Terem Moffi is set to exit OGC Nice on a permanent transfer before the end of the summer window, according to the club's sporting director Roger Ricort. Moffi returned to Nice this pre-season after a six-month loan at FC Porto, where the Portuguese champions opted not to trigger the €8 million clause in his agreement. The 27-year-old Nigerian striker, who last played for the club before being loaned out in January, resumed training with the squad on Wednesday despite uncertainty over his future.
Ricort confirmed that Moffi is among the players Nice intends to move on. "He is on the list of players we want to leave. He will surely be transferred elsewhere," Ricort said in comments reported by GFFN. He added, "We don't necessarily respect the man but we will respect the player." The statement followed last November's incident in which Moffi and teammate Jeremie Boga were confronted by angry fans after a loss to Lorient, an event that contributed to the striker's desire to leave.
Boga moved on loan to Juventus in January, with the deal later made permanent. Unlike Boga, Moffi did not secure a permanent exit mid-season. Porto passed on the opportunity to buy him outright, leading to his return to France. Ricort emphasized that Moffi will not play for Nice again, stating, "At the moment, he knows that he won't be able to play for Nice any more, either." The club remains open to a transfer, with Ricort noting that once a deal is finalized, they will "shake hands and wish each other good luck."
Roger Ricort's public assertion that Nice no longer respects Moffi as a person, yet still expects a transfer, creates a strained dynamic around the player's exit. The club's stance undermines his position while still relying on a transactional outcome for a player they deem unfit to represent them. Moffi, a Nigeria international, remains central to the situation as his career path shifts amid cooling relations with the club. His next move will mark a clear break from a chapter that ended in public discord.
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