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Benjamin Bouchouari to Nice

Quiet since 29 August 2026. Last report: Santi Aouna. Probability when it went quiet: 9%.

Earlier read, written at an earlier stage of this story: Nice have put themselves in the frame for Benjamin Bouchouari, with the 24 year old Trabzonspor midfielder open to a return to French football on loan. Nothing has been agreed. This is a positioning move at this stage, with Trabzonspor yet to signal whether they would even sanction a temporary departure for a player under contract until 2028 via a club option. The story comes from Santi Aouna, a reporter with solid standing in this market, who broke it as an exclusive and repeated the same details in a follow-up post. Both posts say the same thing: Nice have made contact over a loan, and other clubs are also circling. There is no second, independent voice confirming it yet, so the sourcing is real but still single-strand. Call this a long shot for now. Bouchouari being open to the move helps, but Aouna's own reporting flags rival interest, and Nice would need to see off that competition while also persuading Trabzonspor to let a contracted midfielder leave on loan rather than a permanent fee. Nothing here suggests Trabzonspor are pushing him out the door, which is normally what a loan of this kind requires. Bouchouari's market history gives some context for how clubs have valued him. Saint-Étienne sold him to Trabzonspor for €4m in 2025, having bought him from Roda JC for €1m. Nice, for their part, have paid €4m fees before for players such as the ones signed from Dijon in 2017 and Paradou AC in 2019, so a move involving him would sit within their usual range if it ever turned permanent. Watch for whether Trabzonspor

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