Ligue 1 (28th day). OGC Nice – FC Lorient, this Sunday (3 p.m.)
Under an agreement between FC Lorient and OGC Nice, Terem Moffi will not be on the Allianz Riviera pitch on Sunday: the Nigerian center-forward left this winter for the Côte d’Azur in the under a six-month loan with an option to buy, not an outright sale. But the player, whose transfer greatly animated the last transfer window, will still be on everyone’s mind.
It only took four games for Terem Moffi to open his account with OGC Nice (three goals and two assists in seven games). “He gave a lot, in a particular context”, relativized his new coach Didier Digard after a first mixed appearance in Marseille (1-3, 22nd day), a club towards which the player had been pushed against his will during the transfer window. “There are a lot of expectations around him, because it is the biggest transfer in the history of the club (25 M€ + 5 M€ bonus). But we only have ten working sessions together and we are very happy with what he is doing. His state of mind is irreproachable, he works a lot and always serves the team. I am very confident, ”repeated the Nice coach after a difficult third match against Reims (0-0, 24th day).
“He has his immunity totem!” »
A week later, the striker scored twice and gave Khéphren Thuram an assist during the Côte d’Azur derby in Monaco (0-3, 25th day). And after two new transparent outings against Auxerre (1-1, 26th day) and in Moldova against FC Sheriff Tiraspol (0-1, round of 16 first leg of the Europa League Conference), he was once again rewarded for his efforts in Nantes ( 2-2, 27th day), with a goal and an assist. What put the supporters and followers of OGC Nice in his pocket.
“Since he arrived here, we only talk about him, it’s FC Moffi! smiles Vincent Menichini, journalist at Nice Matin. “He showed the two faces of a still young player (23 years old) who has just changed his life. I still don’t find him as airy as in Lorient, it took him a little time to digest his transfer and develop automatisms with his new partners. But he is very invested in the group and on the pitch. His way of taking up space and his generosity in recovery ended up convincing the staff, who seemed very pleasantly surprised by the player. He gained his immunity totem! »
