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Claude Puel Returns as OGC Nice Manager After Franck Haise Exit

The veteran coach is hired to steady a 13th-place side following a recent hierarchy shake-up that reinstated Jean-Pierre Rivere.

Nice coach Claude Puel
Coach Franck Haise reacting as Nice lost at home to Braga in the Europa League on December 11

Overview

  • OGC Nice confirmed Franck Haise left by mutual agreement and appointed Claude Puel on a contract running to the end of the season.
  • Puel previously led Nice from 2012 to 2016 and had not managed since departing Saint-Étienne in May 2021.
  • The club said Puel begins work immediately to lift performances, with Julien Sablé joining as his assistant.
  • Jean-Pierre Rivere recently returned to replace Fabrice Bocquet as president, marking a wider leadership reset at the club.
  • RMC Sport reports that January pursuits of Arnaud Kalimuendo and Elye Wahi may be reassessed after Haise’s departure, with no transfer decisions announced.