Overview
- Nice confirmed Puel’s appointment until the end of the season, announcing the move one day after parting with Franck Haise.
- Haise’s exit follows a prolonged slump that included nine straight defeats across competitions and a last-place Europa League finish with zero points.
- The team sits 13th in Ligue 1 after a rare win in the Coupe de France ended a two‑month wait for victory.
- Tensions escalated this month when returning players and sporting director Florian Maurice were targeted by supporters with insults, spitting and blows after a loss at Lorient.
- Club leadership shifted on December 19 as president Fabrice Bocquet left and former presidents Jean‑Pierre Rivère and Maurice Cohen returned, with reports indicating Julien Sablé could join Puel’s staff.