Overview
- Nice confirmed the change on Monday, naming Puel on a deal running to the end of the season after parting with Franck Haise.
- Haise left by mutual agreement, and his assistants Lilian Nalis and Johann Ramaré also exited the club.
- Puel, who previously managed Nice from 2012 to 2016, will work with assistants Julien Sablé and Cédric Varrault and goalkeeping coach Stéphane Cassard.
- Returning president Jean‑Pierre Rivère said the move targets a short mission with the primary aim of securing Ligue 1 survival.
- The overhaul follows a nine-match losing streak, a drop to 13th in Ligue 1 and a bottom-place Europa League finish to date, as well as a legal inquiry into violent supporter incidents after the Lorient defeat.