Overview
- OGC Nice confirmed Clauss’s contract extension through June 2028 the day after the deal was finalized.
- Clauss acknowledged he struggled to process a failed summer move to Bayer Leverkusen and said he was not fully focused earlier this season.
- He said he considered filing a complaint after incidents involving supporters following the Lorient loss on November 30 but ultimately chose not to.
- Nice endured a prolonged slump that led to coach Franck Haise’s dismissal and president Fabrice Bocquet’s departure, with Claude Puel now in charge.
- After a modest return of 1 goal and 3 assists in 22 matches, Clauss says he has reset mentally as Nice prepare to face Nantes in the Coupe de France on January 11.