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Andy Pelmard to Nice

Quiet since 25 August 2026. Last report: Sacha Tavolieri. Probability when it went quiet: 14%.

Nice have made first contact over a return for Andy Pelmard, the 26-year-old French centre back currently at Jagiellonia Białystok. According to the reporting, the move has already been signed off by manager Olivier Pantaloni, and there is a wrinkle: Clermont Foot 63, another interested party, apparently knows the defender is on his way out, while Royal Antwerp FC have also been mentioned as sniffing around. A bid from Nice worth €0m has already been rejected, which tells its own story about where the two sides currently stand on value. The story so far rests on a single source: Sacha Tavolieri, whose credibility sits at a solid 79 out of 100. That is a name worth taking seriously, but there is no second voice yet corroborating the details, so this remains a one-source story rather than a confirmed pursuit. Call this a long shot for now. Pelmard is valued at around €2m, yet the fee being discussed sits between €0m and €1m, and a €0m opening offer has already been knocked back. For this to move, Nice will need to close that gap, and they will need to see off both Clermont and Antwerp's interest along the way. Nice have paid more for similar profiles before: €3m for a centre back from Norrköping, €3m from Wolfsburg, €3m for Lausanne-Sport's man in 2023, and €2m for a defender from Metz in 2026. Those numbers make the current €0m-€1m range look stingy by their own recent standards. Watch for whether Nice return with an improved bid, and whether Clermont or Antwerp move first to force their hand.

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