OGC Nice sporting director Roger Ricort has confirmed that Terem Moffi is expected to leave the Ligue 1 club on a permanent transfer this summer, Completesports.com reports.
Moffi spent the second half of last season on loan at Portuguese champions FC Porto after falling out of favour at Nice.
The Nigeria international sought a move away from the club following an incident last November when he and teammate Jeremie Boga were confronted by angry supporters after a defeat to Lorient.
Boga subsequently secured a loan move to Serie A giants Juventus in January, with the Italian club later making the transfer permanent.
Porto, however, decided against activating the €8 million purchase option in Moffi’s loan agreement, prompting the striker’s return to Nice.
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Despite uncertainty over his future, the 27-year-old resumed pre-season training with the club on Wednesday.
Nice Ready To Part Ways With Moffi
Ricort has now revealed that Nice are planning for Moffi’s departure and expect the Nigerian forward to complete a permanent move before the close of the summer transfer window.
“He is on the list of players we want to leave. He will surely be transferred elsewhere,”Ricort was quoted by GFFN.
“We don’t necessarily respect the man but we will respect the player. At the moment, he knows that he won’t be able to play for Nice any more, either.
” I think that would show a lack of respect to our supporters, but so long as he is here, we will try and be proper with him and his agents. When he finds a club, we will shake hands and wish each other good luck.”
By Adeboye Amosu
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