For Didier Digard (Nice), Jim Ratcliffe, candidate for the takeover of Manchester United, “will not disengage”

Didier Digard (Nice coach): “For me, Manchester is something else, I don’t think we are dependent on that. The boss (Jim Ratcliffe) has made such an investment in Nice that if he can make the gift of Manchester, I will be happy for him because we know that it is something that is close to his heart. We know that he will not withdraw from OGC Nice. For us, it will not change anything. There are difficulties for us with financial fair play, we cannot do everything and anything. The project can be difficult to understand from an outside point of view but I can guarantee you that internally people give 100% to make this club grow.

We always hope to do better and faster. A few years ago, with four games remaining, the end of the season was long. We go through levels, the foundations of the club are more and more solid. The hardest part is there, when we get into the details. I see all these people giving their all and I know that we will succeed.

Against Strasbourg, I think it’s going to be a very difficult match, they started the season very badly but they don’t have, for me, the squad to be in the position they are in. The coach, Frédéric Antonetti, has done a very big job since he took over the team and they are starting to perform. They are very good offensively, solid, with a fantastic public, it will be a very interesting match. »