values, for the time being, there would be no offer either for Ludovic Blas, or for Alban Lafont, or for Moses Simon.

On the arrivals side, it is for the moment, dead calm. Antoine Kombouaré wants several reinforcements on the offensive level as well as at least one midfielder. A lining to Quentin Merlin (left side position) is also wanted.

Attacking midfielder Youssouf M’Changama, whom Kombouaré wanted, has finally signed for Auxerre. Many tracks are studied by the management of the FCN: Jonas Martin (free) in the middle of the field (offer already proposed by President Kita) and the Bordelais Hwang in front. For this last file, the FCN, which has a lot of competition, is waiting to see how the administrative situation of the Girondins (relegated to National by the DNCG for the moment) will evolve to make a firm offer. In recent hours, a rumor of a return of Imran Louza, ex-Nantais currently at Watford, has circulated, but was quickly swept away in the entourage of the management.

The Canaries will return to training on Wednesday June 29.