Kasper Schmeichel could be on his way out of Nice less than a year after joining from
Leicester, according to 💰 a new report which claims the goalkeeper is causing friction at
the club.
The 36-year-old Danish shot-stopper joined Nice in August 💰 2024 after ending
his successful spell with Leicester, where he claimed the Premier League title and FA
Cup.
But Schmeichel's adaption 💰 to life in France has not been straightforward, and it
is now believed that some of his new team-mates are 💰 growing annoyed by his
methods.
L'Equipe claim his 'a la carte' training schedule, coupled with a lack of
leadership, are raising 💰 tensions at the club in France's south-east
region.
Schmeichel's career allows him to manage himself, like he did at Leicester
previously, 💰 and he prefers solitary work to being part of the team training
sessions.
Kasper Schmeichel could leave Nice less than a 💰 year after joining the Ligue 1
side, it is reported
Schmeichel's Nice team-mates are said to be frustrated that he
trains 💰 solo at the club
This freedom tends to annoy some other players at Nice, who
believe that he has pushed it 💰 too far and that he fails to motivate the group despite
his extensive prior experience in the game.
Nice sit ninth 💰 in Ligue 1 this season and
have nothing left to play for. Despite this, Schmeichel has been between the sticks 💰 for
the team with the second-best defensive record in the French top flight, behind
Lens.
No 2 goalkeeper Marcin Bulka has 💰 been absent since injuring his shoulder at the
end of October. But the relationship between the pair has fractured, and 💰 one will not
stay beyond the end of the current campaign.
Whether this is a loan move for Polish
goalkeeper Bulka, 💰 or an early exit for Schmeichel, remains to be seen. The Dane's
contract with Nice runs for another two years.
Ineos 💰 boss Jim Ratcliffe, in charge of
running Nice, is personally friends with Peter Schmeichel, the former Manchester United
goalkeeper who 💰 is Kasper's father.
Ratcliffe, second on The Sunday Times Rich List, is
currently in the process of trying to buy Man 💰 United.
Nice played out a scoreless draw
with Toulouse on Sunday. The final two games of their Ligue 1 campaign are 💰 a trip to
Montpellier on Saturday and a home fixture against Lyon on June 3.
