Overview
- Haise left by mutual agreement with the club’s new leadership roughly 18 months after arriving from RC Lens.
- Former Nice manager Claude Puel is reported as the leading candidate to take over, with academy director Julien Sablé mentioned as a possible assistant.
- Nice’s downturn includes nine Ligue 1 matches without a win and a Europa League group stage with zero points.
- A recent governance shift saw president Fabrice Bocquet depart, with Jean-Pierre Rivère and Maurice Cohen returning to lead the club.
- Tensions intensified after the Lorient loss when hostile supporters targeted Terem Moffi, Jérémie Boga and sporting director Florian Maurice with assaults, insults and spitting.